trees near body of water at nighttime

I’ve always been impressed by those majestic night sky photos showing the milky way in its colorful beauty, but never managed to reproduce this. (yet!) With a clear sky in a country-sidy area, I tried again but was not happy with the result. Again. As I edited this photo to try to get something out of it, I found this dreamy look was a nice way to leverage the city lights and save the picture.