"Much of my work is preconceived and we tend to start a day’s filming
with a set of solid ideas in mind. Other filmmakers may prefer a more
freewheeling approach and to let the magic happen spontaneously, but
that can be extremely risky as ideas don’t tend to come on demand.

"Searching
for creative ideas is not like ordering room service when the hotel
guest asks for food as soon as he or she is hungry. The best ideas for
photographs tend to come when the camera and the mind are firmly
decoupled.

The premise for this photograph, however, only emerged as the sun started to set at Alpine airport in West Texas.

"It
was totally spontaneous; I certainly would never have conceived of
making a picture with these extreme dimensions. This is a total one off
for us.

"But the whole image just works and works well. The
aesthetic beauty of both the World War II bomber and the West Texas
skyline, complement the cowboys who help evoke a sense of place. There
had to be symmetry for the concept to work and my cowboys followed my
directions with precision. Without the balance and the perfect bookends,
there was no picture.

"We would like to thank General Ron
Fogleman - a decorated Vietnam veteran - for being the driving force
behind delivering this aircraft to an unfamiliar airport in a remote
part of West Texas. We love filming in this part of America because
Texans, by and large, tend to make things happen as opposed to finding
reasons why they should not." - David Yarrow