In my opinion it is always worth risking the photographic equipment to try to achieve the photograph with which we dream. Very good job, congratulations!
You are probably correct, but i have lost gear in the past and sometimes it can be difficult to leave your equipment somewhere vulnerable. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. 😊
I get a lot out of your discussion of weighing the risks; the use of game cameras for scouting; and all the other elements I find myself thinking about with my own remotes. It's a great pleasure when I get notified you have a new video, John. And great otters.
Brilliant otter image John, and fantastic to see you got a pine marten on your trail cam! Quite possible the relative of some of 'my' pine martens here on the Black Isle in the Highlands.
Thanks James, i'm still buzzing about seeing the Pine Martin. If you have any spare up with you on the Black isle, I would be very grateful if you would point them in the direction of Wales. 😉
That second image is a corker John. Mustelids are my favourite animals and if I managed to capture both a Pine Marten and an Otter I would be over the moon. I have been very fortunate over the years to have photographed wild otters down here in West Wales and every single time it never fails to excite me and raises my spirits for days after. I think a lot of people would be surprised at just how small a piece of water can be to attract otters. Best of luck for the future.
Thanks Robert, I used to fish at night in the summer months for Sewin (sea trout) on the rivers of west Wales, mostly the Mawddach and Dysinni and i used to see otters quite regularly. You are right about them frequenting small pieces of water, this river is just a trickle at the moment and i was surprised when the otters showed up. All the best. John 👍
Great video and photo John, did you have any problems with the Camtraptions sensor not picking up the heat signature of the wet otter coming out of the water?
Thanks Matt, It didn't seem to be a problem on this occasion, However, I have had times during wet weather when a soggy badger has walked in front of the sensor without triggering it. Maybe the ambient temperature is also another factor. I have also read recently on the "Cameratrapper" forum of someone with a camera trap set up for beavers who was experiencing the problem you raised of the sensor not picking up a wet animal.
@@JohnFormstone I had an otter in front of a camtraptions v3 sensor for over 10 seconds on Monday without it triggering it. Just like you said about someone else having problems with a beaver I had also heard of otters passing by set ups without the camera being triggered.
Cracking video John, really enjoy your posts. Fabulous that Pine martens are in the same area, just hope to see them in South Wales before too long. Just back from photographing wildlife on Mull and apprehensive of the levels of intrusion some people display when photographing otters there, most people are great but it only takes one or two! Cam trapping is by far the least intrusive method. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Rik. Hopefully Pine martens will get a good foothold in Wales and maybe help keep the grey squirrel population in check a little. Sorry to hear of your experience in Mull, I hope it didn't detract too much from your trip. Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated. 👍
hi John！Will this flash overexpose if the animals I'm photographing appear during the day? Is there a flash value that is suitable for both day and night? Feeling like you can't be satisfied with everything? The machine has been left in the wild for a long time, and animals may appear during the day and night. How to solve this situation? Or is this project just photographing nocturnal animals, giving up the possibility of animals appearing during the day?Thanks for your answer! great work！Looking forward to your next video~😀
Hi Shou. Lighting an image has many variables, but to try and put it simply, the flash will not overexpose the image if an animal appears during the day, as long as your ISO and aperture remain the same, as it is these 2 elements in the exposure triangle that determine the light from the flash and it is the 3rd element in the exposure triangle, your shutter speed, that determines the ambient/natural light. So if you are in "manual mode", with the shutter speed set for example to 1/200th. If the animal shows up at night the background will be dark, but if it shows up in the daylight the background/ambient light will show up in the image. If you are in "Aperture priority", the same as above will apply, except that the shutter speed will automatically vary to properly expose for the ambient light. I hope this helps to make some sense of it, as i said earlier it can be a pretty complicated topic with lots of variables and both Manual and aperture priority both have they're pros and cons. My video of photographing Buzzards during the daytime may also help to explain the effect of flash and ambient light, which you can watch here: ruclips.net/video/08c2p9cQH4Q/видео.html Regards. John
@@JohnFormstone thank John.I need to practice more. I read a book on lighting yesterday and I was curious why so few people choose soft light due to the nature of flash? And many people choose hard light? The pupil of the animal will reflect a relatively hard highlight. I am thinking, this kind of soft light looks very comfortable, but it is rarely seen in the camera trap. Why is this? Is it because it's too troublesome?If technically allowed, would you choose soft light? I'm curious about everyone's choice of performance techniques?
Hi Shuo, You would need to use large softboxes for soft light which are not practical to be left outdoors for camera trapping purposes. Not only would they get damaged during bad weather but the animals would not tolerate being close to them.
In my opinion it is always worth risking the photographic equipment to try to achieve the photograph with which we dream. Very good job, congratulations!
You are probably correct, but i have lost gear in the past and sometimes it can be difficult to leave your equipment somewhere vulnerable. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. 😊
I get a lot out of your discussion of weighing the risks; the use of game cameras for scouting; and all the other elements I find myself thinking about with my own remotes. It's a great pleasure when I get notified you have a new video, John. And great otters.
Thank you for the kind words Tig, they are very much appreciated. I'm glad you are enjoying them. 👍
Excellent video again John. Your excitement comes through every time you get a capture. Keep it coming.
