I mentioned it in passing but I'm trying to get night shots of animals--particularly amphibians--and am looking for ideas. I can't go with bright white lights cause they spook the critters, and I can't go with super heavy duty lenses that take forever to set up.
Night time is better for finding most herps, and a goodly number of mammals (possums, coons, armadillos), but these shots are usually A: in motion and B: quick.
My camera is a nice point and shoot, and I've thought about getting an external flash but those I've seen are intended to work with particular camera models. Are there generic ones, or are there ones you can use entirely separate from the camera? Or would getting a red light flashlight/spotlight maybe help? I've got the observing/waiting part down, I'm good at finding critters, but getting a picture of that armadillo as it hightails it u nder low light conditions is beyond me...