Bat!

Quote:
"....taken using Pentax related equipment to show its capabilities here".......

Last evening, outside the front door, a bat was flying around, feasting on the moths attracted by the outside light.

I thought I would try & photograph it.

It being dark(!),
I decided to a). use the pop-up flash on the K7 & b).,
because I couldn't see anything through the viewfinder, I set the zoom on 18mm., manually focussed on between 2m & infinity & shot "from the hip" when I thought the bat would be in the frame.

in one shot, it was, albeit quite small!

Cropped & sharpened.....


[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/bat2010-08-24002.jpg[/IMG]


It's no Stephen Dalton, I know, but given the lack of his kit, i.e. "only" the K7 & a bit of time messing about, I think it's remarkable what Pentax has revealed here.

C&C, & any hints to refine technique welcome!

Coker

Well it wouldn't make National Geographic, but it's nevertheless a very lucky capture. Well done.

More light and a faster shutter speed might have nailed it.

try this:
open in photoshop
click layer/duplicate layer
then click (layer mode) multiply.

even try doing that twice or thrice till the background is black...

In terms of some available tricks to deal with these situations, you could research and implement 'focus trap' techniques, but you might need a couple of other items of gear for that - probably starting with a tripod.

I'm sure it will be back, given similar weather and suitable conditions.