• Bryanpanorama_fish_eye
    1341 posts
    5 days ago

    There is a huge colony of these fruit bats along a nearby river. Late afternoon some of them stretch their wings and fly around a bit.

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    They were far more dense in most trees but this was the only shot of them that was ok. Sometimes their collective weight will break the smaller branches.

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    Thread title has been changed from Little Red Flying Fox.

  • 5 days ago

    Magnificent photos, Bryan. Put one in the competition!

    David

  • 733 posts
    5 days ago

    Nice images. I would brighten the body and the face of the flying bats and use some noise reduction on the sky.

  • doctorpanorama_fish_eye
    554 posts
    4 days ago

    ¡HolaBryan!
    I like the way the backlighting allows you to distinguish the arm and the structure of the wings. And, I agree with Sagittarius, I wouldn't say no to a little more light on the body...

  • Bryanpanorama_fish_eye
    1341 posts
    4 days ago

    OK, next week.

    This is a similar situation to when I captured the Wedge tailed Eagles. Bright sun, underneath of subject naturally dark and in shadow. I am still using FastStone which has no masking and a limit to how far shadows can be raised before it develops halos.
    Would you believe I bought ON1 before Xmas and still haven't started using it !?! I just haven't found the energy to jump into the learning curve...

  • NCVpanorama_fish_eye
    1986 posts
    2 days ago

    Wow what an amazing set of pictures. Really enjoyed these.