Milky Way Core, rising over Gribbin Head

5 x 10-sec exposures at f/2.5 and ISO 6400; Canon EOS 5D MkIII and Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens; frames stacked in Sequator software to reduce noise; contrast and colour balance adjusted in Cyberlink PhotoDirector.

I also used Noel Carboni's astronomy tools in Photoshop Elements to reduce the prominence of the stars (which otherwise dominate after stretching the contrast). Hopefully this has helped to emphasize the distant starfields and dark nebulae of the Milky Way.

Done