Show Your Snaps...January 21, 2013

When we were going there, we didn't have any problems with break ins.

As for cameras in the cold, I have never had a problem shooting in the cold. The coldest I've been out shooting it was 22 below F. No camera or lens issues at all. I will add that I put a battery grip on all of my cameras, so maybe having that "extra" juice helps out. A lot people will say that their batteries don't last very long in the cold. I was out with a 7D with a grip at 10 below for about 2 hours. I took 1100 pictures, and went home with 50% of a charge left. Thats with the i.s. on a 300 f2.8 running a lot of the time.

As for the 300. You'll probably be able to get some fly byes, maybe some in trees, I don't know, it's hard to say. When we first went there, I had either an XT or a 30D. Both were 8MP cameras. I was using a Canon 400 f5.6 for a lens. So with the greater megapixel counts now days, you should be able to get some shots.

One other thing, if the river is open, somewhat, we used to get shots on the west end of the bridge between Iowa and Illinois. There was a small open area of water that the eagles liked to fish in.

One last thing, in 2009, we were able to arrange to get out onto the dam. The shots from that morning came out great, but even then, I had to crop quite a bit.

I don't know if they with still let people out there, but if they do, that's the place to be in the morning. (sun rises in the east, and you're looking west) Good luck.

dave.

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Dave
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