Yucca Blades Silhouetted at Sunset

Sharp yucca leaves fan across the frame in silhouette as the sun drops behind a dark ridge in the West Texas desert. Backlit clouds glow gold and gray in the evening sky.

Shot

May 2026

Credit

Texas Image Library

Tags

abstract, backlit, big sky, botanical, chihuahuan desert, close up, clouds, desert, desert plants, dusk, evening, flora, golden hour, landscape, nature, outdoors, ridge, scenic, silhouette, sky, southwest, spiky, sunset, texas, vertical, west texas, yucca