Snowy Peaks under the Summer Milky Way

To capture a composition of the summer Milky Way against a winter landscape is not common. However, we had the privilege of experiencing this during last year's summer expedition to the Dolomites. Winter refused to relinquish its reign, and heavy snowfall persisted in northern Italy through April. Consequently, by the end of June, lush spring landscapes or blooming summer meadows were nowhere to be found. On the contrary, we encountered "summer snowdrifts" reaching almost up to our waists in some places.

Panorama compiled from total of 18 frames (12 stacked frames of stars in one row, 6 stacked landscape frames in the second row; 2-level focus bracketing).

Equipment: Sony Alpha 1, Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8

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