a close up of a bird flying in the sky

I was exploring the remote Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon when there was a rare late spring rainstorm. The wind was brutal and I almost lost my new Mavic 3 Pro by flying in it, but the end result were these stunning natural patterns. What you’re looking at is water mixing with mineral rich soil on an extremely flat surface during a brutal windstorm, creating these amazing patterns and subtle colors. This doesn’t happen often and the results don’t last long—blink and you’ll miss it!