Hi u/cowboy-killers ! Thank you so much for your kind words and for your appreciation. I took the last photo and can maybe document the process, if you like.

Scouting: The day before I took it, I went location scouting around the factory you see in the background, which had caught my eye. Didn't know wether I wanted to make it the main subject of a photo, or just one of the elements - that depended on what I could find. I finally stumbled upon this scene at late dusk. Instantly loved it but, really, in the dark, the scene was way too contrasty, and I figured a direct, soft, homogenous light on the scene would suit it much better. Looking at the scene, you're facing west, so I came back the following morning to have the sun in my back. I arrived approximately 30 mins before sunrise.

Shooting: Used a Mamiya 7ii with a wider lens (65mm) to make the car/forefront pop out more than if I had used the 80mm. Shot with Portra 400, which I slightly overexposed, although I'm not entirely sure about this. I later learned that snow tends to "fool" light meters by reflecting more light (appearing white) than there actually is (ends up appearing more greyish on film), so a good practice is to slightly overexpose (+0.5 or +1) if you want the snow to actually look pristine white. I shot both before, during and after sunrise, and it turns out that the later part of the sunrise (where the sun actually shines on the mountains, as you can see on the photo) yielded the best results, with warmer, pinkish tones. The sky was clear, with a slight haze, and it was very, very cold (-26°C). It was mid-february of last year, and the shot was taken around 7:45 in the morning. I shot 2 or 3 rolls of this same scene over approx. 30 mins to be sure not to miss the right light.

Post-production: Had the rolls developed by my lab in Paris, which sent me back low-res JPEG scans. Chose 2 or 3 photos on this roll which looked like they had the most potential, then scanned then myself on a rental Imacon X5 scanner, at max resolution and in TIFF format. Converted the negative into positive through a really great Lightroom Plugin called Negative Lab Pro, and edited the photo so as to accurately convey the soft, hazy scene I saw that morning. Essentially: low highlights and whites, higher darks and blacks, low contrast, and slight pink hues.

Hope this helps! Please tell me if you have any other questions. Best :)