Timing was everything for Max Inwood in the lead-up to this shot at Lake Tekapo in New Zealand.
“The annual lupine bloom in New Zealand is spectacular, with fields of colorful flowers stretching across the Mackenzie Basin,” Inwood said.
“This region, located in the heart of the South Island, is renowned for its dark skies, making the scene even more surreal at night.
”I had to wait until the early hours of the morning for the wind to calm down, but eventually everything became still, and I was able to capture this image.
“Above the flowers, you can see the band of the outer Milky Way, alongside the constellations Orion, Gemini, and the Pleiades.
“Joining them are the bright planets Jupiter and Mars, with a strong display of green airglow visible along the horizon.”
