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    APY Masterclass

    Mar 24, 2022 4 minutes

    Create a skyscape panorama

    Processing an image to showcase the sky and a foreground

    Never could I have imagined that my ‘Château de Chambord’ image would be shortlisted in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition 2021. It was captured in 2020 when I travelled 4,500km by car, with the goal of reaching five locations in five nights, and Château de Chambord (at Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France) was the last location on the itinerary. The idea for imaging this beautiful location came from a photographer, Ralf Rohner, and if it wasn’t for him this photograph would have never been taken.

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