Clayton Hauck, Photographer, Chicago

Description

A nighttime landscape features the Milky Way galaxy and numerous stars in the dark sky. The galaxy creates a radiant, hazy glow across the upper portion of the frame. Below, a dark body of water reflects the light from the sky and the silhouetted treeline in the distance. The water's surface is mostly still, with subtle disruptions creating slight distortions in the reflections. A faint glow on the horizon adds depth to the scene. The photograph captures the quiet and stillness of the night, with the contrast between the darkness of the water and the brilliance of the stars drawing the eye upward.