Large Format in Snow & Cold Weather!

[Andrew O'Neill]

This location is about a 20 minute drive from my home... Been there several times, but first time after a heavy snowfall.

 

[jtk]

Great video! Have seen wonderful Nikon DSLR stuff from South Pole, monster mural prints. Hung next to same-size video murals. Was nice to see faintest movement of ice clouds in the videos. .

 

[GregY]

...ops normal... winter in Western Canada.....

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

...ops normal... winter in Western Canada..... View attachment 326023

Not normal for us West Coasters, though Usually it's rain, rain... and more rain... Give me snow, blue sky and sunshine any day!

 

[gone]

Give me snow, blue sky and sunshine any day!

That was one of the main reasons I left Portland, Or. It was just too depressing. The summer was nice but didn't last very long. I finally realized there were three distinct types of weather there. It was either raining, had just stopped raining or was fixing to rain. That pretty much covered 8-9 months of the year. People got grumpy too, we need sunshine to be healthy and happy.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

That was one of the main reasons I left Portland, Or. It was just too depressing. The summer was nice but didn't last very long. I finally realized there were three distinct types of weather there. It was either raining, had just stopped raining or was fixing to rain. That pretty much covered 8-9 months of the year. People got grumpy too, we need sunshine to be healthy and happy.

It is exactly the same up here!! Oh, how I miss the sunny Canadian Prairie... not the cold, though

 

[Rick A]

Stellar location Andy, great shot too.

 

[MTGseattle]

I too miss the great plains. Nice video Andy! Which 3-way head are you using? I keep waffling between sourcing something like a vintage Majestic, or a simple 3-way for my Burke and James.

 

[MattKing]

Great video Andy.
How far up the river were you?

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Nice shot. I'm not sure if watching you in the cold encourages or discourages me to get out to shoot in the cold.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I too miss the great plains. Nice video Andy! Which 3-way head are you using? I keep waffling between sourcing something like a vintage Majestic, or a simple 3-way for my Burke and James.

It's a Gitzo Series 5 G1570M. They only thing that bugs me about it is when tilting the camera up, it's limited by the long panning grip. To work around this, I mount the camera backwards, then swing the head around. Bit of a pain, but it works!

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Great video Andy.
How far up the river were you?

Thanks Matt. I was set up at Pitt River Dike Scenic Point, on Rannie Rd. Thinking of going there sometime? If you do, please let me know!

 

[MattKing]

Thanks Matt. I was set up at Pitt River Dike Scenic Point, on Rannie Rd. Thinking of going there sometime? If you do, please let me know!

So out past Swan-E-Set - that would be great.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

So out past Swan-E-Set - that would be great.

Swan-E-Set?

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

So out past Swan-E-Set - that would be great.

Oh you mean the resort. Not that far but close.

 

[MTGseattle]

Thanks Andrew.

 

[DWThomas]

I plead advanced age, but -15ºC is below my operating specifications! I will say that looks like a great spot to use a camera.