Shot using manual mode on my compact digital, for the 52-wk challenge:
"Technical: Full Manual:" .
"While the camera often determines shutter speed and aperture for the photographer, it doesn't know your creative intent. This week, challenge yourself to assume creative control over the camera by using full manual mode. Select a subject where varying the aperture and / or shutter speed helps enhance the composition and visual qualities of the image."
For this image, I wanted good depth of field, and control of the exposure (with wide swath of white). intentionally underexposed a bit, to ensure I kept texture in the snow... I did "normal" post processing, including conversion to b&w (which is pretty normal for me).