Luggage on wheels

Meet BeetleCam - chamber on wheels, remote controlled, with whose help you can do some amazing shots of wild animals in their natural habitat.

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1. This is a homemade device helped two brothers from the UK to make great photos of African fauna lion prides, elephants and other animals Tanzania. (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)





2. Brothers Matthew (20 years old) and William (26 years) Burrard-Lucas last year built BeetleCam camera in his garage. (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



3. Within two weeks in August, they used their techno-other to "walk" across the savannah Catavi National Park in Tanzania. Being safe in his Land Rover, brothers control the camera to take pictures of wild animals at close range. (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



4. After one of the meetings with the predator away from the camera were only pieces. "After the success of the elephants, we decided to make the Lions a second aspect of our surveys, - says Will. - Actually, it was a stupid idea. BeetleCam just trampled and thrown into the bushes. We are fortunate that we are generally able to recover the memory card. However, later, making pictures, we realized that BeetleCam coped with its task. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



5. Will and Matthew were able to save his idea. "The cameras withstand the impact, and we were able to reassemble it." (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



6. "A year ago, our small garage in London, we started working on our ambitious project. We wanted our camera captures the wildlife of Africa in all its glory. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



7. "Typically, these pictures do, hiding stationary camera somewhere in the bushes and undergrowth. The problem is that this method requires a lot of time and luck. We had to come up with something new. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



8. "When assembling the camera, we are faced with some difficulties. It was necessary that the device was able to move over rough areas with heavy camera lens. It was to be immune to the dusty bumpy territory, and, after prolonged use. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



9. "After some changes BeetleCam has been brought to mind." (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



10. During his first trip brothers faced with an unusual animal behavior at the sight of the camera. "We thought that elephants are subject to a simple shooting. We were wrong. We quickly realized that the elephants are wary of unfamiliar objects, and thanks to their responsive hearing them almost impossible to surprise. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



11. "As a result we have developed a technique that allows to put the camera in front of an elephant and wait until he comes. We liked the success we have achieved. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



12. "To our surprise, the second most dangerous animal in Africa was the most agreeable object - we mean easily irritated buffalo. Adult males who failed to find a female, gathered in small "bachelor" herds. However, despite their unpredictable and aggressive nature, we found that these older bullies hardly noticed our camera. " (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



13. The brothers are working on the project BeetleCam Mk II and are planning to return to Africa this summer. (BURRARD-LUCAS / BARCROFT MEDIA)



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