“Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.” – Robert Benchley (1889 – 1945)
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Leaping Ground Squirrel
Shooting video of nature, especially animals, can be very challenging. One key is the predictability of the subject. In this case, we have a ground squirrel that leaps from a small aspen tree into the bird feeder next to the cabin that is fairly predictable.
So, I set up the Phantom Miro M320S camera on a tripod pointed at the jump path. I set it up to use a triggering scheme that triggers the camera automatically based on motion in the live image. Here is a photo of the setup:
And, here is a short montage of the resulting video. Enjoy!
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Posted under: Cabin News • by Rick on 06/12/2012 at 04:52 PM
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More Hummingbirds - And, No Surprises This Time
More hummingbirds. No surprises this time. These are closer than the previous video. Soon, I am going to try to get some footage of two or more hummingbirds “sparring” at the feeder, so stay tuned.
Posted under: Cabin News • by Rick on 06/12/2012 at 11:00 AM
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More of Silly Bella
Yes, we sleep in the same house as this dog!
Here is some slow motion footage of her shaking off after a swim in the pond. And, jumping over a log on the way home.
Posted under: Cabin News • by Rick on 06/12/2012 at 10:56 AM
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Waterfalls
During our recent visit to the Snowy Range, I used the Miro camera to get some slow-motion footage of waterfalls. I wish I were creative enough to edit this to nice music 
Here are some “behind the scenes” shots that Lynne took:
And, here is a panoramic shot of the top of the range:
Posted under: Cabin News • by Rick on 06/10/2012 at 10:04 AM
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Saturday, June 09, 2012
Critters
We’ve seen a few critters around the cabin this trip.
First was a deer that we saw a couple of time. He is a youngster with velvet on his antlers. Kind of skinny too:
The next day, a moose walked into our clearing—well, almost all the way. We ended up grabbing our cameras and stalking it through the woods. So, these pictures aren’t great:
We call this guy Junior because he appears to be a young moose. Although he has a wattle and a nice start on some antlers.
But, the next day we were driving around and saw this old guy by a pond. We call him Gimp because he limps badly. The story is that last year, someone took a pot shot at him and hit him in the right front shoulder. He didn’t die, but still gets around, although obviously in some pain.
Posted under: Cabin News • by Rick on 06/09/2012 at 12:14 PM
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