|
View Full Version : Crappy trail cam shots. BAM 05-07-2008, 15:35 http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/37048221142ab72d.jpg http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/37048221142b5f1f.jpg http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/37048221142dfef0.jpg http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/370482211431161c.jpg huntrz 05-07-2008, 17:39 I didnt know you had a trailcam bam??? what kind is it? how long have you had it? BAM 05-07-2008, 18:00 I didnt know you had a trailcam bam??? what kind is it? how long have you had it? Yup must be the old man memory again....:eek:.lol.we told you at waltz that night, we had just got it then......we put it out once before but the batteries died right away so now we got powercells for it.......:D No happy with the quality, but at least you can see if anything is going through.....:cool: huntrz 05-07-2008, 22:05 Yup must be the old man memory again....:eek:.lol.we told you at waltz that night, we had just got it then......we put it out once before but the batteries died right away so now we got powercells for it.......:D No happy with the quality, but at least you can see if anything is going through.....:cool: and these are the first pics you've posted? or did you tell me that too? what kind of cam is it? what kind of batteries did you use that didnt last? what size does it use? what MP? tell us more bam! BAM 05-07-2008, 22:32 Yea those are the first pics I posted from this trail cam......:D Ill forgive ya, maybe there was one too many drinks served that night......ROFL... Just a wildview...its going on public land so don't want anything expensive... I don't remember what batteries I used...some cheapy ones...We went to the woods, put it up...walked by a few times and the low battery light came on...lol So we took it back down and I got the powercells instead....it takes 4c's...... Ill prolly put it right back there...noticed alot of deer prints and such.....any tips folkz??? I know it needs to be a little lower for one..... flatlander 05-08-2008, 07:24 You probably already know this but with a slower trigger speed you will want to have the trail camera facing kinda parallel to the trail the deer are using. Aiming up or down the trail rather then across it. Also once the vegetation is thicker place the camera with some around it that will help with a weak flash. The flash will bounce/reflect off the vegetation giving you more distance out of the flash. huntrz 05-08-2008, 07:29 You probably already know this but with a slower trigger speed you will want to have the trail camera facing kinda parallel to the trail the deer are using. Aiming up or down the trail rather then across it. Also once the vegetation is thicker place the camera with some around it that will help with a weak flash. The flash will bounce/reflect off the vegetation giving you more distance out of the flash. that's a great tip Flat! I didn't know that. Thanks gretchensteele 05-08-2008, 08:00 I didn't think about the flash part either..Thank you Mr. Trailcam King! flatlander 05-08-2008, 09:04 that's a great tip Flat! I didn't know that. Thanks Right Mr. Sarcastic like you didn't know. :p:D G If you get the vegetation to close around it will just block some flash so you need to watch just how close you get it to the trail cam. Like in this picture (below) you can see the veg on the left was about to close. This was IR and I wanted the veg to help keep from wasting any IR flash from going up but rather reflect it down where the deer would be. I should have also cut the 2 bare twig/branches to see the deer better. :rolleyes: That make any sense, clear as mud right. LOL http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/silbowhunter/DSC00225-2.jpg gretchensteele 05-08-2008, 09:25 actually Flat it did make sense to me...now that's scary isn't it? Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us trail cam newbies! Fullstrut65 05-08-2008, 16:28 Hey Bam, you need to have Flat hook you up with a homebrew. BAM 05-08-2008, 22:43 Thanks for the tips folkz...Yes my trail cam sucks and I know it.....:D Just excited to actually see something on there...The veg is thick there and so are the deer tracks...:rolleyes: FS please please don't give my hub anymore ideas he comes up with enough of his own....lol...:D huntrz 05-08-2008, 23:03 [QUOTE=flatlander;42285]Right Mr. Sarcastic like you didn't know. :p:D actually I did not know that flat, i wasnt being sarcastic, never read that anywhere and just never thought about it huntrz 05-08-2008, 23:05 FS please please don't give my hub anymore ideas he comes up with enough of his own....lol...:D I think you do alright yourself...:eek: BAM 05-09-2008, 09:39 I think you do alright yourself...:eek: Huntrz I wouldn't even know where to begin! B is a whiz with all that stuff...He loves stereo equipment, cameras, computers all that crap....I usually just let him do the dirty work and then I use it...:D BAM 09-14-2008, 19:51 B and my fav. nephew went out 2 check da trail cam but it only had a few shots on it ..:(...They did bump 4 does and seen some orange mushrooms but I wouldn't let them take my cam cause the rain and such... http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/SUNP0006.