Jewels on the Water
by Mike Lee
Title
Jewels on the Water
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
This image captures the galactic core of our magnificent Milky Way galaxy from Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California, on a mid-April morning. The small island in the frame is directly across from the Lost Cove Boat Ramp, the lake’s only launch facility. On this particular night, I was struck by the crystal-clear sky, aside from a few wispy clouds, which allowed for breathtaking star reflections on the water. The stars shimmered like scattered gemstones, creating a mesmerizing celestial display. The warm glow on the horizon to the left of the frame comes from the distant town of Portola, California.
UPDATE 2024:
I was honored to receive 3rd place in the National Wild Turkey Foundation's 2023 photo contest in the Scenic Wild Landscape category for this image.
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦-𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘈 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢.
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April 21st, 2021
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Nirav Shah
The capture of the night sky and our Milky Way is stunning in this photo, and the reflection of the same in the water as well as the soft city lights glow in the background elevates the essence of time and space in this photo! l/f
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