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Mon, 19/02/2007 - 12:07pm
To get a perspective of animal size it might help to know dimensions of WH and distance of cam from WH and or any other fixed objects sizes in cams range.
Pete
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Mon, 19/02/2007 - 12:07pm
To get a perspective of animal size it might help to know dimensions of WH and distance of cam from WH and or any other fixed objects sizes in cams range.
Mon, 19/02/2007 - 7:11pm
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Dick,
WOW much smaller than I thought. I dont suppose Google Earth can tell us the distance to that tree in front, looks about 100 ft.
Is the cam about 20 ft. from the WH? If so its only 45 ft to other side and animals there will not look much smaller than in front of cam., am I wrong?
Pete
Yes, with Google Earth you can measure the distance between any two points you choose. It's 175' from the camera to the Marula tree. The closest edge of the waterhole is about 20' from the camera, and the farthest edge is about 50' from the camera. The camera is about eye-level to an adult giraffe, which puts it some 15' up in the dead tree.
Mon, 19/02/2007 - 5:46pm
#3
To get a perspective of animal size it might help to know dimensions of WH and distance of cam from WH and or any other fixed objects sizes in cams range.
Pete
Pete, Zooming in on the waterhole with Google Earth and measuring it with the Google Earth tool, it is approximately 40x25 feet or 12x8 meters. In the middle it is stomach-high on an adult Cape Buffalo, which would make it about three feet (1 meter) deep. Dick,
Mon, 19/02/2007 - 2:00pm
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To get a perspective of animal size it might help to know dimensions of WH and distance of cam from WH and or any other fixed objects sizes in cams range.
Pete
Pete, Zooming in on the waterhole with Google Earth and measuring it with the Google Earth tool, it is approximately 40x25 feet or 12x8 meters. In the middle it is stomach-high on an adult Cape Buffalo, which would make it about three feet (1 meter) deep.  |
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Yes, with Google Earth you can measure the distance between any two points you choose. It's 175' from the camera to the Marula tree. The closest edge of the waterhole is about 20' from the camera, and the farthest edge is about 50' from the camera.
The camera is about eye-level to an adult giraffe, which puts it some 15'
up in the dead tree.
Thanks Dick that helps a lot. Sorry I didnt notice hole deminsions on your great web site. That looks like a great tool.
Perspective can be deceiving lke holding a fish out towards the camera to make it look larger.