Dusky Trees

This photograph was made well after the ranch-land sun had set, when the day was nearly night; distant cattle bayed for their calves, and the chill in the air condensed into real cold. This is my favourite time, and my favourite kind of light: the last moments of day seem to make things come subtly alive, as though from within. This thicket of aspens and grasses seemed to glow like embers.

I made similar exposures minutes later, less than 5 paces away. The quick light had changed: examining the photographs later at home, I found them to be too blue, too dull – too late.