01 CELESTIAL EQUATOR ABOVE FIRST WORLD WAR TRENCH MEMORIAL BY LOUIS LEROUX-GEREU SKYSCAPES: RUNNER UP
Louis’ brilliant star trails above the preserved First World War trenches in the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park came runner-up in this year’s contest. His final image was composited from no less than 577 exposures, each 30 secs long and taken on his astro-modified Canon EOS 6D with a wideangle Samyang 14mm lens. This haunting image contrasts the conflict-scarred landscape with the