Desert plants

[Peter Connan]

Thanks guys.
Elsa, so far I only use LR.

Here is a hopefully somewhat better attempt, and a completely different take on the same plant:

[elsa hoffmann]

Peter one can even work the same photo - if you dont have double exposures - but that depends as well on how MUCH you want the plant to be lit.
Personally, I like the landscape with black at the bottom and stars up top. But many prefer to have something of interest in the fore ground

[Anthony]

I like Elsa's edit, brings out both the special nature of the plant and the context of the galaxy, about as great a contrast as there can be.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you Elsa. Will send you a mail later.