Its Cold Out There

I don't like the cold. When you see yourself knee deep in freezing water to get a shot, you're either stupid or crazy. I prefer the latter description.

ND filter (7 stops!) Its a Hoya multicoated. Fantastic filter. I "toned" like selenium (for you youngsters, its a darkroom thing) in LightRoom. The cool tones makes you want to put on your wool hat.

My foot slipped on a patch of ice on a rock dunking my leg into the freezing water. Hopping from rock to rock in icy condition is not recommended to the uninitiated. For photographers, highly recommended!

I used around 15 to 30 sec exposure. Iso set on 100 for low noise, around f9 to f11 for deep depth of focus, tripod, mirror lock up, 2 sec self timer so I don't shake the camera with my hands. This photosession is almost opposite of what I did on my last post. You do what you have to do to get the shot you have in mind.

My 5d mk2 worked flawlessly in the cold. Battery life was good too. Shooting in less than ideal situation is great training; You don't want to make the small adjustments and want to rush so you can go home. We have to fight that tendency to not care about the details. Thinking about details with a frozen foot is hard to do. Who says photography is easy?

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