In The Photograph Titled "The Guardians", Rock Formations Rising From The End Of A Buttressed Plateau In Southern Utah's High Desert Take On The Look Of A Family Standing Guard Over The Desert Expanse. Monsoonal Skies Filled With Darkly Textured Clouds Foretell Of Rare Yet Needed Rains In The Desert's Special Eco-system. The Textures Of The Sky Are Shown To Compliment The Rough Textures Of The Stone And The Eroded Base Of The Plateau's Face. Positioning For Sidelight And A Monochromatic Pre-visualization Were Key In Getting The Contrast Impact Needed In This Black And White Commercial Landscape Photograph By Brian Buckner Photography, Shreveport, Louisiana.