Photoreal Bard in a Bleak Blizzard

Ultra-detailed photorealistic scene of a lone bard standing in a raging blizzard. A weathered bard in a fur-lined cloak with intricate embroidery, hood pushed back, faces the storm. He clutches a lute at his side (or has one strapped across his back) with fingers ready on the strings, as his breath forms mist in the icy air. Snow swirls violently around him, frost speckles his eyelashes and beard, cloak and hair whipped by the wind. In the background, skeletal pine trees bend under snowfall and a distant, faint amber glow from a small campfire or magical lantern casts warm light on his features, contrasting the cold blue tones of the storm. The bard’s eyes are determined, perhaps with a hint of sorrow, as if his song could cut through the wind; faint runic glows on the lute suggest magical music. The composition is cinematic and epic, with shallow depth of field that keeps the bard sharp and the snowflakes and trees softly blurred in the distance. The scene is rendered in hyper-realistic textures: skin, fabric, fur, wood, and ice all with micro-detail, 8k quality, dramatic lighting, and a moody twilight palette.