Flying Fox - mum with a newborn baby

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, x1.4, 1/640, f8, iso 800, tripod, Wimberley

From a few days ago. The baby is suckling from the nipple which is located in the female's armpit....:Whoa!:

Slight crop for composition

[Gary Hamilton]

I think it needs 180 degrees of CW rotation :t3. But seriously, what a great behavioral capture. I doubt that many people would have even noticed the baby or known what it was doing. Contrasty light but the value of this image is in the behavior, of course. Thanks for enlightening us.

[Robert Amoruso]

Cool image of adult and offsring Ofer,

I felt that the high-contrast could use some help so reposted with the following.

Highlight selection:

1) Channels palette.
2) Ctrl key and click the RGB channel. Photoshop will now create a feathered selection around highlight pixels in the image. Photoshop has selected pixels based on how bright they are. Pure white pixels are selected 100%. Pure black pixels are not selected and pixels falling in-between those two extremes are selected based on a percentage of how close they are to white.

Blending Mode Adjustment:

1) Go back to layer palette - you will see selection.
2) Create BG copy.
3) Create mask on the BG copy from the selection.
4) Selection is grayscale shaded.
5) Change blending mode to Multiply.
6) Adjust opacity. I left it at 100% for affect here.

I also sharpened it as the wings and face/body seemed a bit soft.

[Ken Watkins]

Ofer,

What a joy to capture this "moment", Robert's repost is remarkable:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[Brendon Cremer]

Great image and a lovely sighting. Ditto the contrast but this has been superbly corrected by Robert, the repost is fantastic.

[Mark Wiseman]

Hi Ofer,
Magic image and I like Robert's repost with a lesson included, a bonus for me as I am still learning.
Thanks for sharing and with many thanks,
Mark.
:5

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks guys!
Robert, thank you for taking the time. Repost looks great! Maybe slightly darker than what I would like but much better than the original!!:cheers:

[Rachel Hollander]

Ofer - Great behavior shot and Robert's repost takes it up a notch. Looks like you're enjoying the new lens.

TFS,
Rachel

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great stuff, love the light and the repost is great..>Very nice and so different

[Ignacio Yufera]

Another superb document about these animals, Ofer. I have never seen better photos of bats.
Robert's repost is an improvement and a great tip.

[Harshad Barve]

terrific image Ofer and Robert took this over the top , Big congrats
TFS

[Grant Atkinson]

Great shot of an unusual subject. Wonderful detail of the veins and arteries in the bats wings. I liked the way Roberts repost darkened the bright leaf in the bottom right corner.
TFS
cheers
grant

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks for your comments guys!
This is how I feel it should look.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Great behaviour and pose captured here Ofer. Robert's repost takes it up a notch, as does your repost.
Seems like you are enjoying the new glass :w3

[Steve Canuel]

Neat shot Ofer. I really like the placement within the frame. Also like the clump of leaves anchoring the left side and the curve of the branch from which she's hanging.