Three Sisters at Sunset Size:30x52 a prickly pear cactus clung

a prickly pear cactus clung to the edge of the overlook

The galaxy appears exactly where it rose above the horizon that night

Nothing here was constructed or enhanced

then aligned precisely where it appeared in the sky

I photographed it just after sunset

Three Sisters at Sunset Size:30x52 a prickly pear cactus clungSuperstition Mountains, Arizona This photograph was made in the Superstition Mountains during a brief evening visit, working quickly as the light shifted across the desert. The scene came together naturally, built around repetition and balance rather than a single focal point. Three cactus anchor the frame, moving from foreground to mid ground. Each represents a familiar form of the Sonoran Desert, distinct in structure but unified by scale and