Lighting Night photography Sitting out at night in the hope of photograph ing a nocturnal animal - often in cold weather - requires dedication , but the sense of achieve ment can be infinitely greater than when working by day . It is essential to know precisely when and where the subject will appear , for it is difficult to roam far afield without disturbing nocturnal birds and mammals , which have acute senses of hearing and vision . Birds suc as owls can be photographed from within a hide that you have set up by day ( see p . 155 ) as they come and go from their nest sites . You do not need a hide for taking mammals such as badgers and foxes , but you must sit downwind of them . Flash is essen tial for night photography , except for taking luminescent animals , such as glow - worms , and animals that may gradually become accustom ed to floodlights , such as raccoons . If you know the flash - to - subject distance , you will find an automatic flash easy to use at night . A tele - flash attachment ( see p . 157 ) is useful for concentrat ing the flash beam over long distances . If the camera is mounted on a tripod and prefocused , it can be triggered by remote control or by the subject setting off a trip device ( see p . 157 ) . You will probably have to focus a hand - held camera by a red light , to which most nocturnal animals donot react .
سائر ليلي ▷ على جزيرة في نيوزيلندا ، أضاء مصباحي الأمامي طائر تواتارا يتجول من جحره. استخدام فلاش إلكتروني مضبوط على الوضع التلقائي (انظر أعلاه). لقد قمت بتأطير الصورة مع وجود الزاحف في الأسفل ، بحيث يتم التأكيد على المشهد الليلي من خلال الخلفية البعيدة غير المضاءة.
A night walker ▷ On an island in New Zealand , my headlamp spotlit a tuatara roaming from its burrow . Using an electronic flash set on an auto mode ( see above ) . I framed the picture with the reptile at the bottom , so that the nocturnal scene would be emphasized by the distant , unlit background .
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Behavior after dark A I located this painted reed frog calling at night in a South African pond by panning a flashlight from side to side , and took the picture with an auto flash .
السلوك بعد حلول الظلام A لقد حددت مكان هذا الضفدع المصبوغ من القصب وهو ينادي ليلاً في بركة جنوب أفريقية عن طريق تحريك مصباح يدوي من جانب إلى آخر ، والتقطت الصورة بفلاش تلقائي.
nd A nocturnal hunter D I took flash pictures of the flightless New Zealand kiwi after I had baited a small area inside a large enclosure with earthworms .
صياد ليلي D لقد التقطت صورًا فلاشية للكيوي النيوزيلندي الذي لا يطير بعد أن قمت بطعم منطقة صغيرة داخل حاوية كبيرة بها ديدان الأرض.