Moonrise at Castle Butte, Valley of the Gods Size:24x36 Often described as a “sky

Often described as a “sky island

The stone formations didn’t disappear into darkness

The Superstition Mountains are a rugged volcanic range east of Phoenix

What drew me in was the symmetry

leaving only form and presence

Moonrise at Castle Butte, Valley of the Gods Size:24x36 Often described as a “skyValley of the Gods, Utah This photograph was made near the Castle Butte in the Valley of the Gods, and it came from a single frame pulled from a time lapse sequence. It was never intended to be a complex composite or a heavily engineered night image. The moment simply worked on its own. The bright glow on the left horizon and the soft illumination across the desert floor come from a moonrise, captured just as the moon crested the horizon. That natural