Difficulties of photographing bigfoot pt.3

**This is a companion piece to The difficulties of photographing bigfoot pt.1 and pt.2**

Subject approx. 100 ft. from photographer
    

    This conclusion post to The difficulties of photographing bigfoot parts one and two is a short conclusion to the set.

    One of the many advantages of trying to hide in a forested environment is the natural advantages of shadow and glare. Due to breaks in the canopy, sunlight shines down to the forest floor at random, disjointed intervals. As well, thick spots in the canopy create darker areas. This varied atmosphere makes for great hiding spots. Glare, caused by reflective, lighter surfaces contrasted with other darker surfaces on the forest floor, results in the lessened ability of an observer to see into shadowy areas. Take the photo to the left as an example. There is a six foot tall person, wearing a bright green shirt, standing in the treeline. The subject is approximately one-hundred feet from the camera, standing straight up.

    To the right is the same photo, but zoomed in on the subject. Even with this edit applied, it is not easy to see the subject. Thank goodness for that bright green shirt and those white-tipped converse! The glare in the photo (caused by sunlight reflecting off of the lighter colored grass) obscures the ability of the observer to peer into the shadows of the treeline. An animal fitting the description of "bigfoot" or "sasquatch" would have dark fur, lending it even more of an advantage when hiding in deep shadows.

    Environmental factors such as this are just some of the reasons that forests and woodlands make for great hiding spots for such a large animal as the sasquatch.

    Thanks for reading!

 - A.Z.