The most distant arc
p.1 #1The most distant arc
The wristwatch buzzed. 1:20 a.m. Ugh. I turned over. The watch buzzed again. I had set four alarms so I wouldn’t oversleep this time. Sigh… I guess I have to get up.
I drove for a good half hour through the spring night. Quiet, as expected. At the end of an overgrown forest track, I parked and set off, trudging across the bog toward the marsh. There was something ghostly about it. Only the snap of twigs underfoot and the soft murmur of a shallow stream broke the silence. At last, I reached the marsh. It still held the long winters frost, and I crossed toward the pools, this time without sinking too much into the wet bog.
Once I reached the edge of a pond, I quickly set up the tripod, attached the camera, and started shooting.
Beautiful.
The Milky Way arched over the pond just as I had imagined it would. An occasional satellite sped across the darkness of space. Quiet. Only a lone toad croaked in the shallows, and somewhere far away I could hear the calls of geese.
It was a fine place for a human to be.
I drove for a good half hour through the spring night. Quiet, as expected. At the end of an overgrown forest track, I parked and set off, trudging across the bog toward the marsh. There was something ghostly about it. Only the snap of twigs underfoot and the soft murmur of a shallow stream broke the silence. At last, I reached the marsh. It still held the long winters frost, and I crossed toward the pools, this time without sinking too much into the wet bog.
Once I reached the edge of a pond, I quickly set up the tripod, attached the camera, and started shooting.
Beautiful.
The Milky Way arched over the pond just as I had imagined it would. An occasional satellite sped across the darkness of space. Quiet. Only a lone toad croaked in the shallows, and somewhere far away I could hear the calls of geese.
It was a fine place for a human to be.
Apr 14, 2026 at 03:02 AM
p.1 #3The most distant arc
Delightful to read and view your beautiful result!
Apr 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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p.1 #5The most distant arc
High quality image enhanced by a little story telling....very nice shot.
Apr 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
p.1 #6The most distant arc
Nice to see a peacefull MW shot (instead of high drama). Well done, Matty!
Apr 14, 2026 at 08:34 PM