Taken on a moonless night just before the May new moon, the waters of Parsons Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland were beautifully reflective beneath the rising core of the Milky Way.

Nikon z6iii with the z20 1.8 lens at f2.2, ISO 3200

This is a multi frame vertical panorama - 4 vertical frames, each a stack of 15 shots, merged into a panorama