The Tree of Life Next to the Milky Way

From the photographer: “To capture the Milky Way over the lake was a challenge because of the usual cloud cover above the lake. This is a stitched panorama that covers the milky way and the vista that is the highest point on the lake, a beautiful tree with a giant swing, my equatorial mount that holds my other camera, and the surrounding environment of the volcanoes.”

Technical details: Panorama of 5 shots, 30sec, ISO 3200, f3.5 at 18mm.
© José Omar Veliz Chávez