Genet and Stone Marten Hide

We propose here a hide for taking photos on Genet (or Genet Cat) and Stone Marten (or Beech Marten) during the late afternoon  and the first hours of darkness. Both mammals, generally, three or four different Genet and about three Stone Marten, are lit by spotlights to which they are used so that you can take photos like it was daylight. A soft lamp lights the entire scene up and when the Genet appears more lamps are added in order to take photos at an acceptable speed and sensitivity. It is also possible to take video from this facility. In addition you will be able to freeze the action, like jumps that we have foreseen, by a set of flashes we will set for you.

Genets and Stone Marten usually have night behavior, so they are difficult to find in good condition to be photographed. In our case we have installed a hide for three people and we have arranged attractive elements such as logs, branches where they climb in search of the food we supply and a small pond where it is possible to take reflections of the Genet when drinking.

Access to the hide does not involve any difficulty and the car can park just a few metres to the hide door.

Here we recommend a short and with a high opperture lens. Since the animals can be photographed at different distances (3 to 10 meters), the more versatile is your lens, the better.

Recommended lens: 70-200mm f2,8.