Here is a neat picture of a bat I found on one of my adventures on the internet. The author said he had to take numerous sets of pictures to get just a few satisfactory ones. He also mentioned how he had to adjust when he told the camera to start taking pictures since the bats darted in and out of the shots so fast and because cameras have an apparent 'lag'. In other words he had to anticipate how fast they were going and when they would be in the center of his shot and time when he would need the camera to start taking the picture. He also mentioned that he had used 4 flashes set on either side of his camera when he was taking pictures of bats drinking out of his hummingbird feeder.
I like the various droplets of water, especially the ones that seem to be in focus, that look suspended around the bat's body. The reflection of the bat in the water also draws out some colors that are not noticeable (or nonexistent) on the bat's wings. The 'marbling' or pond scum... not entirely sure what that greenish stuff on the water is in the middle is cool, but it sort of takes away from the overall presence of the main subject.
Credit for the picture and more bat photos: http://hoothollow.com/Question-May%202009%20Photographing%20bats.html
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