Badlands Spire Size:24x36 This image was created using

This image was created using a rapid focus stack to maintain clarity across the foreground stones and surrounding terrain

This process reduces noise and enhances depth and color while remaining faithful to the actual structure of the sky at that moment

There are no railings

The Chisos Mountains rise from the heart of Big Bend National Park as a volcanic mountain range isolated by desert lowlands

Light plays an outsized role here

Badlands Spire Size:24x36 This image was created usingBisti Badlands, New Mexico, United States This photograph was created in the Bisti Badlands during the final moments before sunset, after spending multiple visits exploring the area for less familiar compositions. While the region is well known for its dramatic terrain, each trip has focused on moving beyond established viewpoints and finding formations that reveal themselves only from specific angles and light conditions. The spire in this image was