April 23, 2010 1:47 PMA wildlife photographer has produced a stunning set of close ups of some of Africa's most dangerous animals, by using a remote-control camera.
Brothers William and Matthew Burrard-Lucas came up with the odd looking device to enable them to take photos of animals while sensibly keeping at a safe distance.
Their Beetlecam creation is essentially a digital SLR camera and two flash guns mounted onto a remote-control car - but it has taken images the BBC Wildlife department would be proud of.
Beetlecam was recently tested in Tanzania's Katavi National Park for two weeks where it was all going well… until they got a bit too close to a lion which predictably mauled it.
William said that once the lion had lost interest in the now mangled Canon 400D camera they were able to recover an intact intact memory and download the images to their computer.
Speaking of the project the brothers said: "We thought that Elephants would be an easy subject for BeetleCam’s first outing. We were wrong… we quickly learned that Elephants are wary of unfamiliar objects and due to their highly sensitive hearing.
"They are almost impossible to sneak up on! Over the course of the trip, we learnt that the best way to photograph an elephant was to position the camera well in front of it and then let the animal approach in its own time.
"With this technique we enjoyed great success and managed to get some incredible photos of these colossal creatures."
See more photos at: http://newslite.tv/2010/04/23/beetlecam-gets-upclose-with-da.html
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