Posted by David Taylor on September 3, 2010 at 5:59 PM
..well 1am actually. The mouse certainly has to compete with other species to get the crumbs of organic stoneground flour bread.
Getting some good results with Phototrap. Still using the on-camera flash at the moment until I get some slave flashes to soften the shadow as per your good advice on my last post.
Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX DG Macro lens
Manual focus Auto white balance
Integral flash triggered by Phototrap IR beam
ISO 100
F9
1/200s
Novoflex mini tripod
RAW processed in SigmaPhotoPro4
Finished off in PictureWindowPro, Xara Xtreme Pro 6 and PS Elements
Posted by John Robinson on September 3, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Getting better mate.Don't reckon much to the night life in your area though! Can you reverse everything so the mouse is coming out towards the camera? Build him a little shelter and remove the one he,s using maybe ?
Get those pellets down ! - stuff the environment !!
Cheers
John
Seriously I think this is great! Tells a good story.
Posted by David Taylor on September 3, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Pellets! I could't do that John. The snails are descendants of ones I used to 'liberate' from university when I was doing my BSc (Hons) Plant Science degree. They were used to test a certain type of clover which had a high cyanide content. Too much cyanide in the clover and the snails died. Better than the livestock I suppose, but a shame for the snails.
Snails attract song thrushes, slugs hedgehogs, toads and frogs. So they're staying.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 3, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Its getting there David
I am looking forward to more when you get the other flash heads
Posted by John Robinson on September 3, 2010 at 6:26 PM
David
Dont you start !
I was JOKING !!
John
Posted by Austin Thomas on September 3, 2010 at 6:48 PM
John, How could you consider using pellets !!!!!!
David, I agree with John about positioning of the camera. I am enjoying observing your project and look forward to seeing it develop.
Cheers
Austin
Posted by David Taylor on September 3, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Of course you were, John. Just been out checking the camera. 21 shots so far tonight, some with the mouse facing towards the camera.
Thanks Ian, and Austin
About positioning the camera. Purely trial and error. The mouse has a
fairly random approach so I just put the food under the beam and hope for the best. It looks as though it has paid off tonight, so far.
Posted by Dale Sutton on September 4, 2010 at 2:54 AM
Great shot David I see that phototrap is coming up trumps.
Dale
Posted by David Kjaer on September 4, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Hi David
Interesting image - I like it. Agree with John that it would be better if the mouse was facing toward the camera.
I'm enjoying this David. You just don't know what you get in your garden during the night. I know the thrill I got the first night I saw 2 foxes in the garden. First time in 6 years of living here and I hadn't done anything to encourage them. Who knows what you will turn up. Glad to see you have given up that 3D malarkey
Posted by David Taylor on September 4, 2010 at 5:28 PM
Discussion
16 repliesGetting some good results with Phototrap. Still using the on-camera flash at the moment until I get some slave flashes to soften the shadow as per your good advice on my last post.
Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX DG Macro lens
Manual focus Auto white balance
Integral flash triggered by Phototrap IR beam
ISO 100
F9
1/200s
Novoflex mini tripod
RAW processed in SigmaPhotoPro4
Finished off in PictureWindowPro, Xara Xtreme Pro 6 and PS Elements
Get those pellets down ! - stuff the environment !!
Cheers
John
Seriously I think this is great! Tells a good story.
Snails attract song thrushes, slugs hedgehogs, toads and frogs. So they're staying.
I am looking forward to more when you get the other flash heads
Dont you start !
I was JOKING !!
John
David, I agree with John about positioning of the camera. I am enjoying observing your project and look forward to seeing it develop.
Cheers
Austin
Thanks Ian, and Austin
About positioning the camera. Purely trial and error. The mouse has a
fairly random approach so I just put the food under the beam and hope for the best. It looks as though it has paid off tonight, so far.
Dale
Interesting image - I like it. Agree with John that it would be better if the mouse was facing toward the camera.
David
Looks like the project is progressing well
Simon
Is this a Wood Mouse?, don't think there's any need for pellets because the mouse looks like he's about to nobble that snail
Very slight nit covered re mouse positioning, but as you have mentioned, he's pretty random.
Andy...