Reach For The Stars

Reach For The StarsNew Mexico, United States This photograph was made at the same petroglyph site as Ancestral Ground, but photographed at night. The focus here was narrower. A single handprint carved into stone, isolated against the surrounding rock and sky. Petroglyphs have always held my attention in a way few other human made markings do. They are not decoration. They are intentional marks placed into the land, meant to last. Through conversations with Navajo

the river narrows and slows

and largely undisturbed

This image was created using a simple focus stack to maintain clarity across the cactus and surrounding rock while preserving the natural depth of the scene

The lakes at the base of the Tetons reflect weather as much as they do peaks

these resistant rock spires remain after softer surrounding material eroded away

framed the scene

the sky becomes layered and deep

Death & Robots episode "Fish Night

This image was created using a simple focus stack to maintain clarity across the foreground stone and surrounding rock while preserving the strong sun star created by a high aperture setting

the combination of clear water

The mountain is volcanic in origin

This image was captured with only a small focus stack to maintain clarity from the foreground rocks into the mid-ground canyon