ALWAYS Take Extra Batteries!

[Verbal]

Yeah, my batteries died five minutes after I reached the destination of my two mile walk in the cold. =( lol, what a bummer.

Anyway, here's what I did get.

 

[df3photo]

I learned that I my batteries only die on me when I have an important shoot.... but I dont realize untill I am there... I always carry extras now....
but looks like you had some good shots befor they died. I love b&w when shooting snow. I dig the contrast.

 

[Verbal]

Thanks man

 

[woodsac]

Nice series Jon. Dig the tones in #2 with the little bit of white snow on the right side to offset the rest of the image :thumbup:

 

[Calliope]

I like the tones also... My favorites are the 2nd & last. I know how hard it is to take pics of snow - these came out very well!

 

[northman]

Very nice shots..all of them.

 

[JeLeAk]

yeah, batteries dont tend to hold a charge very well in the cold, if you stick the battery in your warm pocket when not in use, that will help a bunch

 

[Verbal]

yeah, batteries dont tend to hold a charge very well in the cold, if you stick the battery in your warm pocket when not in use, that will help a bunch

Oh really? Interesting, I wasn't aware of that... thanks for the tip!

And thank you call for your kind comments. =)

 

[LizM]

Nice shots! And thanks for reminding me to go recharge the spare battery (now) that I emptied at Cathedral Caverns the other day!

 

[Wally]

Nice work. Don't feel bad about the batteries, not once but twice this year I have driven quite a distance to shoot, only to get there and realize that I left all my memory cards at home Not bad I thought I could still shoot 35mm film in my spare SLR body, you guessed it I had a bunch of empty cans and no film:lmao:

 

[Verbal]

Thank ya Wally! And isn't that just typical? That's murphy's law for ya.

 

[LaFoto]

Well, as it seems, you still made the most of the five minutes that you had with your batteries still working, eh? My favourite here is your second photo! I really like what you did to it. I have grown quite fond of this soft toning action of late!

I realised my batteries don't like the cold, either. Now my camera is small, so I usually "insulate" the battery compartment with my hand now, and keep the little camera in my hand also when I put it into my pocket (it is small enough to easily go into my anorak pocket), and the flashing "empty batteries"-sign has stopped flashing even and the camera kept on working for yet another while. Not that my hands could re-charge the batteries... now THAT would be something, but I think only Hertz could do THAT ... but they stayed in working order another (probably longer) while.

 

[Peanuts]

Love the last one with the tiny bit of colouring on the needles!

(From a similar experience, I officially keep an extra battery in my bag. And I have also driven somewhere, got everything set up, tried to take a picture and got a non-so-welcoming "NO CF" flashing on my camera. *packs up and drives back home* Not fun stuff)

 

[duncanp]

your winter series is one the best so far, the pictures are framed and composed realy well, Great Job!

 

[AIRIC]

One of the main things my father taught me was double up on everything in your camera bag. I actually have two bags, one with just spare equipment for long trips. Ever since I was 10 or 11 I have had two bodies and several lens in my bag. I can’t stand missing a shot or opportunity that may never happen again. All this equipment explains why I have no money.

You did great with what you did get.

Eric