What additional advice do you have for navigating the winter elements safely? Drop your tips below, and we might feature them in the upcoming podcast! Stay cozy and stay tuned!
1. Just a word of caution about lens hoods in the cold - they can trap warm air, which can cause lensing or heat haze and soften the images. 2. I have tried different cleats and spikes, and have found that Yaktrax (spirals of metal wound around rubber struts) are the best for me 3. With tripods, I tend to use twist locks rather than clip locks - I wonder if the latter are more susceptible to snapping off in frigid temperatures (no experience either way - just a suspicion) 4. I no longer use the "one-shot" chemical hand-warmers - the USB powered ones are great,; they come up to temperature almost instantly, and can be re-used.
Thanks guys, great tips. Thanks Chris for the white balance numbers, I recently took a photo of a rare ‘blue’ owl lol. The best reason for shooting in RAW? fixable! A couple tips would be to 1) not shoot over your warm vehicle hood 2) not shoot out your window with the vehicle on. The exhaust and the heat waves from inside the vehicle will ruin your photos. Both I did this past weekend… shhhhhh lol. 😂
These are really good tips. I hadn't thought about keeping the car cool when driving. That's new to me. I'm heading to Churchill this upcoming season so this is really helpful. And for finding snowy owls this winter. Thanks guys.
Great video - thanks guys! I do a couple things you haven't mentioned: (1) I use an old shaving brush to clean off my camera and get stuff off my objective lens that my blower won't touch; and, (2) I have a SmallRig L-bracket for my camera, and as it happens, I can stuff a chemical hand warmer in the cavity where I access my battery.
What additional advice do you have for navigating the winter elements safely? Drop your tips below, and we might feature them in the upcoming podcast! Stay cozy and stay tuned!
1. Just a word of caution about lens hoods in the cold - they can trap warm air, which can cause lensing or heat haze and soften the images.
2. I have tried different cleats and spikes, and have found that Yaktrax (spirals of metal wound around rubber struts) are the best for me
3. With tripods, I tend to use twist locks rather than clip locks - I wonder if the latter are more susceptible to snapping off in frigid temperatures (no experience either way - just a suspicion)
4. I no longer use the "one-shot" chemical hand-warmers - the USB powered ones are great,; they come up to temperature almost instantly, and can be re-used.
@@Andy_Thomas thanks for the tip Andy! We will add it to the list!
Thanks guys, great tips. Thanks Chris for the white balance numbers, I recently took a photo of a rare ‘blue’ owl lol. The best reason for shooting in RAW? fixable!
A couple tips would be to 1) not shoot over your warm vehicle hood 2) not shoot out your window with the vehicle on. The exhaust and the heat waves from inside the vehicle will ruin your photos. Both I did this past weekend… shhhhhh lol. 😂
thanks so much Terri, awesome tips!
These are really good tips. I hadn't thought about keeping the car cool when driving. That's new to me. I'm heading to Churchill this upcoming season so this is really helpful. And for finding snowy owls this winter. Thanks guys.
@judyhope2737 Happy to help Judy! Will see you in Churchill!
Great video - thanks guys! I do a couple things you haven't mentioned: (1) I use an old shaving brush to clean off my camera and get stuff off my objective lens that my blower won't touch; and, (2) I have a SmallRig L-bracket for my camera, and as it happens, I can stuff a chemical hand warmer in the cavity where I access my battery.
wicked tips, Bill, especially the L-bracket idea with the hand warmers. Great to keep them batteries alive!
Haha hilarious. Great show guys.
Appreciate it Akini!
I keep the camera bag in the unheated garage the night before going out. And then keep it in the back seat with heat off.
awesome idea Ward, much appreciated!