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/SUNP0004.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/SUNP0002.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/SUNP0001.jpg We went ahead and took it out and gonna set it up in a new location.....well see... Bigduke 09-14-2008, 20:07 Also alkaline batteries work better. ALKALINE If you don't use many batteries and don't want to get a recharger, then just buy alkaline batteries. They're inexpensive and give plenty of power. (If you're using a high-drain device like a digital camera, then use the newer high-drain alkalines, such as the Duracell Ultra, Energizer Advanced Formula, or Kodak Photolife.) You can get regular alkalines or high-drain alkalines at most grocery stores, and generic is nearly as good as brand-name as long as it's alkaline. If you buy batteries more often than once a month or two, you should probably consider rechargeables instead BAM 10-07-2008, 06:51 Here's a shot from the other night....I cant tell too much besides maybe up behind the right tree......This quality of the trail cam shots R killin me when Im used to 6-10mp!!!! I even Asked G to help me out on this one but not much u can do when it's so pixelated! :mad: http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/buck4.jpg flatlander 10-07-2008, 13:09 Also alkaline batteries work better. ALKALINE If you don't use many batteries and don't want to get a recharger, then just buy alkaline batteries. They're inexpensive and give plenty of power. (If you're using a high-drain device like a digital camera, then use the newer high-drain alkalines, such as the Duracell Ultra, Energizer Advanced Formula, or Kodak Photolife.) You can get regular alkalines or high-drain alkalines at most grocery stores, and generic is nearly as good as brand-name as long as it's alkaline. If you buy batteries more often than once a month or two, you should probably consider rechargeables instead Lithium batteries all the way, if not using rechargeables. They last a lot longer then regular alkalines batteries. HarryD 10-07-2008, 13:10 Bam I played with the last shot and there is something between the two bigger trees and I think it is a deer but you really can't tell. BAM 10-07-2008, 15:49 Yea G and I did 2 lol....It looks like u can see some antlers and a eye from the flash right in the middle of the right tree but not for sure! BAM 10-07-2008, 15:52 G did this one! http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/buckforbam.jpg BAM 10-07-2008, 16:46 Switched the card again today....I know there's some does out there cause I been watching their tracks for a couple years now but we hadn't seen many lately....The other day went we got down from the stands..B got down and walked one way and I got down and walked the other way meeting up in the middle later......In the meantime B said he ended up bumped 3-4does on accident so I guess they r around.....Just so hard to see in this thick cover....:rolleyes: http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/trail7.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/trail6.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/trail5.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/Trail4.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/trail2.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/trail1.jpg BAM 10-15-2008, 08:23 New location....how close/far should it be from a rub/scrape/path? I dont' wanna spook him but wouldl ike it to show up if he comes through? Looks like we need to move it down a bit 2 :o http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd125/bambam203silo/trail1-1.jpg flatlander 10-15-2008, 13:06 Not trying to rip on your trail cam but from the look of things your going to have to aim it up or down the trail. Probably wont be fast enough to get the hole deer in the picture if its aiming across a trail. As far as over a scrape or rub your limited there as well because of the weak flash. Set it as far away as possible but close enough you can still see what you have in the picture. You just have to keep moving it until you figure out what distance that is. That wasn't much help was it ? :D BAM 10-15-2008, 18:35 It was suppose to be going down this trail? lol No that was helpful......we r going hunting in the am......Im gonna try to remember to pull da card and move it again.. Im not happy with this trail cam but it just worries us to put a 300 home brew on public......maybe a 100 moutrie or something wouldn't be too bad....lol BAM 10-23-2008, 12:29 http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/3704900aea413576.jpg |