Prickly Pear at Sunset, Lajitas Size:24x36 On this night

On this night

As a lover of sun stars and epic framing

This elevation creates a distinct environment where fog

Volcanic rock

there was no sense of urgency to make it something more than it was

Prickly Pear at Sunset, Lajitas Size:24x36 On this nightLajitas, Texas This photograph was made beneath Lajitas Mesa in Big Bend as the day moved toward sunset. A fully opened prickly pear bloom fills the foreground, its petals catching the last warm light before the desert begins to cool. I worked close to the ground, allowing the flower to dominate the frame while the mesa and surrounding terrain recede behind it. The contrast between the softness of the petals and the rigidity of the land was what held