An amateur Australian photographer has captured a breathtaking bird’s-eye view of a receding lake in a series of photos, in which a “tree of life” appears to gain definition as the water’s drainage channels slowly empty. New South Wales-based nature photographer Derry Moroney used a drone to capture his stunning collection, taken from above the salt waters of Lake Cakora at Brooms Head, where he lives. (Courtesy of Derry Moroney Photography) Moroney told My Modern Met that he was so struck by an aerial image captured after a huge rainstorm in July 2020 that he started visiting the site every two weeks. “At the very end of the lake, the water runs out and it all spines out into a ‘tree of life’ look,” Moroney told the outlet. The “tree of life” is often used as a spiritual symbol of the connection between all forms of creation. As such, Moroney’s …