Touching the Sky (view in large)

It was July 2014, winter in southern hemisphere. We camped on the

ridge along Mt Cook Range. We got up at 3am after moon set and walked

on the ridge for 20 minutes from our campsite to this location, where

we witnessed one of the most stunning Milky Way skies I have ever

seen, from such a high mountain viewpoint.

The lights down the mountain came from Mt Cook/Aoraki Village, while

the curve line in the valley was the river from Muller Glacier Lake on

the very right side outside this image.

Thanks for viewing this image.

This is stunning! I am sure the experience you had in that moment went way beyond the imagery you could return.... 7/7

Regards, Line

Wow! That's a surreal view. It's great as is, and being far better than any night sky images I've ever produced I'm hesitant to even suggest it, but I'm wondering if it might benefit from adjusting the levels down a bit so that there are some more deep shadows. It just seems a bit too well lit for an image of a starry night.

Great show! Superb picture!

Simply spectacular!

Amazing -  presented masterfully.  Excellent work, Yan.

What a great capture for sure.  My only minor issue is the composition; I'm not crazy about the foreground rock formation, IMO it doesn't really add to the image.  While it does create somewhat of a line to lead in to the village lights it seems a little bothersome.  Having said that, this is still a magnificent image and I can only imagine the experience you had while there.  Congrats indeed and a very solid 6.

Nothing more.