There are a few places I daydream about long before I ever photograph them, and Wiggly Bridge was one of those.
I’d pictured the Milky Way stretching over it for years, but it always felt just out of reach. So when a friend casually mentioned that she had the exact same dream shot in mind, I knew it was finally time to give it a real try. There’s something about shared excitement that makes a night adventure feel ten times more fun.
Now, here’s the part I’m always upfront about. This image is heavily edited. I don’t usually explain every behind-the-scenes choice, but I’ll say this much: the tide at Wiggly Bridge is never this calm. It’s either rushing in or rushing out, and there’s no version of reality where it mirrors the sky like a sheet of glass. Getting this exact reflection naturally would require standing knee-deep in fast-moving water or hovering in a boat that would be constantly drifting. Neither of those happened. I was completely dry, and no environment was disturbed.
What you see here is the image as I imagined it long before I ever pressed the shutter. A blend of what was in front of me and what I always hoped it could look like. A little magic, a lot of patience, and a creative push to bring a dream into the real world.
And honestly, creating it with a friend who shared the same vision made it even sweeter.
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There are a few places I daydream about long before I ever photograph them, and Wiggly Bridge was one of those.
I’d pictured the Milky Way stretching over it for years, but it always felt just out of reach. So when a friend casually mentioned that she had the exact same dream shot in mind, I knew it was finally time to give it a real try. There’s something about shared excitement that makes a night adventure feel ten times more fun.
Now, here’s the part I’m always upfront about. This image is heavily edited. I don’t usually explain every behind-the-scenes choice, but I’ll say this much: the tide at Wiggly Bridge is never this calm. It’s either rushing in or rushing out, and there’s no version of reality where it mirrors the sky like a sheet of glass. Getting this exact reflection naturally would require standing knee-deep in fast-moving water or hovering in a boat that would be constantly drifting. Neither of those happened. I was completely dry, and no environment was disturbed.
What you see here is the image as I imagined it long before I ever pressed the shutter. A blend of what was in front of me and what I always hoped it could look like. A little magic, a lot of patience, and a creative push to bring a dream into the real world.
And honestly, creating it with a friend who shared the same vision made it even sweeter.
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