Dinner Time

This is a photo taken of the same bat, but at a different angle to the glass. You can see all the smudges and flash spots on this larger version of this bat having his dinner.

Very cool closeup, excellent job under these conditions Lucy.
"Pressing the camera flush to the glass" was one of the first things I learned about shooting at the zoo.
It not only minimizes distortion, but provides good support in the low light as you know..
Well done!

Great closeup of bat behavior Lucy. Good to know about that method too; I've heard that's what you're supposed to do when shooting through an airplane window too.

Lucy, clearly you've figured out how to handle those tough shooting conditions - really nice shot!

Wow, I've *never* seen an image of a bat feeding before. Very interesting behavioral shot!!

Great close-up view of this bat eating. Not a behavior I can recall having witnessed before so this is interesting to see. Your shooting technique plus editing helped create a very nice final image.

What a difference! Your original post is a great, close-up look at the bat feeding. Getting the flash spots out is also a huge improvement.

I know this is not the wildlife gallery....but, this is just a "plug" for having a zoo gallery, since zoo photos are not allowed in the wildlife gallery anymore. I doubt any of us would have been able to see this bat - feeding behavior from our photographers, unless they are on assignment from Nat Geo. Carolyn, and anyone else with clout, please see if we can get a zoo gallery. I have tons of photos from the Houston Zoo, where animals are in a more natural setting than old zoos. And, most of my photos do not have poles, fences or any other "hand of man" things in the photos.

Just since Nov. 15th, some wonderful photos have been posted of tigers, birds, wolves and reindeer by Howard Cheek, Ken Watkins, Joseph James, Chet Dowell, and John Tobias! Howard's swimming tiger and Ken's cubs are a must see. And they are posted in the POP category ---"This "non-nature" photo gallery is for the serious discussion of photographic technique and thoughtful, constructive critique of those photos . As long as it’s G-rated, non-offensive and suitable for all viewers, anything goes."

I would argue, that the photos I've mentioned are nature photos, not photos of objects and places, per se. Not all of us are lucky enough Or wealthy enough to go on safari or live in exotic locales.

P.S.: I just posted this in the NPN Forum for discussion. If any of you would like a zoo gallery, PLEASE add your opinion to this forum.
Thanks, Lucy

Hi Lucy A great effort on your part to salvage this interesting shot. ....nice to see a bat go bats over a banana
Albert darmo
Canada