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The Crown Princess couple celebrates 10 years - this is how GP's photographer took the huge picture
On June 19, 2010, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel married in Stockholm. A few hundred meters away, GP's photographer Bengt Kjellin stood with cameras facing the bride and groom. The result was the huge picture.
The details in Bengt Kjellin's photo are so many and sharp that it feels too good to be true. You can see facial expressions on the wedding guests who are far away on the balcony and not least on the main characters in question, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
- What was fun about it was to try, we had never done such a thing before. It was a bit of a guess, considering what the short route looks like and what angles were reasonable, says Bengt Kjellin.
Mosaic of over 200 images
The picture took about 10 minutes to take and in fact consists of 220 smaller pictures joined together.
- It's fun to try and find fault with it. The first image is at the bottom left and the last image taken at the top right. There are a number of clocks with and the further down the picture the earlier it is, so you can see that it is different.
The camera used to capture the image mounted on a holder was programmed to control it so that the images would fit together. Most of the work to get to the picture was done before Bengt Kjellin pressed the trigger.
- It was almost as fun to plan this. I sat down with Google maps with picture manager Anders Håkansson and measured the distance. In the end, we concluded that high up in the Grand Hotel would be a good place. There were only suites there, so we rented a suite to take the picture, he says.
Even though 10 years have passed, Bengt Kjellin looks at the picture at regular intervals.
- You become a little explorer in such a picture. There is so much to look for. Everyone in the area up at the castle is some form of celebrity, at the same time you can go down in the ordinary crowd and see if you recognize someone or if someone is doing something fun.
Kronprinsessparet firar 10 år – så tog GP_s fotograf enorma bilden _ Göteborgs-Posten - Sverige
The photo
Royal Wedding in Stockholm Sweden
On June 19, 2010, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel married in Stockholm. A few hundred meters away, GP's photographer Bengt Kjellin stood with cameras facing the bride and groom. The result was the huge picture.
The details in Bengt Kjellin's photo are so many and sharp that it feels too good to be true. You can see facial expressions on the wedding guests who are far away on the balcony and not least on the main characters in question, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
- What was fun about it was to try, we had never done such a thing before. It was a bit of a guess, considering what the short route looks like and what angles were reasonable, says Bengt Kjellin.
Mosaic of over 200 images
The picture took about 10 minutes to take and in fact consists of 220 smaller pictures joined together.
- It's fun to try and find fault with it. The first image is at the bottom left and the last image taken at the top right. There are a number of clocks with and the further down the picture the earlier it is, so you can see that it is different.
The camera used to capture the image mounted on a holder was programmed to control it so that the images would fit together. Most of the work to get to the picture was done before Bengt Kjellin pressed the trigger.
- It was almost as fun to plan this. I sat down with Google maps with picture manager Anders Håkansson and measured the distance. In the end, we concluded that high up in the Grand Hotel would be a good place. There were only suites there, so we rented a suite to take the picture, he says.
Even though 10 years have passed, Bengt Kjellin looks at the picture at regular intervals.
- You become a little explorer in such a picture. There is so much to look for. Everyone in the area up at the castle is some form of celebrity, at the same time you can go down in the ordinary crowd and see if you recognize someone or if someone is doing something fun.
Kronprinsessparet firar 10 år – så tog GP_s fotograf enorma bilden _ Göteborgs-Posten - Sverige
The photo
Royal Wedding in Stockholm Sweden
