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Likewise. Choice of kayak is also important, some are more stable than others. I kayak on a large lake that is seldom calm so I usually take no more than a good point and shoot or smart phone, always with a dry bag so I can put it away when not in use. I take the dry bag even in the sailboat or motor boat, because you never know.
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Nice shot Alan!
But makes me a headache: it is not a Brown Noddy (or any other noddy/tern, at least in my opinion...). See the transition from the forehead to the bill: there are small feathers there that are missing in the Noddy. I would like to see this bird from different angels for more info but what I see here are relatively broad wings. The grayish-white forehead/head are not there too (not easy to evaluate because of the backlit). And all the posture/configuration of the bird was screaming "no, not a Noddy" at a first glance
. I would bet for some See Gull or even(?) a dark form of Jaeger (sometimes the Jaegers are missing the central, long feathers of the tail). The relative size of the bird and where you took the photo would be helpful too (sorry - I tend to go after things that I don't understand, if you have no other photos of the bird - forget it!).
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Just wait for your lens and the ambient temperature to equalize and the condensation will dissipate.
The problem is the difference in temp between the ambient air and the lens, take steps to get the lens to the ambient temp before you want to use it. Condensation is especially bad when the two are very different, so when the lens has been in an air conditioned cool environment of a vehicle or home etc and it is taken outside into a much warmer airmass.
The problem is the difference in temp between the ambient air and the lens, take steps to get the lens to the ambient temp before you want to use it. Condensation is especially bad when the two are very different, so when the lens has been in an air conditioned cool environment of a vehicle or home etc and it is taken outside into a much warmer airmass.
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This for sure!!!
When I am shooting up north in the winter for extended trips I always arrange to have my gear left out in the temp I am going to be dealing with. Never had an issue as long as the gear stays dry and it does not hit -40
Oh and keep the batteries warm.
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As an act of contrition, here are a genuine flying Brown Noddy and some Brown Noddies steailng fish from a Pelican. 5DSR + 100-400mm II.Nice shot Alan!
But makes me a headache: it is not a Brown Noddy (or any other noddy/tern, at least in my opinion...). See the transition from the forehead to the bill: there are small feathers there that are missing in the Noddy. I would like to see this bird from different angels for more info but what I see here are relatively broad wings. The grayish-white forehead/head are not there too (not easy to evaluate because of the backlit). And all the posture/configuration of the bird was screaming "no, not a Noddy" at a first glance
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