Laurels under the Milky Way

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.

Panorama compiled from total of 9 frames (6 stacked and averaged exposures of stars in two rows, 3 stacked and averaged landscape exposures in the third row; 2-level focus bracketing).

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

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