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David Critzer | REALTOR®

Downing-Frye Realty, Inc.
8950 Fontana Del Sol Way
Suite #100
Naples, FL 34109 
Email: David@DavidFlorida.com

239-285-1086

Babcock Ranch, Southwest Florida

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Using a remote camera in the woods, photographer collects amazing array of wildlife photos

Mark H. Bickel, Andrew West | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News

Andrew West, the award-winning photographer for The News-press and Naples Daily News, loves to go into the woods to produce some of his best images.

Deep in the woods.

For years now, West has been using a remote camera to get breath-taking photos of Southwest Florida’s wildlife. These photos have been featured on our different content platforms and the stunning images are a big hit with our audience.

The amazing thing about West’s vast collection of photos of critters in the wild is that the subjects often look like made an appointment with him to have their portrait taken. But nothing is “posing” here. The magic of the remote sensor camera, also known as a camera trap, is that it is activated by the movement of the animal, producing these uncanny moments in the natural world.

Click here to watch the video of Andrew West setting up his camera trap, and see some of the candid photos of animal life in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed.

From wildlife to wonderful restaurants and entertainment indoors and out, Southwest Florida is a great place to live. Find a home in this vibrant area on the southwest coast of Florida. Contact David at David@DavidFlorida.com or 239-285-1086.