The Circle of Sacred Smoke frames Devils Tower at Devils Tower, Wyoming on July 27, 2013. The sculpture was created by Japanese artist Junkyu Muto in 2008 and is one of three sculptures of Muto's International Peace Project. Muto's sculptures are at spiritually significant places around the world--including at Vatican City, Rome and Bodh Gaya, India. The stone used in the sculpture and black granite base came from the source of Michelangelo's marble. And, the stone base comes from the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills. Over 20 tribes consider the Tower to be a sacred place. The Circle of Sacred Smoke represents a puff of smoke from a ceremonial pipe used by Native American people. This photograph consists of three exposures blended together to create a high dynamic range (HDR) image.