Uploaded: March 10, 2010 00:04:18
It was difficult trying to capture these fruit bats at Koolanbung Creek so this is a composite of three images and a lot of cloning with the large bat's wing partially missing.
Entry for DD.
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Usman M. Bajwa March 10, 2010
Beautiful composite & DD work, Brett! This looked one shot to me. Hope we see this one again!UB. #1246861
Tiia Vissak March 10, 2010
well done! #8444373Laura E. Swan March 10, 2010
Wow! Brett! Your layering work is fantastic! You've done a wonderful job on this one. VERY convincing!!!-Laura #8444395
Chua Wee Boo March 10, 2010
Brett, this is one fantastic works!!! #8444449Brett Dolsen March 10, 2010
Thanks Usman,Tiia,Laura and Chua!!Avril Young March 10, 2010
Fantastic DD work Brett, one cannot see that there are three pictures here, beautifully blended and cloning!! #8444484Tammy M. Anderson March 10, 2010
Terrific image and great DD work, Brett. #8444498Michelle Alton March 10, 2010
Absolutely stupendous compositing and restoration, Brett. They are magnificent. #8444530Randy D. Dinkins March 10, 2010
Great capture(s) and dd work. It looks seamless, well done. #8444569Gord MacEachern March 10, 2010
Awesome image here Brett, WTG!!!!! #8444575Renata Gusciora March 10, 2010
Wow!Awesome capture and work,Brett! #8444634Jack Gaskin March 10, 2010
OUTSTANDING !!!! Great ImageHappy ShootingJack
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Jeff Robinson March 10, 2010
This is Fantastic - Great job Brett!! Jeff #8444761Tess L. Yee March 10, 2010
What a spectacular image, Brett! Fabulous!! #8445470Kerry Hill March 10, 2010
Wow awesome image and work Brett, fantastic!! #8445746Ken R. Frischkorn March 10, 2010
Fantastic image anad work, this is awesome. #8446078John Connolly March 10, 2010
What a fantastic composite image Brett! Your DD work is exemplary, I see a winner here! #8446135Karen Engelbreth March 10, 2010
WOW - fantastic image, Brett - great work... #8446217Barbara Waldoch March 10, 2010
Excellent job, Brett! #8446690Robert K. Bemus March 11, 2010
Super composite image and concept, Brett...the lighting on the bat in the foreground is perfect...hard to tell if this is real or not!!! #8446832Brett Dolsen March 11, 2010
Thankyou for all the great comments! #8446833Aimee S. McMaster March 11, 2010
......AWESOME Brett..... #8447051Ann H. Belus March 11, 2010
Great job in creating this awesome image, Brett! #8449607Joanne E. Bohenstengel March 12, 2010
Wonderful image. #8451065Phillip R. Connolly March 12, 2010
Excellent DD work Brett! The finished result is a real stunner!!Phil #8451972
Tommy E. Burgess March 13, 2010
Simply stunning composite work here Brett!! All your hard work has really produced a gem here. Well done! #8453902Carolyn J. Connolly March 14, 2010
What an outstanding result here, Brett!! These were just fabulous captures...and then your post-processing work was fabulous, too!! ALL the best with this image in the competition!! :o) #8455670Cindy Bendush March 16, 2010
Great PS work and image Brett! #8460600Douglas Pignet April 18, 2010
Congrats on a very nice finalist...Well done #8545485Jennifer L. Alder April 18, 2010
This is very cool, Brett. GREAT ps work, Big congrats to you. #8545554Renee Doyle April 18, 2010
Excellent work Brett!! Congratulations! #8545730Carolyn J. Connolly April 18, 2010
Brett, I wished you "ALL the best with this image in the competition" in my original comment...and now I am also congratulating you on your MOST-deserved Finalist recognition for it!! I hope to see it again in the winner's circle, my friend!! :o) #8546245Kerry Hill April 19, 2010
Awesome work...congratulations Brett! #8547007Avril Young April 19, 2010
CONGRATS ON THIS OUTSTANDING FINALIST... #8547079Usman M. Bajwa April 19, 2010
Yeah..... CONGRATZ. on this stunner Finalist!UB. #8547141
Ujjwal Mukherjee April 19, 2010
Beautifully done,congratulations,Brett!! #8547537Beverley Scott April 19, 2010
An outstanding image, Brett and huge congrats on this finalist! Bev #8547558Stefania Barbier April 19, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! #8547666Renata Gusciora April 19, 2010
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist,Brett!!!:-) #8548075Julianne Bradford April 19, 2010
Wow! Congratulations this is so deserving Brett! #8549326Tiia Vissak April 19, 2010
Congratulations! #8549794Maria Warren April 19, 2010
congrats on this cool finalist!!!!! #8550458John Connolly April 19, 2010
Huge Congratulations on your Finalist award Brett! Great work, mate! #8551048Ann Coates April 19, 2010
Congratulations on your amazing finalist, Brett. #8551976ROLAN NARMAN April 19, 2010
Congrats Brett! Fantastic work my friend! #8552821Derek D. Dafoe April 20, 2010
Congrats Brett!! Great shot and OP to shoot these fantastic creatures! #8553886Randy D. Dinkins April 20, 2010
Congrats on this well deserved finalist. WTG!! #8555715Robert K. Bemus April 20, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist, Brett!! #8556648Tommy E. Burgess April 20, 2010
Huge congratulations on your amazing finalist Brett!! Outstanding work! #8556688Lynne Morris April 20, 2010
Wow what an amazing image Brett, Huge Congratulations on your finalist. #8556692Debra R. Harder April 21, 2010
OMG, Brett! This is incredible! Huge congratulations on another OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #8558730Kathy Coombs October 08, 2010
I love bats..this is so cool..wish I knew how to clone! Congrats late! #8954845Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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