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This image was cropped. Heavily. It was snowing as well. Again, heavily.

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Lets talk sub-zero

Well I ventured out of the house, into the -8 degree Fahrenheit loveliness. There are a few things about shooting in sub zero temperatures that I thought I would bring up. First, get small gloves so your skin isn't exposed to the air. The wind was dead calm so I took my gloves off to use the camera, but putting the tripod back away was less than a good idea. Second, the camera functioned fine. I was using my 7d and shooting video and stills and it never knew the difference. I shot about 15 minutes of video, and about 200 pictures without the battery draining too much. The meter says it dropped from 95% to 87%. But who can trust that? Third, sub zero temperatures means its very cold. I watched as my tripod head completely froze as I watched. This didn't affect anything really that I noticed as I wasn't using it too heavily. However, when I picked up the tripod and tried to put the legs up, they wouldn't say up. And when I flipped it over to see what the deal was, the center column slid out. Apparently the tripod was cold enough that certain portions of the tripod contracted enough that it lost the ability to lock. This was an aluminum tripod from Giottos, so it may not be an issue for you if you venture out.

But enough about the details. My parents and I snowshoed out onto the lake. The snowshoes weren't necessary, but made for easier goings. They also add a silliness to the whole thing. I took a 360 panorama and stitched it together, but I'm having trouble representing it as a full 360 panorama instead of just a very wide picture with the first and the last image the same.

Finals, Travels, and Snow

Finals are over, school is out for "Winter break", and I am in Alaska. I've been pretty busy with school stuff and haven't had a chance to get out and take some pictures so its nice to be able to be somewhere photogenic with time to my name. A little panorama I whipped up while hiding in the kitchen (its below zero).