Chauve-souris au vol / Bat in flight
Possibly: Grande Chauve-souris brune / Big Brown Bat [Eptesicus fuscus]
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CANADA
2021.10.12
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Sometimes this summer, a fellow bird photographer sent his FB contacts a challenge to catch bats in flight.
This evening, I saw one bat flying around the house, and I recalled the challenge.
By the way, we don't see them very often at this time of the year, they are about to migrate or hibernate for the entire winter.
I grabbed my camera and decided to take the challenge. Lens aperture almost wide-open, boosted the ISOs, tried to keep a minimal speed and... let's go!
This bat was flying on the other side of the street, so the photo was significantly cropped (~50%; original 6192x4128 reduced to 3096 x 2064 pixels).
Applied PP treatements in NR and sharpness. I'm quite happy of the end result despite the high ISO.
Chauve-souris au vol / Bat in flight
(Exifs in flickr)