I tried shooting outside in Canada today...and it's IMPOSSIBLE. I don't understand how Canadian photographers do it during the winter. I'm in Quebec and the snow is about 6 foot high. It's freezing. I can handle some cold, but this was impossible. My fingers were freezing every time my hands were out of my pockets for more than 30 seconds. I bought gloves and they kept my hands warm for a minute. -10C!!!! with wind none the less.
Canadian photographers please explain to me how you do it and what you do to keep warm??? I don't want to waste a trip to quebec.
A good pair of thin wool gloves, a warm hat (I use a sheep skin that covers the ears, too), a nice expensive down jacket or knee-long coat (preferable 1 or 2 sizes too large) to hide camera and lens under, thermal long johns, heavy woolen socks (100% wool), a pair of warm boots would be a start. For extreme cold (-20ºC - -40ºC) there are pocket warmers you can buy, too. These help keep your batteries warm.
If the snow is 6' high, ya need snow shoes. If you get the smaller high-tech ones (vs. the cow hide ones you see in the movies), you can dance on the snow.
haha...I guess it's my fault for not checking the weather before I left. Normally I travel expecting to go snowboarding, but i figured it wouldn't be this cold. The only thing that was cold was my hands and my face. I could handle the rest. I'll have to give it another try on Wednesday.
Hee hee, -10C, that's a cakewalk... our GTG in Wisconsin on March 08 started out around -21C. The problem is that when your hands first get cold, your body reduces circulation to them, making the problem worse. Circulation gradually returns, so you'll find that after a time you'll notice the cold a lot less. Still, care needs to be taken to avoid frostbite.
Hee hee, -10C, that's a cakewalk... our GTG in Wisconsin on March 08 started out around -21C. The problem is that when your hands first get cold, your body reduces circulation to them, making the problem worse. Circulation gradually returns, so you'll find that after a time you'll notice the cold a lot less. Still, care needs to be taken to avoid frostbite.
Sadly i was here when it was -25C at some points too...so I thought -10C was warm...but still too cold to shoot. I got a couple of photos but none that i can say i took time to compose. If I had received my zoom lens then I would be okay...prolly wouldn't have even left the hotel...lol.
I tried shooting outside in Canada today...and it's IMPOSSIBLE. I don't understand how Canadian photographers do it during the winter. I'm in Quebec and the snow is about 6 foot high. It's freezing. I can handle some cold, but this was impossible. My fingers were freezing every time my hands were out of my pockets for more than 30 seconds. I bought gloves and they kept my hands warm for a minute. -10C!!!! with wind none the less.
Canadian photographers please explain to me how you do it and what you do to keep warm??? I don't want to waste a trip to quebec.
To a Canadian that is positively balmy... witness this type of leisure activity demonstrated by Quigley
