A Perfect Curve in the Dark Big Bend ancient seabeds

ancient seabeds

its walls plunge sharply

If someone asked me to describe Big Bend in a single scene

The ocean moved with force instead of rhythm

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A Perfect Curve in the Dark Big Bend ancient seabedsMonahans Sandhills State Park, Texas This photograph was made at Monahans Sandhills State Park after wandering the dunes just before sunset. I came across this single dune and stopped immediately. The curve was nearly perfect, soft and intentional, like something drawn rather than formed. It reminded me of the idealized dunes you see in films or illustrations, almost too clean to feel accidental. The irony was that it pointed the wrong way for what