Prickly Pear at Sunset, Lajitas Size:24x36 This was the light that

This was the light that arrived that morning

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Placement mattered

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Prickly Pear at Sunset, Lajitas Size:24x36 This was the light thatLajitas, 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