Milky Way

amazing first attempt, abdulmajeed! the comp works very well and the milky way is positioned perfectly. great job on the blending, too! my only point of critique would be the white balance - it all look a bit too blue to my eye.

wonderful work as usual my friend, i like the comp a lot

i suggest to brighten up the the mountain on the right it looks a bit dark

I think you did a good job with the blend here, but the image overall is WAY too blue. Warm it up, and I think you have some good stuff here.

Awesome first try - gotta try this when I get back outisde of the city. Agree with the comments on brightness in the mountain, and blueness

thanks a lot for you comments, I tried to adjust it as per the comment. is it okay now?

I was really struck by the original in the thumb nail. I think it is well done. I guess I like blue. The original has an other-worldly feeling to it. It's night time, so I don't see anything wrong with the foreground being dark. In the repost I feel too much attention is drawn the foreground and not the milky way, which is the "star" of the show.

Downright scary good. So otherworldly in mood and style.

still too much for my tastes. I'd go something like this. Feels more natural to me.

I like Ted's idea, perhaps a little brighter and a slight crop off the top

Incredible! The original image is surreal, which fits the subject and time of day. Perhaps the intensity of blue is a bit much, but the "natural" look is too ordinary for such an extraordinary scene. Love the comp, and the blue- dialed back just a bit. There is such a nice glow in the foreground from reflection of light off the snow. Don't think the reposts quite arrive at the glory of the original.

I relay like the otherworldly feel of the blue. Thanks for the idea. I’ll have to try this one day.

I prefer the first post with the darker feel to the land.

I really like your composition here and how the milky way is aligned between the two spires on the left. I also love the fact that there is an odd number of spires. The small lines in the foreground work nicely to draw the eye in, and I really like the texture of the foreground as well.

I do agree with the others that the color is way too strong. You already have some very bold elements, so the strong blues just make it feel over the top -- and in my opinion, takes away from the shot. Before reading any comments, I quickly scrolled down and saw your repost as well as Ted's repost (which I at first assumed was a second repost by you). My initial reaction was that the repost didn't look much different from the original, but Ted's post reflects what I would have suggested.

Very cool, although all versions look unreal and alien.

Im a real rookie here, but with all this manipulation is this photo art, this looks like a back drop for star wars or something did it really look like this ? please don't get me wrong It sounds as if you put alot of effort into it, kudos to your talent with photoshop IT does grab your attention

I like the original a lot. The extreme blue I think adds to this otherworldly landscape and invokes a lot of imagination for me. Nice work!

Cool shot. I like the composition and effort put into this.

I've found setting the white balance to around 3950K is a good starting point for shooting the milky way.

Amazing. Feels like the surface of the moon.

Nice first milky way! I'd go with Ted's repost, but maybe 15% back towards yours. A bit richer in color. I also would still try to squeek a hair more shadow detail out of the very right spire. None the less, what a clear sky and interesting area.

Abdulmajeed,

This is a fantastic composition and a great result for your first time doing this. I would make these suggestions if you don't mind. The blue is very strong, but I would not tone it down as much as Ted suggested. Somewhere in between your repost and his. Second, I think your exposure of the starts is good but you let the shutter open just a bit to much as the stars exhibit a slight motion blur, making the stars appear out of focus. I really like the surreal nature of the whole photo so do not make it to bright in the repost, the darkness lends to its surrealism.

I like the mood of the blue/purple. Fantastic!

Great work here! Very surreal - "otherworldly" as others have said. You've already received some good feedback so I'll just say keep up the good work!

I agree with Catherine's observations. This is an absolutely stunning otherworldly image Abdulmajeed! I thing a version somewhere between your repost and Ted's version would be perfect! Stellar image!

thanks a lot for all of your comments, I get mix comments regarding the blue. I think I'm going some where btw my version and Ted version.

appreciate your comments

I like the tailored down version much better but still wish the milky-way was a tad more conservative. Great shot worth the effort. Love its celestialness.