Sunset over Loch Doilean

So I came to my next camera trap idea... I only had two nights during my stay where the night was clear of clouds. On the first clear night I had the camera trap setup in a very similar way to that over the river, the only difference was that the camera's exposure would be 30 seconds.

Having posted one of the photos below online I've had some feedback asking how I managed to keep the Pine Marten still for 30 seconds. In actual fact the Pine Marten didn't need to stay still for the 30 second exposure. As it was sat in an area that was pitch black, the camera only records the light in the image when the flash fires which is a split second, so the Pine Marten stays sharp during the exposure. As soon as the flash fires the camera records the Pine Marten on the branch. There is no more light hitting that part of the image and so the Pine Marten can move on without affecting the photo. The 30 seconds was purely to allow enough light into the camera to show the night sky. It's kind of like taking two photos in one (i.e. a double exposure) which you can only do with flash...