[Leica] New gallery up CHIPMUNK & RAISINS :-)

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Hoppy asked:
Subject: RE: [Leica] New gallery up CHIPMUNK & RAISINS :-)


> Thanks for that info, Ted. I actually thought the pic looked like he was
> caught in some sort of chipmunk porn, or an attempt to breed a Leicaflex
> that climbs trees or hoards film for the winter ;-)
> Are raisins Viagra for chipmunks?<<<<

Jeeesh I don't know? I didn't see any of them running around looking to mate 
after a good feed of raisins! ;-)

ted

> As you mentioned, it might get untidy to try with a kangaroo. You'd need 
> to
> consider some sort of image stabilisitation in the mother camera.
> Now that my bad puns are out of the way, your set up was ingenious and
> effective.
>
> Irreverently Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Ted Grant
> Sent: Friday, 1 September 2006 00:28
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> Subject: [Leica] New gallery up CHIPMUNK & RAISINS :-)
>
> Hoppy asked:
> Subject: RE: [Leica] New gallery up
>
>
>> Ted a very fine sip of your work. I want to know exactly what that
>> squirrel
>> was doing to the Leicaflex.<<<
>> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/leicated/ <<
>
> Hoppy,
> Like I said it's tough getting good help so the Chipmunk was helping by
> releasing the shutter when I threw him a raisin. ;-) Well OK there were
> raisins involved. ;-)
>
> OK here's how to do this.
>
> 1/ you need three Leica SLR's  Well OK eh, I had to have one to take the
> picture of the other two and assistant. ;-)
>
> 2/ An assignment to shoot up a storm in a National Park with lots of wild
> life critters. In particular Chipmunks. :-)
>
> 3/ A bag of raisins in your shoulder bag to entice the critters.  Raisins
> are an essential part of being a photographer because they're about the 
> only
>
> thing you can keep in a zip-lock sack in your camera bag up to 3 months
> before they try to escape.;-) Obviously to relieve the hungries no matter
> where or when.
>
> Find a spot, usually around a camping area where the little guys hang out
> for scraps of food.
>
> 4/ Take two cameras and bait them with raisins stuck around the view 
> finder,
>
> or in the hot shoe, between shutter speed dial and prism, at the back 
> right
> by the eye piece wherever you can get them up to the camera. You only need 
> a
>
> few in strategic locations.
>
> Put cameras out, then start throwing a few raisins to entice them closer.
>
> 5/ A long lens so you can sit back and wait and you'll get all kinds of
> assistant's for a handful of raisins! :-) Beats the hell out of peanuts!
> I've tried and they fall off, the raisins stick. ;-)
>
> And that's about it. Oh yeah you do have to clean off stickies from 
> cameras
> as soon as you finish. :-)
>
> This is one photo of a 3 picture series that it looks like he's setting 
> the
> camera,  checking out the lens. But it's easy, just takes a little 
> patients
> and raisins. ;-)
>
>> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/leicated/ <<
>
> I don't imagine it would be a cool thing to try with Kangaroos! ;-)
>
> ted
>
>
>
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