Beaver capture

[stinky]

I have had the hardest time capturing images of a beaver. Only after spending the past few weeks learning about their environment and extensive use of trail cameras, I think I got the image I wanted.

Cognisys Scout active IR sensors
Canon 50d with kit lens
3 Nikon SB-25 strobes, (2) 45 degree left and right of the camera, (1) from behind to add separation from the dark swamp.
Camtraptions wireless triggers
RAM mounts for everything


Two trips 45 minutes into the swamp (each way) carrying tools and equipment, through tick-infested wetlands and bears coming out of hibernation. I moved a heap of scent mound to the water crossing and have captured 13 different species in 24 hours. Beaver dams and crossings are my new target sites.

beaver teeth.jpg