"And please explain how shooting this in B&W would have made a difference in exposure with the snow? I don't understand how that would effect anything" - black and white film can reproduce a far greater range of light than colour film can, and so when shooting a picture of very bright objects next to very dark objects, b&w is my personal film of choice. however, thats not to say that there is anything WRONG with the picture as posted, its just not as i would have done it, and i certainly dont think that everyone should do things my way. i didnt mean to cause any offence, i do genuinely like the photo.