Snowing in Houston, heavy snow, WTF!

Rakesh Jacob

Rakesh Jacob

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Winter storm in Houston... Texas!
The news kept on saying a winter storm was coming but I figured they were just exaggerating like they do about EVERYTHING ELSE!
Sorry for the crappy quick jerky shots, but big ass clumps of snow were falling and melting on my poor camera and lens and I was just trying to grab and go. I should have taken an umbrella, there were some really nice shots waiting out there, but then again my camera and house were warm and I would have had all sorts of condensation issues especially if I stayed out too long and came back in :(

 
Wow, that was the best compositing of snow into a scene I've ever seen. It doesn't snow in Houston!

That was really cool, thanks for sharing.

What was your shutter speed?
 
Johnny Cola said:
Winter storm in Houston... Texas!
The news kept on saying a winter storm was coming but I figured they were just exaggerating like they do about EVERYTHING ELSE!
Sorry for the crappy quick jerky shots, but big ass clumps of snow were falling and melting on my poor camera and lens and I was just trying to grab and go. I should have taken an umbrella, there were some really nice shots waiting out there, but then again my camera and house were warm and I would have had all sorts of condensation issues especially if I stayed out too long and came back in :(
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I hear you guys got hit hard! Crazy. How did the camera handle in the snow?
K..I realize you're waaaaaay down in Houston and snow is rare at best, but being up here in Winnipeg, going out to shoot outside for long periods of time this time of year (Dec-March) has it's limits, especially if it's snowing, and I'm worried about the condensation issue as well. I also know that the cam is 'weather proof' to a certain degree...just wondering how much?
I'm going to run the gambit with mine, but it would be nice to know if anyone has experienced any cold weather/snow issues with it before hand.
 
ChuckS said:
Wow, that was the best compositing of snow into a scene I've ever seen. It doesn't snow in Houston!

That was really cool, thanks for sharing.

What was your shutter speed?
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The first shot was 1/250, I was taking some stills from inside and was trying to "freeze" the snow (that was ironic sounding or something) and forgot to change the shutter speed to something more fluid.
The rest of it was 1/50

Here's some composited snow from a short I shot last year about this time. Strangely it had snowed last year as well and people assumed we had shot that day :)
http://vimeo.com/2611557
 
Vince K said:
I hear you guys got hit hard! Crazy. How did the camera handle in the snow?
K..I realize you're waaaaaay down in Houston and snow is rare at best, but being up here in Winnipeg, going out to shoot outside for long periods of time this time of year (Dec-March) has it's limits, especially if it's snowing, and I'm worried about the condensation issue as well. I also know that the cam is 'weather proof' to a certain degree...just wondering how much?
I'm going to run the gambit with mine, but it would be nice to know if anyone has experienced any cold weather/snow issues with it before hand.
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I was only out there for less then 2 minutes probably and most of the time under an overhang. I was more concerned about the snow that fell on the lens since the camera has some sort of weatherizing. But I ran in and started dabing it with paper towels like a scarred parent that just splashed acid on their new born child LOL
My wife is from Western Michigan but I have never used anything other than a Sony point and shoot out in the snow... that worked out fine btw, but I still prefer my 7D dry and at room temperature
 
Ahhh, cool to see another dvx user from houston. I ran out and played in the snow a bit with my co-workers, but sadly didnt have my camera (d90) at work that day. :(

Good job catching that rare occasion of snow on camera.
 
I played in the snow also... took a couple of quick shots with a cheap camera for my students. Then all of the teachers wanted pictures in the snow, so a couple of minutes turned in to 2 hours of wet feet and camera drying! :) It was fun though, and the pictures came out alright, not great, but cool.
 
Vince K said:
but being up here in Winnipeg, going out to shoot outside for long periods of time this time of year (Dec-March) has it's limits, especially if it's snowing, and I'm worried about the condensation issue as well. I also know that the cam is 'weather proof' to a certain degree...just wondering how much?
I'm going to run the gambit with mine, but it would be nice to know if anyone has experienced any cold weather/snow issues with it before hand.
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I just ran across this, looks pretty promising
http://canonfieldreviews.com/7d-1-weather-sealing/
 
Thnx man
The whole thing was done with the Sigma 28mm f1.8 Macro @ f2.2. I love that lens, you can rack focus from infinity to under 2"! It rocks.
 
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