Lamplighters do exist
Last week, I went to the Canadian Rockies with some friends. We were worried we wouldn't find frozen lakes or snow to photograph the winter landscape since the weather had been unseasonably warm the week before. However, things changed quickly, and the whole trip was brutally frigid. The temperatures fell to around -40, and the wind chill was -55C (-40C is still -40F!). It was the coldest any of us had ever experienced. The reality was beyond anything we could have imagined. Even our cameras failed to work properly, no matter the brand. They could only take so much at such extreme temperatures before shutting down. We used Sony, Nikon, Canon, and Fuji GFX cameras, and all acted up at some point or another.
My friend had the creative idea to bring a real hurricane lantern to photograph the scene. He believed an LED lantern wouldn't look as organic as one that burned oil. However, it took us two attempts to get the perfect shot. The first time we tried, the lamp blew away in the wind several times, and the lighters froze. Luckily, the wind subsided on our second try, allowing us to capture our desired image.
Lamplighters do exist
Last week, I went to the Canadian Rockies with some friends. We were worried we wouldn't find frozen lakes or snow to photograph the winter landscape since the weather had been unseasonably warm the week before. However, things changed quickly, and the whole trip was brutally frigid. The temperatures fell to around -40, and the wind chill was -55C (-40C is still -40F!). It was the coldest any of us had ever experienced. The reality was beyond anything we could have imagined. Even our cameras failed to work properly, no matter the brand. They could only take so much at such extreme temperatures before shutting down. We used Sony, Nikon, Canon, and Fuji GFX cameras, and all acted up at some point or another.
My friend had the creative idea to bring a real hurricane lantern to photograph the scene. He believed an LED lantern wouldn't look as organic as one that burned oil. However, it took us two attempts to get the perfect shot. The first time we tried, the lamp blew away in the wind several times, and the lighters froze. Luckily, the wind subsided on our second try, allowing us to capture our desired image.