Another Pisser

Perhaps one of Andy's TIOC cameras with flashing red/blue lights and a "unique" recorded message (I'm reminded of the reviewer that had Star Wars messages that would play or maybe an NSA warning)

at least a speaker that would have been a great time to say
"someone is have some big roast beef sandwiches later"
 
I think there must be a sign on the tree with a big arrow pointing down that screams Bathroom HERE!
Or
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You seriously need to find a way to mount a second camera. ;)

Here's a zoomed out view of my cam. You can see the small area beside the tree where people go to pee, but when zoomed out quite a bit of image space is used up by the tree. Just to the left of the image is a field full of blackberry bushes and nobody goes back there. For those not familiar with blackberry bushes, they are covered with sharp thorns.

To the right I have tree branches and brush in the way. I have considered doing some trimming on that side so I can cover a bit more area by zooming out some and adjusting the camera a little to the right. However, what would be gained by that is minimal.

I think I'm doing the best I can with the current mounting position so if I wanted a greater view then I would need additional cameras. The problem is that there's no good place to mount them. If a camera was put on the big tree then it would not be able to see to the left down the street because the tree is set back too far to see around brush and other trees. A tree mounted camera could see a bit further to the right, but much of the image would be blocked by vegetation. You can see in the image that the big tree is set back on the property further than the tree on the right, which makes it hard to see around.

The only way to see significantly further to the left and right would be to get the cams out to the street. Which has caused me to consider putting up a large locking mailbox with a couple of cameras inside. Holes would need to be cut in both sides for the camera lenses, and perhaps the box could be painted like a fish to disguise the camera holes as fish eyes.



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