BIF "bats in flight"

[Dan Brown]

We have a nice bat roost near Sacramento and I have been doing my best to photograph them leaving for the evening. I had to shoot at ISO 6400 and do some NR but I like the results. I was using flash with a better beamer +1 but it didn't seem to reach on this frame. I removed a few bats from the edges and one oof bat also. This is about a 10% crop. C&C welcome.

Camera Model: NIKON D800, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: +1
Flash: Optional,TTL
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 6400, auto ISO
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
AF mode: AF-C

[Robert Amoruso]

The fact you can really make out the wing structure identifying them as bats makes this work so well. BG nicely patterned in different colors. Very cool.

[Rachel Hollander]

I agree with Robert, an interesting and different shot. Can definitely tell that they are bats. Well done. There's a faint dust spot above the 2 bats in the llc.

TFS,
Rachel

[Morkel Erasmus]

I love this Dan. The distinct silhouetted wings and the sweet BG layered colours makes this interesting and refreshingly different.
:5

Ditto the dust bunny :e3

[Dan Brown]

Thanks all! I will fix that bunny!