Hang In there! [Contest Winner Picks April 2006]
Uploaded: April 13, 2006 23:27:24
A couple of fruit bats just hanging around. Shot at 800 ISo with 100-400IS at f6.7 and 1/125th handheld. Not much light and they would not hold still for me.
Janine Russell
April 14, 2006
Richard D. Cox April 14, 2006
I really like this. Fabulous clarity. Great capture. #2641164
Pamela C.M Lammersen
April 14, 2006
Carolyn J. Connolly April 14, 2006
WONDERFUL capture AND image, Mike!! You did a MARVELLOUS job with this!! Well done!! :o) #2642981Robin R. April 14, 2006
Nice capture with nice detail. #2644349Kim S. Hite April 14, 2006
Great capture. I like this one a lot. #2644489John Matthews April 16, 2006
wow, you did a great job of capturing this - awesome shot!
Evy Johansen
May 21, 2006
Rudra Mandal May 22, 2006
WOW!! No doubt a winner!!Regards #2798391
Nicole Kessel May 22, 2006
Incredible!! Congratulations on this outstanding finalist! #2800218Life Expressions May 23, 2006
Congratulations on your First Place Win! #2806994
Janine Russell
May 23, 2006
Patricia A. Kuniega May 24, 2006
What a delightful photo that makes me smile! Congratulations on your first place win, Mike! #2808146Donna W. Neal May 24, 2006
Congratulations on this amazing and well deserved WINNER Mike #2808424Glenn E. Traver May 24, 2006
Congrats with the bats Mike on your first place win ~ GT #2809190Lorri Shane May 24, 2006
Congratulations on your first place win, Mike! How in the world did you find and image these bats! Very unusual. I love the little tykes. This photo makes them look lovable. #2809359
Erica Murphy
May 24, 2006
Erica #2809567
Jill Flynn May 24, 2006
Congratulations on your win Mike. What a great shot of these two amazing creatures. #2810070
Terry L. Ellis
May 24, 2006
Nobu Nagase May 24, 2006
Outstanding capture!!!Cathy Barrows May 24, 2006
Congrats on your win...creeps me out but such an awesome capture #2810731
Sherry Stricklin Boles
May 24, 2006
Kay E. Mahoney
May 24, 2006
Gilbert W. Covington May 24, 2006
Great capture Mike.Congrats on your win. #2811003Wendy Stevenson May 24, 2006
Congratulations on this AWESOME First Place win Mike! I love it!! #2811294Piotr M. Organa May 24, 2006
Cool upside-down family shot, wow! Congrats, Mike!!! #2811518
Evy Johansen
May 25, 2006
Natasha Ursula Pyle May 27, 2006
What a great image. Not just because I love bats. Congrats! #2823530Nadya Johnson May 31, 2006
A big Congratulations on your outstanding First Place Winner, Mike!!! A perfect shot on every level; very well deserved! #2836311Lori Carlson June 15, 2006
You did great shooting this Mike!! Fruit bats are the cutest bats of all & your shot shows that!! :0) Well done and congratulations! :0) #2902002AJ Schroetlin June 22, 2006
Fantastic image and a well deserved congrats.Bats get a bad rap. :) #2936302
Jill Odice
July 31, 2006
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