Thanks. We are way too warm today. But I hear it is going to be just right starting Thur morning! Sooooooo cold.

I am not exactly sure of the scientific reason. It has to do with making the designs. The colder the base of the bubble the type of design. Sugar enhances. I have done with and without. The temp is the main driver of design and clarity.

Cold is what makes it work. And yes even for a seasoned northern, it is cold.

It is a lot of fun and much harder than one would think.

It has been lots of fun and very addicting. The quest for the perfect image is denied over and over and over again.

Thank you Frank! Yes I made the bubble solution. Water/clear dish soap/light corn syrup and a pinch or two of sugar.

For those not in the upper midwest - this is how crazy, stir crazy people make it through the coldest 2 1/2 weeks in years. Lots of practice, frozen hands and toes. Get up the next day and start again. Seems that -10 to 5 degrees is the sweet spot for freezing bubbles.

Thanks for your reply!

We have looked at the photos and the camera several times. The images don't have the moire. And the camera, well who really knows. Hopefully this weekend it will not present itself again.

I have also been retired for at least 10 years. It is a real toss up - sunrise or sunset!

Thanks again.

I have done a little research on the bit depth. In camera it is set at 14. I don't believe it should be set at 12. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks for your insight.

Thanks for the reply. I should have taken a cell pic of the back of my camera. It was so pronounced. And luckily the three at the shop saw it also. But now not so much on the back of the camera.

Can you help me to understand "change of bit depth" and can I fix it so it doesn't happen again?

Thanks.

Originals checked.

Thanks for your help.

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This morning was all about a sunrise. As I was shooting I was noticing the display (Nikon D750) was showing some extreme Moire. To the point I thought something was wrong with my camera. Took camera to camera shop for a discussion. Three techs looked at the 70 pictures and one decided it could be dust. One thought is was the display screen. One thought it was Moire caused by a view of low resolution JPEG. Never have had it happen before. I only shoot RAW. As they all reviewed the images they started working their way around to Moire caused by shooting in the cold. I was shooting in 30 degree weather. So the question then becomes can shooting sunrise (atmosphere) cause this to happen? I have shot sunrise and sunsets 1000s of times. Hot and cold. Now I have a recalled D750 which has had a shutter replaced.

Thoughts? Did I just get lucky this morning and the atmosphere was just right to cause this or is there a camera body issue? The lens used was a Tamron 24-70.

Thank you! They are fun to watch. They have some very particular ways of doing things. Preening is one.

Thank you.
I have lived with that species.

Thank you for looking.