Wildlife Image of the Week Ofer Levy for week ending 6/24/2011 - Flying Fox Drinking

Congratulations Ofer Levy for your image "Flying Fox Drinking" being chosen as the Wildlife Image of the Week for the week ending 6/24/2011!!!

1D Mark IV, Canon 600 f4, 1/3200, f5.6, iso 1000, Miller Solo tripod, Miller Arrow 25 fluid head, in chest deep water and 42 degrees celcius

From earlier this year.
This image reached the finals on Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 (Veolia, BBC) but looks like it never went any further...:e3
I was asked to send the RAW and TIF ready for printing and was hoping to hear from them a few days ago but nothing...I guess I will have to try harder next year....http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...lies/wink3.gif

Very slight crop for composition

OP link: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...read.php/85407

Hi Ofer, tough image to top especially since the animal is so unusual and to be captured in that fashion.
Great image and well deserved!!

Ofer, Congratulations and well deserved!:S3:

Congratulations Ofer! Outstanding and a well deserved one!

He is beautiful! congratulations

Congratulations Ofer

Ofer, Congratulations on a beautiful shot!

Well done Ofer, this is a fantastic image.

Congratulations, Ofer!

This is a killer shot, Ofer, and I 'd be surprised and disappointed it didn't make it either. Congrats on the IOTW.

Congrats Ofer, well deserved indeed...:cheers:

Congrats on IOTW.

Brilliant shot Ofer, I hope you have entered it into some other competitions as well...it is a winner!