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Snowdrift - Carn Crom

This was taken just south of Derry Cairngorm in the coldest wind you can imagine. Forget adding filters! By the time I got the camera out and framed, my fingers were very numb (can't use the camera with my mitts on). You should try changing lenses with spin-drift flying about most of the time. Waiting for the drift to lie still for 2 seconds (while you get colder and colder) tests your patience - and your nerve ("Nooo!! my camera body is full of snow!!!").

The one big advantage with fresh snow in strong wind is the shapes it appears in.

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Uploaded on December 9, 2006
Taken on December 9, 2006