Cacadou!
The snow is melting on this tiny branch, and an interestingly formed piece was ready to drop off. I was, and still am glad I have spotted it before it disappear...
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The snow is melting on this tiny branch, and an interestingly formed piece was ready to drop off. I was, and still am glad I have spotted it before it disappeared forever.
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Dec, 2013Views
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Location
Croatian Nat'l Park Plitvice Lakes, wintertime.Time
I don't remember, and there is no data as this was shot on film and scanned. Must've been around noon.Lighting
Daylight, Fujichrome Sensia, 100 ASA, in VERY cold weather (around -20 deg. Centigrade)Equipment
Minolta Dynax 7000i (SLR), 35-80, handheld.Inspiration
A thawed-off and re-frozen piece of snow, looking for all the world like a Cacadou head feathers!Editing
The slide-film was processed in E-6 chemicals and (many years later) scanned to its digital form. There was a need for some WB correction, but otherwise only some smoothing and re-sharpening, since my scanner was pretty coarse one in those times.In my camera bag
Two cameras in the photo jacket pockets. One has to be waterproof. Otherwise filters, Skylight, CPL, Stack of NDs, batteries, memory cards (or formerly, film rolls). Then the pocketknife, some firemaker, a length of cord, and a piece of reflective foil. Sometimes a flashlight.Feedback
In very cold weather, prepare for battery problems. My Minolta had a DIY (wooden) dummy battery connected by wire through the jacket sleeve to the larger battery pack inside my shirt pocket. Thus it was kept warm, and delivered as expected - or better! The camera and lenses were carried in the jacket's outside pockets, as to adapt themselves to the ambiental temperature without fogging over. I had some doubts about the film, though, but it retained its flexibility all right. The spare film rolls were kept warm within their airtight containers all the time.
