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<\/p>\nMy photos in the cold yesterday morning were actually sharp! Thanks to a friend I may (or may not) have arrived at a partial solution to my problem with soft photos while shooting from my pickup in unusually cold temperatures.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n My best photos yesterday morning at Bear River MBR were of Northern Harriers. I like this one in part because of the somewhat twisted body posture – the hawk was flying to my right but my shutter clicked just as she began a turn to my left so she’s looking that way with her tail flared just as she was beginning to change direction. I also like the strong hints at habitat and the complementary colors throughout the image.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Readers will remember my recent issues with soft images on the very cold morning when I photographed a Golden Eagle in flight<\/a> from inside my warm pickup. Yesterday morning was almost as cold (I saw 13\u00b0 F. not long before this photo was taken) and I sure as hell didn’t want it to happen again. So as I tried to think of a possible, practical solution some advice from a good friend came to mind. Jim DeWitt (Wickersham’s Conscience<\/a> on his blog) made this statement among others when he discussed possible causes of my problem on Facebook:<\/p>\n So very soon after I arrived at the refuge I decided to remove my lens hood. The result? Nearly all of my photos that should have been sharp actually were!<\/p>\n That’s far from conclusive evidence that my lens hood was the offender causing my soft shots but on cold mornings I’ll continue to experiment with having my lens hood on and off and see what happens. At this point I’m at least slightly encouraged that there’s a possible, partial solution to my problem.<\/p>\n Thanks Jim.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Notes:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My photos in the cold yesterday morning were actually sharp! Thanks to a friend I may (or may not) have arrived at a partial solution to my problem with soft photos while shooting from my pickup in unusually cold temperatures.<\/p>\n\n
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