Thanks, as always Barry. I must admit, the second photo took me by surprise a bit as i didn't think the Otter had been back. Regards John 👍
Brilliant otter image John, and fantastic to see you got a pine marten on your trail cam! Quite possible the relative of some of 'my' pine martens here on the Black Isle in the Highlands.
Thanks James, i'm still buzzing about seeing the Pine Martin. If you have any spare up with you on the Black isle, I would be very grateful if you would point them in the direction of Wales. 😉
Great video John and two great photographs too..well done
Thanks John, as always for your kind words, hope you are keeping well. 👍
@@JohnFormstone Fine thank you ,hope uou are too.keep up the good work with the traps
I sure enjoy and appreciate your camera trap videos. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words David, much appreciated.
hello really very beautiful photography and a perfect mastery of shooting with photo trap
Thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated. 😊
That second image is a corker John.
Mustelids are my favourite animals and if I managed to capture both a Pine Marten and an Otter I would be over the moon.
I have been very fortunate over the years to have photographed wild otters down here in West Wales and every single time it never fails to excite me and raises my spirits for days after.
I think a lot of people would be surprised at just how small a piece of water can be to attract otters.
Best of luck for the future.
Thanks Robert, I used to fish at night in the summer months for Sewin (sea trout) on the rivers of west Wales, mostly the Mawddach and Dysinni and i used to see otters quite regularly.
You are right about them frequenting small pieces of water, this river is just a trickle at the moment and i was surprised when the otters showed up.
All the best. John 👍
Thanks for sharing the video John had one Otter on a trail cam a long time ago.👍
Thanks Martin, Its such a treat when you see them, pity it's not a little more often.
Great video and photo John, did you have any problems with the Camtraptions sensor not picking up the heat signature of the wet otter coming out of the water?
Thanks Matt, It didn't seem to be a problem on this occasion, However, I have had times during wet weather when a soggy badger has walked in front of the sensor without triggering it. Maybe the ambient temperature is also another factor.
I have also read recently on the "Cameratrapper" forum of someone with a camera trap set up for beavers who was experiencing the problem you raised of the sensor not picking up a wet animal.
@@JohnFormstone I had an otter in front of a camtraptions v3 sensor for over 10 seconds on Monday without it triggering it. Just like you said about someone else having problems with a beaver I had also heard of otters passing by set ups without the camera being triggered.
Fab images John..! Looking forward to the next one..! g
Thanks George, Hope your keeping well. 👍
Awsome John! love the work you do!
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.
Cracking video John, really enjoy your posts. Fabulous that Pine martens are in the same area, just hope to see them in South Wales before too long. Just back from photographing wildlife on Mull and apprehensive of the levels of intrusion some people display when photographing otters there, most people are great but it only takes one or two! Cam trapping is by far the least intrusive method. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Rik. Hopefully Pine martens will get a good foothold in Wales and maybe help keep the grey squirrel population in check a little.
Sorry to hear of your experience in Mull, I hope it didn't detract too much from your trip. Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated. 👍
Great video 👍 nice setup whit camera trap 😃
Thank you, glad you liked it. 👍
hi John！Will this flash overexpose if the animals I'm photographing appear during the day? Is there a flash value that is suitable for both day and night? Feeling like you can't be satisfied with everything? The machine has been left in the wild for a long time, and animals may appear during the day and night. How to solve this situation? Or is this project just photographing nocturnal animals, giving up the possibility of animals appearing during the day?Thanks for your answer! great work！Looking forward to your next video~😀
Hi Shou. Lighting an image has many variables, but to try and put it simply, the flash will not overexpose the image if an animal appears during the day, as long as your ISO and aperture remain the same, as it is these 2 elements in the exposure triangle that determine the light from the flash and it is the 3rd element in the exposure triangle, your shutter speed, that determines the ambient/natural light.
So if you are in "manual mode", with the shutter speed set for example to 1/200th. If the animal shows up at night the background will be dark, but if it shows up in the daylight the background/ambient light will show up in the image.
If you are in "Aperture priority", the same as above will apply, except that the shutter speed will automatically vary to properly expose for the ambient light.
I hope this helps to make some sense of it, as i said earlier it can be a pretty complicated topic with lots of variables and both Manual and aperture priority both have they're pros and cons. My video of photographing Buzzards during the daytime may also help to explain the effect of flash and ambient light, which you can watch here: ruclips.net/video/08c2p9cQH4Q/видео.html
Regards. John
@@JohnFormstone thank John.I need to practice more. I read a book on lighting yesterday and I was curious why so few people choose soft light due to the nature of flash? And many people choose hard light? The pupil of the animal will reflect a relatively hard highlight. I am thinking, this kind of soft light looks very comfortable, but it is rarely seen in the camera trap. Why is this? Is it because it's too troublesome?If technically allowed, would you choose soft light? I'm curious about everyone's choice of performance techniques?
Hi Shuo, You would need to use large softboxes for soft light which are not practical to be left outdoors for camera trapping purposes. Not only would they get damaged during bad weather but the animals would not tolerate being close to them.
@@JohnFormstone thank you! I see~😊
Awesome shot! Keep up the good work :D
Thanks Lance. 👍
Great job!
Thanks Guillermo, much appreciated. 👍
Very well done!!!!! awesome
Thank you ,as always Elizabeth. Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Deserving of more views!
Thanks, I,m glad you think so. 😊