The view across a frozen First Roach Pond from Kokadjo, Maine
Got back from a snowmobile trip with The Boys a few weeks ago. Holy crap, there were some cold mornings: this one was made when the ambient temperature was -8 degrees F with -40 wind chills. It was so farking cold on that rocky outcrop that I opted to frame the shot, then set the camera to automatically make one photograph every 60 seconds while I ran inside to keep warm. After about 25 minutes, I had 2 cups of coffee and lots of shots to choose from.
A few tips when using your camera outside like this:
First, this will drain your battery. Very quickly. But in my experience, there’s a bit more juice left in it when things come up to room temperature again.
Second, don’t bring the camera back indoors while it’s so cold unless it’s inside a case that’s just as cold. I tend to leave the camera bag outside for the same length of time as the camera. When the shooting is over, put the camera back in the bag while still outside, close it up and bring it in doors. Don’t open the bag and take the camera out again until you’re certain it’s near room temperature. (In this particular case, it was well over an hour or so.) This helps to avoid condensation.
Last, bring extra batteries!
