The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
Love bats!
These little guys are everywhere
Costa Rica
Specific Feedback
All thoughts and suggestions welcome
Technical Details
SONY
ILCE-1
F Number: f/20
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 200
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Multi-flash
Focal Length: 194 mm
FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
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Sandy, this is amazing. How long did you have to wait to get the two of them in such a perfect position? The composition is pleasing, and the frozen motion of the wings, along with the overall sharpness, makes this a keeper. I have only one small nitpick. The foliage is competing with the bats. If it were darkened, it would allow the stars of the show to shine. Just my take on an amazing picture.
Thanks - there were probably 100 of them coming into the flower garden at the lodge. The problem was not so much getting them together, but ISOLATING one or two without others flying over them.
Thanks for the suggestion to darken - I’ll try it and re-post
I think the comp is very nice and to get 2 nectar feeding bats in one frame is amazing. You could try darkening the vegetation, but I am happy with the image as presented…Jim
Maybe darken the large upper leaf, but the vegetation doesn’t bother me. The lighting on the two bats is really good, as is the positioning and focus. I especially like the droplets, which make the flower look even more enticing (for the bats!). A five-star shot.
Well this is darn sweet! I volunteer for a wildlife rehab center here in Northern Wisconsin and the last pickup I did was a Big brown bat. I love what you’ve done here with the intense action and black background. Are the bats a bit purple? I wonder since they appear that way on my screen. Could be a magenta cast, but maybe they are a dusty lavender. Toning down the plant is a good idea and you could take it even farther if you wanted to. Not drastically, but a bit. Super experience with these pollinators. I envy that and hope the US bat population can rebound after the horrible European fungal infection brought back by cavers.
Oh and you can edit your original post to add your revised photo so that we can see the difference sequentially in the viewer.
Seems I have completely screwed up, and deleted the re-post, and now it won’t let me re-post it. Lots of changes on this site I have yet to figure out!
