How the Tianyan Starry Photo Was Planned and Shot: Day-to-Night in Post

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This starry-sky photo of China's FAST telescope (Tianyan), shot and produced by Thomas, recently went viral online. Many friends are curious how I planned, photographed and post-processed it.

How did I combine film and digital capture and use day-to-night post techniques to achieve the final perfect Tianyan starry-sky effect — all while complying with the radio telescope's radio-quiet regulations?

In today's video tutorial, Thomas fully breaks down the planning, shooting and post-processing of this FAST Tianyan starry-sky image.

Video Tutorial

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