Desert Bloom Under the Milky Way

Desert Bloom Under the Milky WayBig Bend Region of West Texas This photograph was made in the sandhills of West Texas, a place where the desert feels soft until you try to work inside of it. The white flowers in the foreground grow directly out of loose sand, barely anchored, moving constantly with even the slightest breath of wind. The stem you see off to the left is the plants true connection to the ground. Everything else rests lightly on the surface, shifting back and forth long

In a place that already feels like you’re not supposed to be there

even at higher apertures

A high aperture was used to create the sun star as light filtered through the leaves

they became quiet observers beneath a sky that suddenly felt alive

or artificial lighting was used

Color lingers on the water while the surrounding desert darkens

That fleeting window is what you see here

surrounded by hotels that borrow heavily from elsewhere

attention shifted toward details closer to the ground

but I did get some images I love such as this one

Abandoned vehicles

its petals catching the last warm light before the desert begins to cool