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Bat Landing


Bat Landing
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Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1549 W: 0 N: 1158] (6414)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-21
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF70-200/2.8L, Canon 77mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/3000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Flying-Foxes [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-09-19 6:43
Viewed: 1630
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Although Flying-Foxes are good at flying, landing is another story!

Flying-Foxes can't land gracefully, and instead must crash into bushes or trees to come to stop, or try to latch onto a branch as they pass by.

Sometimes these crash-landings disturb other flying-foxes at the site, and cause noisy fights amongst them.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2005-09-19 6:57]

Wow ! This new "batman" is nicely captured ! Very good action shot. I like it movement for landing and its little face. Thanks for sharing Chi.

Hi Chi,
These are the best bat shots! Amazing colot and detail. You have done an outstanding job on all of your bat series. Great Job!
Scott

An incredibly impressive shot, not something you see everyday, if at all!
It looks like he's about to land on you!
Great detail, everything in in focus, great pov.
Did you clone out the strings? ;-)
Thanks for posting.

Another good capture Chi. You were lucky to get an uncluttered background. Great composition and quite sharp.

Hi Chi
Great Capture ! with good DOF , nice light and cadre.
Thanks

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  • lukdm Gold Star Critiquer [C: 51 W: 0 N: 7] (165)
  • [2005-09-19 8:32]

this is a masterpiece Chi.

Hi Chi,

Excelent shot. Well done on the composition and details. A beauty. Excellent work.

Mike

Hi Chi,
Another amazing flying fox picture!
This is fantastic.
There is noise visible on the wings - I did a workshop, but later saw you did not enable the option :-(
TFS - Shir

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-09-19 10:25]

Hello Chi!
Wonderful in flight capture.Catchlight in eyes,POV,lighting,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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  • klemmg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 40 N: 484] (1719)
  • [2005-09-19 18:29]

Hi Chi,
what a pose! Well-captured in-flight. A bit of noise, but a great shot nonetheless.
Suggest to readjust levels (redefine black point, see my workshops for other posts of today), provided these guys are indeed a bit darker usually (I remember them darker, but then I don't see them so often).
Regards,
Gabi

Another cool little batman ;-)
Thank You Chi Liu!

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16850)
  • [2005-09-19 23:25]

Chi, you've been doing really great with those guys. This is another amazing photo.

Needless to say the pov is really stunning. You did capture a very nice moment. Excellent contrast. I like composition too.

Just a curiousity: what was the ISO?

Hi Chi,
Your bats are really breath-taking and I had to tell it to you !
This one is perfectly framed.
The sharpness is perfect and we can even see the details in the feet, the eyes in the head.
Your note is very interesting.
Amicalement,
Michaël

Wow Chi, this is an excellent action shot! Good composition, not an easy catch! Very well done Chi, thanks for sharing.

Wonderful capture of this flying bat! It's amazing! So much details! What size are these bats? Thanks for sharing!
Helene

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 788 W: 31 N: 20] (4996)
  • [2005-09-21 12:50]

Hi Chi,
good picture as previous. Very good shot when bat flying. Nice colours and compo. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

Bonsoir Chi Liu,
Je n'aime pas cet animal, mais ton cliché est superbe. C'est vraiment une belle capture, avec une bonne exposition.
Amicalement
Martine

Great shot Chi,
Very busy few days for me, so I'm afraid a short visit!!
No time to read notes, but enough time to enjoy your post.Well worth a big green smile.
Thanks for posting.

This is a great shot! I always see these guys hanging in trees and never really a shot were they're flying. You finally answered that question for millions of Gotham City's women, Does Batman wear underpants? Paul :)

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 774 W: 6 N: 1107] (3183)
  • [2005-09-24 20:26]

Awesome shot Chi.You captured very nicely.
Bat's details are very impressive.TFS
CT

Lovely shot. I'm envious as I tried for ages to capture one in flight but could never seem to get one. The detail in this shot is great and so is the angle you have captured him from. It's great to see his feet too as I have never really seen them in this much detail as they are usually clinging to a branch.

Hi Chi,
A wonderful capture. It is amazing how you've captured this so clear. I usually have a lot of trouble capturing good shots of birds, butterflies, etc in flight. Your shot of this bat is great, with a wonderful front-on POV and good depth. Well done!
Claudia

I started work again today and have a limited amount of time to critique. I like this photo a lot. Well done.

Hi
Very good action shot
I like it very much
The background with the blue sky is fantastic.
Nico.

Fantastic this shot! It is possible to see the face of this prety animals! Very intersting the pose!

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  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 287 W: 71 N: 499] (2086)
  • [2005-11-16 4:56]

Hey Chi,
yet another fab shot
great work although how did you manage to capture a bat in day light :P
Ive been forever trying to capture the huge bat in my neighbourhood :P
Shal

Awesome, great to see a different kind of bird... very well captured and it must have been a great thing to have seen in person. Thanks for sharing this very well posted image.

Demetrio

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 128 W: 3 N: 12] (517)
  • [2006-03-10 6:26]

Bonjour Chi,
Quelle superbe capture ! Félicitations.
Gérard

Amazing capture of a bat during the day. I only see these at night so can never photograph them. Well done, great contrast against the blue sky.

Alli

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