Flying Fox drinking behaviour
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...
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....
Very slight crop for composition
Last edited by Ofer Levy; 06-19-2011 at 05:03 AM.
Standing in the water gave you a great perspective, and very well timed to capture the moment. I like the show of the wings, together with the overall sharpness and flying droplets. We never know what the judges will choose.
Olfer that is a fantastic image, my only nit would be to do away with the double catch light, yes, a personal preference, I run into this all the time shooting early AM or late evening on the lake or pond, I don't always fix this myself but feel this image is well worth especially if you go to print.
PS you may have left the catch light because of the competition you entered
Chad
Very true - picture as is out of the camera....Originally Posted by Chad Caswell
PS you may have left the catch light because of the competition you entered
Chad
WOW
Great job Ofer.
With the slight crop and basic processing of course...Very true - picture as is out of the camera....
Regardless of what Wild Photographer of the Year thinks, this is a stunning image.
Andrew
DOUBLE WOW! Nothing else to say. Superb!
Gail
Another amazing capture of this behaviour Ofer...is this from the same sequence you posted earlier, or a recrop of the same frame?
Congrats on reaching the WPOTY finals with this - are you absolutely sure you won't hear from them still?
Beautiful capture Ofer, love the clean face and eyes with splash all around, and a great BG to boot.
Ofer, this is brilliant. Maybe the BBC officials are running late with their notifications but whatever, reaching the finals is great and this image would have been a worthy winner. It really has been the most interesting series of images.
This is an outstanding image, Ofer. Congratulations on making it this far!
Thanks for your comments and kind words guys!
Morkel, it is possible that I have already posted this in here. As to WPOTY - they said mid-June so I guess it is not going to happen this year...
I am disappointed but already feel the urge to go and get a better one....
Only thing I can see that the judges might nit-pick on, maybe, perhaps, is the bat's left wing is not opened out like the other one and it is a tiny bit low in the water (needs to be 1 inch higher) ??? But hey, what do I know about bats or judging
Tom
super perspective, great colour, good action and an unusual subject...well done all around Ofer..
This series is excellent Ofer, perfect light, sharpness and watersplash takes this over the top TFS
Fine image, Ofer. Interesting, colorful, unusual.
Ofer - another great image in the series.
TFS,
Rachel
Lovely image Ofer!
Congratulations on reaching the finals. May be you will hear by end of June? Even if you don't, then better luck next time.
I would prefer the double catchlight. It is perfectly natural to get multiple reflections in the eye in such situations. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Another winner from this series Ofer...Love the splashes and light!
One terrific image Ofer , BTW nothing much to be disappointed , now a days we are getting in habit to see some disappointing results from WPOTY
One image which I would love to have in my files
TFS
What an awesome image this is, would sure have loved to see this image as the WPOTY! The water splash & the low angle make this a winner!!
Total Stunner here !!!
Wow, that is a wonderful image Ofer! love everything about it, including the extra catchlight.
Well this is something different! Striking, great light, action...its all there. Well done
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