Quebec City had its first good solid snow blizzard of the year yesterday, and this Snowy was part of it.

She was sporting a Fu Manchu moustache made of some vegetation stuck to her fur.

50% crop of my Canon 5d Mark III with the 500L f4 lens with 1.4 Extender II, handheld in the swaying bitter cold wind blowing off the river while low on the ground.

Despite the lack of light due to the grey snow-laden clouds, my settings were pretty decent, f 5.6 @ f5.6, ISO 1250 with +1 exposure compensation. Three strands of out-of-place vegetation strands cloned away to the right of my signature.

What a camera that 5D Mark III!

As can be expected, the moment I lowered my lens because my glasses were full of blowing snow, Fu Manchu took off before my eyes and I missed the shot. Oh, well, the season is still young.

Merci pour l'accompagnement, Christian!