Starlight Reflections on Midsummer Rice Paddies in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Lyon

Starlight Reflections on Midsummer Rice Paddies

by Shannon West

Fading blue twilight washes over terraced rice paddies nestled beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Lyon. Droplets from a brief sun shower rest on the emerald leaves, catching the first pinpricks of starlight. The water surfaces act as dark mirrors, doubling the faint glow of distant city lights beginning to pierce the horizon. Silhouetted against the soft, cooling sky, the stepped fields create rhythmic geometric lines that curve along the hillside. A thin layer of mist hovers just above the water, diffusing the light into a cool, celestial stillness. The texture of wet earth contrasts with the smooth, glassy surface of the flooded terraces. One reflection of a bright star breaks the dark water near the foreground edge.

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Camera Canon EOS 350D*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS 350D photos, grab one online.
Lens 400mm f/2.8
Focal Length 400mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/2000
ISO 400
Film processed in Photoshop
Location beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Lyon
Date 2025-02-15
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 45.7703, 4.7877
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