Astro photographer Amit Kamble has again made the international spotlight with the BBC Twitter posting his photo of McLaren Falls under starlight.

Amit's work first gained international attention in July last year when his photo of comet PanSTARRS, moon and Venus, taken at Ferguson Park, was the NASA Astronomy Photo of the day of July 23^rd.

A view of the galaxy across Lake McLaren. Photos: Amit Kamble, Facebook.

This year, the BBC picture is McLaren Falls under starlight, a place Amit says has become one of his favourite spots to shoot the milkyway in the North Island.

'Really love how the milkyway sets right behind the falls. I've been at this place around five years ago in daylight but never thought would be this serene at night,” the Auckland-based computer programmer and photographer says.

'In the images you can see the serene waterfall and the galactic kiwi coming down to earth. Stars, cold rocks to rest on and the calm sound of waterfall is just the perfect combination for a night.

'Thanks J Burden Images and Rsnz photography for suggesting this beautiful place, looking forward for more places around.”

The image is a 4x4 panorama stitched together in Lightroom. Exif: 15sec, ISO 10000, f2.8 using Samyang 24mm on Canon 6D. He had to use ISO 10000, as it was too dark to get any details in the foreground.

Always fascinated by space, Amit's love affair deepened after he came to New Zealand from India six years ago and discovered how many stars were visible from this part of the world.

See more of Amit's photos of his Facebook page.

McLaren Falls on BBC Twitter.