Milky Way Arch over Golden Snow Mountains: Shoot and Edit Revealed

Thomas Chu Photo

A while ago, Thomas's "Golden Mountain under the Milky Way" photo, shot below Mount Fitz Roy in Argentina, went viral online — over 15 million views on Weibo — and was reposted by major media outlets including People's Daily Overseas Edition.

Many people wondered: is this Disney-castle-like golden snow mountain, paired with a spectacular galaxy worthy of the Paramount logo, really something that exists in nature?

Today Thomas shares the planning, shooting, and post-processing behind this photo. The editing section focuses on using Photoshop's Adaptive Wide Angle filter to correct distortion in panorama stitches.

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