I named this image 'Pigs Trotters' because that's what my hands became during this bitterly cold shoot a couple of nights ago.
Subzero temps are easy to handle until it gets windy. When that maritime wind kicks in all bets are off. My fingers and thumbs become utterly useless and the incompetence factor is off the charts.
It'd also been a while since I'd shot any still with the Sony A1 so I'd kind of forgotten how I had the dials set up.
This was one of those shoots where I had no idea if any of my shots were going to work out because I was rushing and just couldn't get my hands to work enough to check the image playback.
In addition to the biting cold I had waves crashing over me and the tide climbing up to my knees as I huddled next to this boulder.
After the second wipe out sprayed the camera good and hard I decided to quit while I was ahead. So far the camera seems to be working fine but I was careful to give it a proper clean once I'd defrosted and got back to my lair.
It was a thoroughly miserable experience which you'll hopefully get to enjoy vicariously in a couple of weeks as I captured the entire ordeal on video.
I loved it.
Watch this space.
Thanks for reading
Gavin
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