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loxmith · 07-25-2009, 04:18 PM

at work on Friday.

He looked a little out of place, just hanging around in the halls of our building. So I decided to get my camera(and a 6' ladder

) and say hi.

What do you guys think?

**supermech21** · 07-26-2009, 07:30 AM

6' ladder? You haaz no zoom? What kind of camere do you have???

loxmith · 07-26-2009, 08:16 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by supermech21

6' ladder? You haaz no zoom? What kind of camere do you have???

Nikon D40 w/ 55/200 a/f v/r lens. As for the zoom, it was a small bat and he was hanging from the ceiling. How else do you get a shot looking straight at the bats face, when he is hanging 10' up on the ceiling?

I could have had a 500mm zoom, and it still wouldn't have helped me get up to it's level.

Parkerman · 07-26-2009, 09:24 AM

Hah, thats pretty cool. Would like more Depth of field.. but I know.. you work with what you got.

Did he move around any?

loxmith · 07-26-2009, 07:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Parkerman

Hah, thats pretty cool. Would like more Depth of field.. but I know.. you work with what you got.

Did he move around any?

Not much...After about 5 minutes, it started moving it's head to look at me. Of course, I kept getting off the ladder and creeping it closer to try to get a better shot...I think it was starting to get a little "uncomfortable" with my snooping, so I gave up and let it be. Figured I had to have an acceptable pic or two. I wanted to get a better DOF, but I was afraid that working on the ladder and hand holding, while trying not to spook it was going to be difficult. I figured I better keep to the open aperture and keep to the faster shutter speed. The thing was really small(about the size of a mouse), so I had the zoom pretty much maxed out, and my hand holding skills aren't that great to begin with.

Main_Event · 07-27-2009, 10:18 AM

I would not have gotten that close to a bat. Lol

shademg · 07-27-2009, 02:47 PM

damn that thing is freaky,i really like the last pic, almost looks like he is sleeping

loxmith · 07-27-2009, 02:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Main_Event

I would not have gotten that close to a bat. Lol

Somebody's seen too many horror films involving bats!

j/k...my co-worker laughed at me for putting on a windbreaker jacket, when I went to shoot the pics. I told him I wasn't afraid of the bat biting me, I was afraid of the rabies treatment I would have needed afterwards. LOL! I was a bit surprised, it wasn't as scary or imposing as I expected, when the guys told me about the bat in the hallway...of course, that could be because this one was only about the size of a mouse.

bLaCkZeSt · 07-28-2009, 01:29 PM

I don't think I would have got as close to a bat as you did.