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Since people keep asking, here is a pic of my setup. I am using a device called Bird Photo Booth 2.0. It consists of this camera box, much like a trail camera, that has a macro lens on the top and a regular one on the bottom. Inside is a little shelf on which I place a small camera (sold separately, you can also use a smartphone or a GoPro) that has, amongst other things, a motion sensor function that I can set to take 10 pics per second. The bowl attachment comes with the camera as well. So whenever a bird makes it to the bowl, the camera takes pictures. If I leave the camera out the whole day, which happens a lot, I end up with up to 7000 photos, depending on the activity of the day. My evening pleasure and routine is to go through all of them, delete the bad ones and keep and slightly edit the ones I deem publishable. I have no affiliation with the inventor, I just came across his invention through the almighty internet and participated in his kickstarter because I loved the idea.
I installed my camera on a fabulous heavy inherited tripod and installed a baffle to keep the squirrels out. I put it in my yard each day, rain or shine, and so far have not had any major malfunctions. Since I have been feeding birds before I had the booth, they are very interested and willing to take mug shots. I am currently also experimenting with the bowl attachment, addding a tiny hummer feeder and a jelly container. When the weather gets warmer, I will hopefully get pictures of some more irregular visitors.
Another reblog.
And another reblog, for those who want to see the baffle under the camera box.
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ostdrossel:
ostdrossel:
Since people keep asking, here is a pic of my setup. I am using a device called Bird Photo Booth 2.0. It consists of this camera box, much like a trail camera, that has a macro lens on the top and a regular one on the bottom. Inside is a little shelf on which I place a small camera (sold separately, you can also use a smartphone or a GoPro) that has, amongst other things, a motion sensor function that I can set to take 10 pics per second. The bowl attachment comes with the camera as well. So whenever a bird makes it to the bowl, the camera takes pictures. If I leave the camera out the whole day, which happens a lot, I end up with up to 7000 photos, depending on the activity of the day. My evening pleasure and routine is to go through all of them, delete the bad ones and keep and slightly edit the ones I deem publishable. I have no affiliation with the inventor, I just came across his invention through the almighty internet and participated in his kickstarter because I loved the idea.
I installed my camera on a fabulous heavy inherited tripod and installed a baffle to keep the squirrels out. I put it in my yard each day, rain or shine, and so far have not had any major malfunctions. Since I have been feeding birds before I had the booth, they are very interested and willing to take mug shots. I am currently also experimenting with the bowl attachment, addding a tiny hummer feeder and a jelly container. When the weather gets warmer, I will hopefully get pictures of some more irregular visitors.
Another reblog.
And another reblog, for those who want to see the baffle under the camera box.
http://ift.tt/2EAiXU1
from Tumblr http://ift.tt/2DWmHOm
via IFTTT
