The Chisos on Fire Size:48x72 Their stark geometry contrasts with

Their stark geometry contrasts with the softer desert floor and sparse vegetation that surrounds them

Because of the distance to the primary features

The stone formations didn’t disappear into darkness

then Milky Way was captured later the same night using a longer focal length

no recovery gear

The Chisos on Fire Size:48x72 Their stark geometry contrasts withBig Bend Region, Texas We had been teaching astrophotography late into the night, walking through exposures and tracking techniques under a sky that felt endless. I drove out before sunrise to scout for the next evenings session. I planned on sleeping afterward but the clouds were starting to give promise of an amazing sunrise. High altitude texture started forming before dawn. Thin at first, then layered. By the time the eastern horizon began to