i know the bright white snow makes for a challenge so i sometimes tick up an extra notch of exposure compensation, but i did not do that here
i used "D lighting HS" in Nikon view nx2 to improve the lighting a bit
anyway, just looking for tips for winter photogrpahy, in particular the high contrast between the bright white snow and darker trees for example

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