A long-exposure nighttime photo of a rugged coastal cliffside under a star-filled sky. The Milky Way glows brightly on the left, arching above a forest of silhouetted pine trees. The calm ocean reflects faint light and the blue glow of bioluminescence algae, with sea stacks and scattered kelp visible in the water. A soft glow appears near the horizon, and the photo has a peaceful, ethereal quality.

bioluminescence algae and Milky Way. Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate, but she opened up the skies long enough for us to capture beauty from as high as the heavens and as low and the ocean waters. #milkway #bioluminescencealgae #PNWphotography #Stunday #MakahReservation #CapeFlattery #NeahBay