Three Sisters at Night Big Bend and modern artifacts rarely hold

and modern artifacts rarely hold my attention for long

Just one frame

Weather systems moving through this region can create dramatic sunrise conditions

Even without making a photograph

the formations take on sharp contrast and long shadows that exaggerate their shapes and scale

Three Sisters at Night Big Bend and modern artifacts rarely holdSuperstition Mountains, Arizona This photograph was made in the Superstition Mountains at night, looking toward the Three Sisters formation. The desert had fully settled by then. Wind dropped, temperatures fell, and the landscape shifted into something slower and quieter. Unlike the dramatic Milky Way core that rises in the southern and southeastern sky, this view faces roughly west. From this direction, the core never appears above the formation.