Photographing Wild Fisher with a Motion Tripped Camera
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- An unexpected late winter storm plays havoc with the camera trap gear during an attempt to photograph wild pacific fisher. This large and interesting member of the weasel family is a rare denizen of the western U.S. and capturing an image of the elusive creature would be quite a feat.
I agree Michael...beautiful image...thank you for sharing....
Very cool video and setup! Maybe along with the humidity bags as some have suggested, a little bit of RainX on the outside of the camera housing? I've used it on a GoPro case in snow and water and it did a great job beading the water off quickly.
Spectacular image Mike.
Please keep these stories of the behind the image coming.
There so helpful and useful to all of us striving for that forgettable image.
Thank you as always for your time and work on these stories.
Thanks!
Beautiful final shot, all worth it in the end! Pleased to have found your channel as I am only just venturing into camera trapping and could do with every tip I can get
Great video, with lessons learned. Love the backlit images: the moss and the fur lit perfectly. I have been focused on Florida panthers. In March/April, I will be focusing on capturing images of probably the rarest mammal in the world: the Everglades mink. Looks to be about the same size. Since everything is scaled way down shooting for small prey, the flashes would be set closer, and therefore, much faster recycle time. Any other suggestions for capturing small prey vs. larger prey? And because our humidy in south Florida is 90% all the time, I put my camera in a Pelican with damp rid to reduce the condensation factor. I have a small hole in the case that the pir sensor head sticks out.
You are alive :). I like to watching yours cameratraps movies and pictures ofcourse. Best wishes from Poland.
Hi Michael, how did you make the battery extension for the Nikon flashes? Did you published something about it? Thanks , Daniel
Hi. Nice video. Where can I buy or make a battery pack for extra power of flashes,I see you Use 4 D batteries
Great to see something from you again, would be nice to see more often! A question: how do you wire the flashes and the camera together? Do you use the FlashBox which is out of production or some other cords? Thanks in advance! Please do more videos!
i've tried silicon sachets in my peli case camera housing to absorb condensation from temperature changes, it works so long as the temperature differences are not too extreme, nice fisher images btw 🐾
I've tried this as well, but in really humid environment they tend to be waterlogged in about 12 hours. Since my systems are long term, my best results come from using cheap lenses. The Canon 17-55 with mostly plastic construction is much less of a heat sync and tends to clear faster. However this lens is optically sharp - especially at f8.
@@durmphoto I use this lens on a 60d too, it works a treat. Cheap to replace at €50/$50 as well. Have seen the guys at the BBC Natural History Unit placing a small heater element around a lens to maintain a constant temperature during a 5 day time lapse shoot. Might be worth looking into, it was on the Private Life of Plants series.
@@carlmorrow1 I tied chemical heaters for single nights which worked well. Seems like anything electrical becomes more and more cumbersome - especially if the cameras are out for six weeks or so. It would be really cool to find a low energy heater with just enough juice to keep the lens warmer than air temp for weeks on end (perhaps a little solar powered unit? - charges every day). Of course there is always the radioisotope thermoelectric generator which are kind of hard to come by! :)
@@durmphoto ......or maybe some ventilation holes in the camera housing to allow temperature changes outside and inside the housing synchronize more evenly. Drill the holes at upward angle and attach a small hood to protect from the elements.
I ran some tests on various flashes, the SB-28 lasts in standby with 4 AA cells at least 6 months! Including taking 1 shot at 1/16 of power every second day.
This is amazing! I love the sb-28. I like the heavier battery option for situations where I might have a ton of triggers, and to keep recycle time to a minimum. Ambient temp variations can also impact battery performance, so in really cold weather you can get less performance with standard AA. However these are all my assumptions and empirical data supporting different conclusion would change my mind.
@@durmphoto I'm not sure why the SB-28 is so popular with camera trapping. I tested the SB-25 and SB-80DX, they perform exactly the same. The 25 has a slightly lower guide number. But the standby time of both these flashes is longer then the one of the SB-28 acc. to my tests. The SB-26 seems to work as well, but I'm still testing ;-)
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Hi Michael - do you tend to use the same flash power for the backlight as you do for the ones illuminating the subject?
Really enjoy the videos by the way.
Regards,
Nick
Hey Nick, I cater each lighting setup to the specifics of the geography and subject. It changes every time - but I do a lot of test shots while setting up.
very nice video! you can use humidity small bags. it is working for me.
Your gear is handmade?