First off, before reading the rest of this description, go take a look at two recent shots that Bob has put up at notraces:

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Those are the kind of night shots I'm aspiring to.

And while I think this one falls somewhat short, I do quite like it. What it lacks is some interesting structure to the clouds, and it's also compositionally quite weak, but I really like the distant waves on the glowing horizon.