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Quiver trees under the stars
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These alien looking plants are called the Quiver trees, a species of aloe which grow in southern Namibia. I took this image using a Canon 14mm f/2.8 lens with EOS 5D MkIII camera. I planned the visit just after new moon so the sky is extraordinary dark and calculated the time for the Milky Way to be at this diagonal position. I light painted a chosen group of Quiver trees as the foreground interest and asked my wife who’s wearing a head torch to pose in the corner of the frame. I like the human figure in the composition as it not only convey a sense of scale but also the light beam projected towards the Milky Way gives a mysterious touch of feeling.about the photographer
Yi Sun is an international award-winning landscape and travel photographer based in Cambridge, UK. He has a passion for exploring the world and documenting nature's fine art creations. Website: www.yisunphotography.comback to gallery