Laurels under the Milky Way

Madeira
Written By Jan Smid
Square format night photograph "Laurels under the Milky Way" featuring ancient laurel trees of the Fanal Forest, Madeira, under a brilliant Milky Way galaxy. Captured by Jan Smid, Master QEP, during a 2019 photography expedition.

Fanal is a place of rare beauty in the middle of the Laurissilva Forest. It became a very popular place to relax, hike, walking, enjoying the nature…to admire the magnificent species of forest Laurissilva as Tis (foetens Ocotea), Folhados (foetens Clethra), Laurel (Laurus azorica), Vinháticos (Persea indica). Some of these specimens are over 500 years old.

The photo has been awarded 3× Honorable Mention at “The International Photography Awards” 2019 in Los Angeles and Honorable Mention at “Tokyo International Foto Awards” 2019.

Panoramic night photography (multi-exposure stacking).

Equipment: Nikon D850, Carl Zeiss Milvus 25mm f1.4

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Jan Smid
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