The great mesas and buttes of the American Southwest are timeless. My sepia vista of Castle Rock, shot from a mountain pass several miles away, makes the scene look as old as the first photographs of it. The distant hills in the far background fade away to white, just as they would in a 19th century image. The scene gradually fades in contrast and detail from front to back, as if we were going back in time to view the scene. I anchored the scene with a strong rock to the right, just as many 19th century photographers did in their own vistas. I rarely apply tints or colors to my images, but in this case, I feel the sepia form ages the content, and makes Castle Rock appear, as it would have looked to those who saw early photographic images of it in the 1800s. I cropped my picture into a long and narrow frame to add a sense of panoramic sweep.