In the middle of a March snowstorm in Minnesota, a Cardinal is singing.
Cardinals
Birds In Winter
Start by giving up.
Sometimes I find the photo after I’ve just admitted failure and am on the way back to the car.
Winter photos on overcast days
On a sunny winter day there can be so much dynamic range in a scene that you may decide to use HDR techniques to reduce it. Even then you may end up with a lot of washed out white and noisy shadows. And the heavy contrast of brilliant snow and dark shadows may be just a big distraction from the real subject.
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