Bigfoot Photography

This photo was taken by a government contract employee and their identity must remain anonymous to protect the source. The person was told to destroy all such evidence if found under threat of dismissal and to not record or make any report about finding it.

Many people have tried to photograph this species across the last 44 years and except for Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin such efforts have failed. The species for the most part has avoided game cameras, photographers and camera phones. It doesn't mean the species doesn't exist and in many cases government employees find and photograph evidence of their existence as seen above.

I've found evidence along with my associates and friends around Pollock Pines, Eastern Sierra and other areas around the Desolation Wilderness in California. However, the question remains of how do you get photos of a primarily nocturnal human like primate who is so good at remaining hidden?

The answer may be easier than we think. This past July in 2011 three of my friends went up to the Eastern Sierra to go Squatching. During one foray they observed a family group at about 1/2 mile or less feeding on berries up the side of a mountain during late afternoon. This is not an uncommon occurrence in BF research and usually happens when least expected to casual observers. It just might though in the future give us a chance to catch the species unaware of the presence of humans and allow some good pictures to be taken.

I just ordered a new camera to replace my Nikon D200. The weight of the Nikon was getting to be a bit to much as I'm getting older and I wanted a lighter camera. My new camera will be a Fujifilm HS20EXR and as I surfed around the web I stumbled across a blog post for a camera outfit to photograph birds. The poster didn't realize his reasonably priced equipment could be easily used for Sasquatch research. Bird Photography: Beginners Guide to the Equipment I use | MyFinePix Australia

The HS20 when combined with a Raynox 2020 or 2025 pro and a pistol grip tripod with an external remote may allow the photographer to get decent photos of the species from a distance. I propose you find a spot from which you can observe berry bushes at a good distance. When the berries are ripening spend a few days at your spot with your camera ready and waiting. You may be rewarded with photos much better than the Patterson Film and of extreme interest to several branches of science.

There's an interesting branch of photography called digiscoping and there are several websites and forums dedicated to it. It would be quite possible to use a digiscope to photograph a BF and get good photos.

I will taking delivery of my new camera next week and I have an older teleconverter video lens which is a 3X. If the results are good I'll post them here for all to see. You can purchase this complete outfit for less than a thousand dollars and substitute other equipment as needed. A great deal of patience will be needed but it can be done as wildlife photographers can attest to. Good luck.