The galactic core, which from the southern hemisphere in winter climbs almost overhead rather than skulking along the horizon the way it does from Europe. Same church, different night, and a much longer walk in the cold. Foreground lit briefly with a torch during the exposure so the tussock and the stonework read as something rather than falling to pure black.

Core
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand · August 2023
1D X Mark II, 16 millimetres, f 2.8, 20 seconds, ISO 4000