Justin Grimm
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Thanks very much everyone. I appreciate the longer comments here, rather then the typical quick compliment. I enjoy reading what specific aspects of the image people like most, and answering questions about it.
DSC01 wrote:
Justin, this is pretty wild.. The crystal frost is really off the charts and you did an amazing job to capture the image the way you did the extreme FG emphasis is absolutely beautiful . Regards Dean
Thanks Dean. Getting extremely close to the foreground has been the theme of my winter shooting this year. I just love being able to bring out small details that can be be easily overlooked.
ElCuruba wrote:
Wow! Everything fits perfectly together. Those ice crystals in the foreground are brilliant. The overall composition,
brightness and toning is spot on. And I like the fact that you resisted to push the milkyway in an absurd direction 
Thanks ElCuruba. Im honestly not a huge fan of MW images that are pushed to the extremes, although they do very well on the forum. It is very easy to shoot at high ISOs for long periods of time, and then max out the processing to get an eye catching web image. The sky in this was shot at ISO 1600 and only for 15 seconds to reduce streaking/noise. It should hold up and look great even when printed large, but I might someday replace the exact position of this sky with one that will be shot with a tracking devise. Im a bit obsessive when it comes to print quality, so I would love to experiment with a tracker one of these days.
Kee Woo Rhee wrote:
Justin, you have done it again. Beautifully done. I wonder how many shots are combined into this final image.
I am looking forward to your new webpage.
Bravo! 
Thanks Kee. Over 20 were used for the focus blend during low light, as the entire focus range of my lens was used for this perspective. Then 1 image for the sky, and 1 for the mist.
mmbma wrote:
was a polarizer used on whatever lens you used to get the details of the bedrock below the water?
No polarizer. The extreme close angle here minimized the area of reflection.
dsjtecserv wrote:
That's beautiful Justin. I really like the final, very cool (well, just cold!) final color balance. But I'm not clear on how making multiple exposures over the night would eliminate the orange light from the hotel. Wouldn't that have been present any time you shot (unless they turned out the lights)? Could you elaborate on that aspect?
Dave
Thanks Dave. I was here through sunset and twilight. I kept shooting as late as possible into the blue hour, right until the hotel starting to overpower the natural light. This point was only apparent when looking at images, and not with my own eyes. Then I needed to wait about 90 minutes for the MW to come out and align with my pre-determined composition. Not only that, but mist started forming as it got colder, so I waited even longer for it to build up to my liking. The overall colour balance here was from the peak of the blue hour, and barely touched. The orange sky was adjusted to match the foreground.
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