Jewels on the Water

by Mike Lee

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Jewels on the Water

Artist

Mike Lee

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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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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