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Hello,
I'm new to the forum and to photography in general apart from holiday snaps.
I'm about to go on an ice climbing trip to Iceland and was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on shooting in cold/icy possibly snowing conditions (possibly wet). I've got a Canon 40d and an IXUS 60.

Thanks
 
if you are trying to shoot in sunny condions on ice then a circular polariser may be helpful to cut out reflections, but will mean you need to use a slower shutter speed than with one (I don't think a low shutter speed will be a problem on asunny glacier)

shooting in snow a lens hood may be helpful to keep snowflakes off the lens?
 
I went to a camera club talk by a guy who did something like this a while back and wrote if his DSLR and two video cameras due to condensation. Can't think of his specific words but it was along the lines of leaving the kit outside in the snow not even bringing it into his tent. Something to be aware of and hopefully someone else will give you the specific advice to avoid this problem.
 
Kev M said:
I went to a camera club talk by a guy who did something like this a while back and wrote if his DSLR and two video cameras due to condensation. Can't think of his specific words but it was along the lines of leaving the kit outside in the snow not even bringing it into his tent. Something to be aware of and hopefully someone else will give you the specific advice to avoid this problem.
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Now that sounds like something that need researching!

Last time I did this everything came out with a blue tinge. I also had a problem with the scale the 100ft climb looked about 2 ft high!
 
Or wrap the camera in a sealed plastic bag before going into somewhere warm, that will let it warm up gradually.

If you are using a long lens it will compress the background, making it look nearer, getting close in with a wideangle would sort that.

For the blue tinge it was more than likely the WB, were you shooting RAW?

Also if there is a lot of white in the frame you may have to slightly over expose, due to the meter in your camera assuming that everything is 18% grey, when it is infact whiter than that...
 
At the time it was JPEG, but now i'll be using RAW. I'll get a dry bag to store the camera in. Thanks
 
Craikeybaby has hit the nail on the head with the exposure. Have a play when you get there because of that 18% grey assumption all the exposures will be out.

Have a go with some manual settings until you get it looking right and check the histogram.

Really look forward to seeing the shots and good luck :)
 
Also...be aware that batteries appear to run out very quickly. I say "appear" because in reality they have charge left and if you warm them in a pocket close to your skin, they quickly become active again. However, have loads available!! Mine seemed to go flat after just half an hour, but became active again once warmed.
 
Also it may sound obvious but if you are doing any lens/battery/card changes do them over a bag...
 
There is no such thing as too obvious! All advice is welcome as stupid thing will happen otherwise :) The greatest challenge may be getting my wife to smile. Last time she was cursing me for trying to take pics when she was a) exhausted b) terrified. So I've only got pics of the top of her haed.
 
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