The Last Supper

[Zuiko]

A bit too gory for some, perhaps. My daughter is currently not speaking to me - even though it wasn't me that set the trap!

What do you think of it as a subject?

And how does it stand up as a photograph?

Thank you.

[EH1]

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Blimey!...................I was`nt expecting that!

Can`t think why your daughter won`t talk to you!

[Who's_E]

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I always had mice in mousetraps down as a "traditional" image.

With that in mind, to your subject question I think I would be more comfortable with a wooden mousetrap. Cheese is good for this photo. Dad swears by bacon for mice but for this purpose I think cheese is better.

As a photographic subject, I am impressed by the way you managed to get the mouse to approach at an angle to the pressure pad. The result is that there is a good amount of depth to the photo. Also a good DOF.

Hope this helps,

Nick

[Guest]

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What's sad is he doesn't even seem to have had a bite of the cheese.

I do hope you made the most of this opportuntity - lovely chance for some floor level views and shallow dof.

Can't make up my mind quite whether I want more DoF to bring all the tail and trap into sharp focus - or a lot less so it goes well out. For me it's currently between the two possibilities.

Nice capture though - did you have it for tea?

Nick

[Zuiko]

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I always had mice in mousetraps down as a "traditional" image.

With that in mind, to your subject question I think I would be more comfortable with a wooden mousetrap. Cheese is good for this photo. Dad swears by bacon for mice but for this purpose I think cheese is better.

As a photographic subject, I am impressed by the way you managed to get the mouse to approach at an angle to the pressure pad. The result is that there is a good amount of depth to the photo. Also a good DOF.

Hope this helps,

Nick

Ah, this is the new digital titanium mousetrap with vibration reduction and built in stabilization! Must admit that peanut butter was the bait - the cheese was later added as a concession to tradition!

[Andrew Riddell]

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Nice one, John! If I made the traps, I'd buy this shot for advertising!

Sounds as though your daughter wouldn't like my shots of a crow disposing of the remains of a squirrel either!

Andrew

[Zuiko]

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What's sad is he doesn't even seem to have had a bite of the cheese.

I do hope you made the most of this opportuntity - lovely chance for some floor level views and shallow dof.

Can't make up my mind quite whether I want more DoF to bring all the tail and trap into sharp focus - or a lot less so it goes well out. For me it's currently between the two possibilities.

Nice capture though - did you have it for tea?

Nick

The location is not what it seems, Nick. It was taken on a piece of old shelf
in the garden. The mouse was actually caught in a narrow gap behind the cooker. I had to get it out the house quickly as our two cats were going beserk!

This image was taken at f11. I've also got one at f16 but you can see a fall-off in quality. I also exposed at f5.6 and f3.3, which did throw the rear of the trap and the tail more OOF but not quite enough for it to appear a deliberate effect.

Nice capture though - did you have it for tea?

Nice capture in more ways than one? No, I didn't have it for tea - it needs to hang for a few days first!

[Zuiko]

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Nice one, John! If I made the traps, I'd buy this shot for advertising!

Sounds as though your daughter wouldn't like my shots of a crow disposing of the remains of a squirrel either!
Andrew

I'm sure she wouldn't, Andrew, but now you've got us all intigued........

[Ellie]

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We had a mouse invasion this summer, they got into one of the kitchen cupboards through a gap at the edge of the floorboards where the skirting board had been removed to fit cupboards. We now need new cupboards as well, because they did more damage than we first realised.

They somehow managed to get into the attic too, so we had a few traps like this dotted around the house until we were sure we'd caught them all. It's quite unsettling to think you're sharing your home with noisy, but invisible, livestock.

We found chocolate was a very good bait, better than peanut butter that they somehow managed to eat without getting caught, although I know somebody who used cornflakes and/or sugarpuffs.

Sounds as though your daughter wouldn't like my shots of a crow disposing of the remains of a squirrel either!

I ended up putting the mice on the bird table, where they were removed by either crows or owls, depending on the time of day they ended up outside.

I think the picture is very good, and shows a certain presence of mind to have got the camera out at all!

[Guest]

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OK it's a LfP post - so I shouldn't go off topic but...

Old fashioned milk bottles are a great 'humane' trap. Bait in the bottom and the bottle on its side (preferable tilted just slightly upward), the mouse can leap in but can't get the grip to get out. Unfortunately whisky bottles are too narrow (but beer bottles might work).

You need to release the mice at least a couple of miles from home unless you want it to be a regular social engagement.

John can try it, you never have just one mouse.

Nick

[Zuiko]

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Bait in the bottom and the bottle on its side (preferable tilted just slightly upward), the mouse can leap in but can't get the grip to get out. Unfortunately whisky bottles are too narrow (but beer bottles might work).

Should the beer bottles be full or empty, Nick? I've got visions of the little blighters staggering around, drunk, and pulling the cat's tails for a bet!

You need to release the mice at least a couple of miles from home

.....preferably through the letter box of someone you don't like!

[Guest]

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Should the beer bottles be full or empty, Nick? I've got visions of the little blighters staggering around, drunk, and pulling the cat's tails for a bet!

Well - if it's live beer (and surely that's all a man of your distinction would drink), then just that quarter inch will do

.....preferably through the letter box of someone you don't like!

It's a long drive to Swindon, you'll soon get tired

Nick

[Zuiko]

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Well - if it's live beer (and surely that's all a man of your distinction would drink), then just that quarter inch will do



It's a long drive to Swindon, you'll soon get tired

Nick

I can think of a few people more deserving and considerably closer to home - not from this forum, I hasten to add!

[skyman1]

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I can think of a few people more deserving and considerably closer to home - not from this forum, I hasten to add!

Ah they must be canicon users then

[Zuiko]

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Ah they must be canicon users then

They deserve rats, cockroaches and any other form of pestilence you can think of!

No, I was maybe thinking of a previous boss........