Milky Way over Quiver Tree Forest (50mm panorama), September 2023, Namibia

Boarding South Africa the region of Keetmanshoop has its own character. The terrain is mostly flat and builds long plateau shaped structures going down from Kalahari Desert to the Atlantic Ocean. These trees can be fine in Namibia everywhere but they mostly grow in the south. One of those place where you can frequently see them is a Quiver Tree Forst near Keetmanshoop, a paradise for astrophotographers as well. I wanted to capture the Milky Way core setting in the west behind the trees. The light of the Milky Way is falling on the plants and stone and reminds me this magic moment when I was alone there to capture the scene.

Egor Goryachev,   Germany, Munich

Little beauty

A butterfly sitting on a flower

Oksana Dorn,   Germany, Munich

Liudmila Kiermeier,   Germany, Munich

Марина Регенспергер,   Germany, Munich

The window

The window This early morning when I start my snowshoe tour at the Austrian alps near the mountaineering village Praxmar and looking at the peak Lüsener Fernkogel with a really high elevation of 3298m. Like a window the clouds open a hole for an amazing view at this so beautiful mountain.It is the first coloured light who hits the peak and covers the scenery in a warm tone.After a half hour there and a lovely dancing of the clouds I decide to begin my hikeuntil the hut Westfalenhaus wich offers a winter room for hikers..making fire and rest for a while there.

Anastasios Gialopoulos,   Germany, Munich

Adriana smeu,   Germany, Munich

Marina Mikhova,   Germany, Munich

Alexander Baron,   Germany, Munich