I had my Nikon D800 under my jacket, so it was not exposed to the elements. When I got to the water’s edge, I unzipped my jacket and pulled out my Nikon. Unfortunately, when I took the lens cap off, a bunch of wind whipped snow blew onto the lens, so these images did not come out well. Next, I took out my Olympus Tough camera, which is cold weather rated. I tried to turn it on, but it did not work.  So, I put that camera away. Finally, I pulled out my iPhone. I was dreading taking off my glove to use the touch screen. I knew once I took my glove off, the clock was ticking. I decided to face downwind to shoot. The iPhone camera worked great, and here are some of the reasons why. The lens is small, and you can easily wipe it off if needed. I certainly can’t do that with my DSLR. The cold weather capabilities are pretty impressive for a phone camera. The lens is also versatile enough to get some interesting compositions. In this photo, I used the “ultrawide” camera mode.