Mule Ears Under Airglow Size:30x45 its core rich with dust

its core rich with dust lanes

and lenses with noticeable focus breathing make clean alignment difficult

The curve was nearly perfect

Prickly pear cactus anchors the foreground

The Chisos Mountains take their name from the Chizo people

Mule Ears Under Airglow Size:30x45 its core rich with dustBig Bend National Park, Texas This frame came from a timelapse I shot at the Mule Ears Viewpoint. I was set up for motion, not for a single hero composition. Wide. Horizontal. Enough sky to let the Milky Way travel cleanly across the frame as the hours passed. The formation in the distance is the Mule Ears, one of the most recognizable silhouettes in Big Bend National Park. Almost everyone who spends time in the park eventually ends up here. Its