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Hang In there!

© Mike Dawson

Hang In there!

Uploaded: April 13, 2006

Description

A couple of fruit bats just hanging around. Shot at 800 ISo with 100-400IS at f6.7 and 1/125th handheld. Not much light and they would not hold still for me.

Comments

Janine Russell level-classic April 14, 2006

Mike, excellent detail, tones and lighting. #426587

Richard D. Cox April 14, 2006

I really like this. Fabulous clarity. Great capture. #2641164

April 14, 2006

AWESOME! Nice Catch!
Pam #2642446

Pamela C.M Lammersen level-addict April 14, 2006

Hello Mike
what a great image, I love bats and these guys look wonderful
very nice shot and great aperture choice
-Pamela #2642947

Carolyn J. Connolly April 14, 2006

WONDERFUL capture AND image, Mike!! You did a MARVELLOUS job with this!! Well done!! :o) #2642981

Robin R. April 14, 2006

Nice capture with nice detail. #2644349

Kim S. Hite April 14, 2006

Great capture. I like this one a lot. #2644489

John Matthews April 16, 2006

wow, you did a great job of capturing this - awesome shot!
#2651275

April 20, 2006

Great capture. Jen #2664973

Evy Johansen level-classic May 21, 2006

Awesome capture! Congratulations on a great finalist, Mike! #2795339

Rudra Mandal May 22, 2006

WOW!! No doubt a winner!!

Regards #2798391

Nicole Kessel May 22, 2006

Incredible!! Congratulations on this outstanding finalist! #2800218

Life Expressions May 23, 2006

Congratulations on your First Place Win! #2806994

Janine Russell level-classic May 23, 2006

Mike, congratulations on your First Place win. #2807059

Patricia A. Kuniega May 24, 2006

What a delightful photo that makes me smile! Congratulations on your first place win, Mike! #2808146

May 24, 2006

Congrats! Jen #2808189

Donna W. Neal May 24, 2006

Congratulations on this amazing and well deserved WINNER Mike #2808424

Glenn E. Traver May 24, 2006

Congrats with the bats Mike on your first place win ~ GT #2809190

Lorri Shane May 24, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win, Mike! How in the world did you find and image these bats! Very unusual. I love the little tykes. This photo makes them look lovable. #2809359

Erica Murphy level-classic May 24, 2006

Congratulations Mike! This is sooooo awesome!!!

Erica #2809567

Jill Flynn May 24, 2006

Congratulations on your win Mike. What a great shot of these two amazing creatures. #2810070

Terry L. Ellis level-classic May 24, 2006

Congratulations, Mike, on this amazing first place win! Incredible capture! #2810619

Nobu Nagase May 24, 2006

Outstanding capture!!!
Congratulations, Mike!!! #2810674

Cathy Barrows May 24, 2006

Congrats on your win...creeps me out but such an awesome capture #2810731

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic May 24, 2006

Congrats on your win, Mike! I think the bats are adorable! :) #2810853

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic May 24, 2006

Congratulations on your first place winner Mike. Awesome photo. Looks like they were posing for you. #2810920

Gilbert W. Covington May 24, 2006

Great capture Mike.Congrats on your win. #2811003

Wendy Stevenson May 24, 2006

Congratulations on this AWESOME First Place win Mike! I love it!! #2811294

Piotr M. Organa May 24, 2006

Cool upside-down family shot, wow! Congrats, Mike!!! #2811518

May 25, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS MIKE !! AWESOME JOB !! #2815283

Evy Johansen level-classic May 25, 2006

Many congratulations on your beautiful win, Mike!! #2816253

Natasha Ursula Pyle May 27, 2006

What a great image. Not just because I love bats. Congrats! #2823530

Nadya Johnson May 31, 2006

A big Congratulations on your outstanding First Place Winner, Mike!!! A perfect shot on every level; very well deserved! #2836311

June 02, 2006

Congrats! Great capture and compositon. WOW!! #2845370

Lori Carlson June 15, 2006

You did great shooting this Mike!! Fruit bats are the cutest bats of all & your shot shows that!! :0) Well done and congratulations! :0) #2902002

AJ Schroetlin June 22, 2006

Fantastic image and a well deserved congrats.

Bats get a bad rap. :) #2936302

Jill Odice level-classic July 31, 2006

A belated congrats! I just found this as I looked thru your gallery! Fantastic! #3105966

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