Again, we have terrible light conditions in our area recently with lots of grey skies and snowfalls. Add to that, for this late-afternoon shot, the sun had just set behind the trees - a moot point since it was also behind a grey cloudy sky.
Canon 5D Mark III with the 100-400L lens handheld @ 1/500, f4.5, ISO 1250, +3 exposure compensation.
Had to play with the image to better white balance to reduce a heavy dull blue-grey cast.
Cheers,
Mike