Milky Way Reflected in Still Alpine Lake Yunnan in beneath thin cloud gaps and stars in Yunnan

Milky Way Reflected in Still Alpine Lake Yunnan

by Jay Jenkins

Silvery winter light spills across the dark surface of a high-altitude lake in Yunnan, mirroring the dense band of the Milky Way above. Thin cloud gaps allow starlight to pierce the deep indigo sky, creating a seamless bridge between the celestial sphere and the water below. The lake remains perfectly motionless, doubling the brilliance of the star cluster without distortion. Silhouetted against this luminous backdrop, the distant shoreline appears as a jagged, dark ridge, at the base of the vast cosmic expanse. The water holds the cold clarity of early autumn, its surface unbroken by wind or ripples. A faint, shimmering edge where the starlight meets the dark rock defines the boundary between the earth and the infinite sky.

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Milky Way alpine lake Yunnan night sky reflection stars winter light mountain
Camera Minolta Maxxum 7000 AF*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Minolta Maxxum 7000 AF photos, grab one online.
Lens 135mm f/2
Focal Length 135mm
Aperture f/2
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 800
Film Ilford Delta 3200 grain
Location beneath thin cloud gaps and stars in Yunnan
Date 2016-11-02
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 25.0064, 101.4659
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