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394. Giant Fruit Bat


394. Giant Fruit Bat
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Copyright: Radu Xplorator (Xplorator) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 57 N: 1500] (7671)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon CP 8800
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-05 3:46
Viewed: 11844
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a kalong or Pteropus vampyrus , people call them many ways from flying-dogs/foxes to giant/mega-bats or simply as vampires. They are very large, half meter head to toes with wingspans of over one and a half meter length in many cases!!! Imagine a colony of these nesting and flying around your house! ... This image, of course, is upside down!
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BATMAN RETURNS

Another great shot of this amazing mammal.
Good compo and light, well done my friend.
Andrea
(I can't see the WS, did you post it?)

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  • pac Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 67 W: 13 N: 155] (1775)
  • [2006-10-05 4:09]

Super shot of this impressive animal. Great colours and sharpness!

/Dan

I see its a boy!! :)

And looks like you went on an adventure in August.

Great portrait and posting it upside down is OK, we get to "see" the bat without having to stand on our heads.

Good composition and details.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2006-10-05 17:26]

Hola Radu. Bella foto, muy nitida. Tal parece que salio en alguna pelicula de terror. Muchas personas les temen, y sin embargo son totalmente inofensivos y muy utiles en el control de insectos.
Luis52.

Hi Radu
He looks like a leader. :) I love its expression. All details are in their special place. Bravo and TFS dear friend. Wİth my best wishes.
Greetings.
Fevzi

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2006-10-06 2:50]

Radu, you keep posting your bat images upside down : P
It really disorients me... Hahaha...
Great capture. It is so hard to capture clear features in bat faces in good light. You did an exceptional job here. My gosh, this thing is gigantic.
I can totally see it as a "flying dog"... Scary : 0
TFS anyway. *grin*

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