POTW 12/11/2016

<p>Between grading the Immunology and Cell Biology exams of students I did get in a couple of shots this week.</p>

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Picking Christmas Tree. Pentax K5IIS. 18-55<br>

Every year the elves around our Biology Department decorate Trees and auction them off for charity. Here are a few from this year:<br>

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Pentax K5iis, Pentax 50mm f2.8 F macro</p>

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<p>PIF (Pelicans in Flight), La Jolla:<br>

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K-5, DA 50-200</p>

 

<p>Relaxed in La Jolla:<br>

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K-5, DA 50-200</p>

<p>Pedicabs, San Diego waterfront:</p>

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<p>Snowstorm hike with the puppy, son, and K-70.</p>

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<p>Got to love a camera you can do this with. :)</p><div></div>

<p>Sunrise at the whitewater park<br>

K-1 & 15-30<br>

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XC Ski with my ladies<br>

K-S2 & 18-135<br>

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Christmas light bokeh portrait. I need more lights to make this as swirly as I want but it's getting there. <br>

K-1 & Helios 44k-4<br>

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<p>Matt, your dog there is practically invisible in the snow. Really love the sunrise shot. Nice brokah in the Helios<br>

Patrick-my sentiment exactly. Question though, how cold do you feel that your equipment can manage? I might go visit a family member in Alberta and it would be useful to know what it can actually handle. With the old K1000 it was basically worring about the film breaking. </p>

<p>Rick, looks pretty relaxing. Enjoy yourself!</p>

<p>@<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=237458">Douglas Stemke</a> Well, Ricoh says the K-70 can be used down to -10C (around 14F) so let that be your guide. That's pretty cold, and I'd guess that it might even be conservative on Ricoh's part. I do know it was around 24F when I was out in the snow Saturday, and all went well. </p>

<p>Thanks Douglas! She is our little snow beast! :)<br>

Even though you didn't ask me, I've used my K-3 and 645D down to -28 F which is colder than I care to be out in for very long. I quit before the gear did! I think the temp ratings are the same across most modern bodies. Rotate batteries to warm pockets when they get cold and you should be fine. </p>

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<p ><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=3873014">Matt Burt</a> , Dec 14, 2016; 12:12 a.m.</p>

 

<p>Thanks Douglas! She is our little snow beast! :)<br />Even though you didn't ask me, I've used my K-3 and 645D down to -28 F which is colder than I care to be out in for very long</p>

 

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<p>Forgive my incredulity, but where on Earth are you experiencing -28F? I'm not sure I've ever been to a place that gets THAT cold. Or did you mean Celsius? </p>

<p>The town I live in, Gunnison, Colorado! :)<br>

I took this photo last year when it was -25 (yes, I'm talking Fahrenheit) in town and colder as we went down to the lake. The truck thermometer was broken but I bet it was somewhere around -25 to -30. High for the day might hit 0 but not always. <br>

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We get these big inversions here where you can drive 30 Miles and be 40 degrees or more warmer. Clear and cold. If you spit, it bounces. Typically we get 1 to 2 weeks of that pattern a year. <br>

Coldest I have seen was in 2004 when it was -38! Nothing works when it is that cold. </p>

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<p>Oops, here's the photo.<br>

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<p>Here's a photo from 2004. Bad photo but you get the idea. <br>

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<p>Wow! I don't mind the cold but, that's a whole 'nother level of cold. I thought I was being brave when I went out with my Golden Retriever in -8F weather last year. He wondered why we came in so fast. :)</p>