I start with a photo of the log as you've seen before, but what you can't see is that there is another section of the same log that crosses a small ravine. I strapped a camera to the underside of the log to see what would happen, and after reviewing the photos, learned two things.
1) Next time, I'll try to find a log that crosses higher above the ground. In this case, with the camera only about 3' off the ground, the field of vision is very limited. I had many photos that showed only half a squirrel or half a raccoon.
2) Trail cams are triggered by movement. Water trickling down a ravine is movement. I had over a hundred photos that showed nothing but the creek and leaves, as the water itself was enough to cause the cam to take photos.
In any case, here are a couple of photos that DID work.
1) Next time, I'll try to find a log that crosses higher above the ground. In this case, with the camera only about 3' off the ground, the field of vision is very limited. I had many photos that showed only half a squirrel or half a raccoon.
2) Trail cams are triggered by movement. Water trickling down a ravine is movement. I had over a hundred photos that showed nothing but the creek and leaves, as the water itself was enough to cause the cam to take photos.
In any case, here are a couple of photos that DID work.
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| Nose completely underwater |
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| See the Chipmunk? |
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