Following on from my blog about my latest newsletter yesterday, I thought I would post about my new video today. In this top tips video, I share my advice for using camera traps on your local patch to improve your wildlife photography.
You may have seen stunning images of elusive wildlife captured using camera traps. These set-ups are often expensive and may not appeal due to the time and skill required to set them up; this doesn’t mean you should rule out camera trapping. Although it may not capture high-quality images and videos, using an inexpensive and simple trail camera set-up is worthwhile – particularly if you’re short on spare time for your photography.
If you’re keen to try camera trapping, my suggestions – based on my own experiences on my recent break in the Lake District and with my local foxes – will hopefully give you some ideas. Please let me know what you think in the comments.
Even if you’re not fussed about using a trail camera as a tool for your wildlife photography, I would highly recommend getting one anyway – especially if you are lucky enough to have your own garden. The hundreds of 20-second clips already recorded by my camera have brought me so much joy. Opening each one is like opening a present; I have no idea what will appear. The unexpectedly intimate views of my local wildlife have been charming and, in some cases, hilariously funny. I return to the camera’s location to change the memory card on average once a month, and I am always impatient to get home to check what videos are on the card, waiting to make me smile.
I will try to share as many of these moments as possible with you on my YouTube channel. So, for these and more of my top tips, please like and subscribe to my YouTube Channel.
In the meantime, I’ll leave you with one of my favourite videos. This is the battle of the fox and the shoe. Who will win? Find out below.