This photograph was taken at Shawnee Park Lake in Kansas during the appearance of Comet C/2023 A3. The stillness of the water and the subtle glow in the sky created a calm setting that allowed the comet to quietly stand out. I was drawn to the balance between the landscape and the night sky, and capturing that relationship was just as important to me as photographing the comet itself.
This photograph was taken at Shawnee Park Lake in Kansas during the appearance of Comet C/2023 A3. The stillness of the water and the subtle glow in the sky created a calm setting that allowed the comet to quietly stand out. I was drawn to the balance between the landscape and the night sky, and capturing that relationship was just as important to me as photographing the comet itself.