Bat Cave
Uploaded: September 24, 2010 21:02:20
The other night I went to Lake Las Vegas to take photo's of the Harvest moon. This is a corridor I was waiting in for the moon to come up. Never mind that bats chased myself and another couple out when it got dark! :) Picture me another girl and a man waving a hat running through this building!! Ha ha
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/30 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 38.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Merna L. Nobile September 24, 2010
Love the image, don't are for the bats. Merna #1311420Gina Cormier September 25, 2010
Batgirl!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic comp and detail!!!!!!! #8928944Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 25, 2010
Very unusual behavour for bats, I would say. They must have got tired of humans chasing them. HAHA! And what a sight it must have been :0)Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 25, 2010
You paint such an awesome picture of yourself and the other couple running away, Vegas! LOLLeslie McLain September 25, 2010
Terrfic capture, oolors, and perspective, Tammy. Sorry tohear about the bats. #8929702Ron McEwan September 25, 2010
Fantastic lighting, great comp, like the framing with the arches. Well done Tammy #8929712Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 25, 2010
Where a hat next time LOLTammy M. Anderson September 25, 2010
Excellent composition and capture of this beautiful place, Tammy. Like the bat story. #8929799Robert R. Goodman September 25, 2010
LOL!!Buddy,They won't hurt you.We have a lot of desert brown bats out here.Excellent capture Tammy!!!! #8929813Ellen Hodges September 25, 2010
Super gorgeous pov and color, Tammy!!! Sooooo awesome, bats and all!!!! #8929846Sam Britt September 25, 2010
Beautiful view, great framing & perspective. It's been a long time since I've seen any bats! #8929888Boyd L. Alexander September 26, 2010
WOW! This is a stunner! Forget the bats....this was worth the run afterwards...I think we will see this again! WTG Tammy! #8930259Tiia Vissak September 26, 2010
great tones, shapes & pov! #8930851Nancy L. Green September 26, 2010
LOVE the lighting and tones here Tammy, this is GORGEOUS!! <>< #8931133Susan Weisensel September 26, 2010
Cool arches Tammy, nice capture. Bats would be the only reason I would run. I bet it was a sight. LOL!!! #8931349Barbara Waldoch September 26, 2010
Terrific capture, Tammy! #8931655Candice C. Calhoun September 27, 2010
Very brave to face down the bats to get this excellent photo! Did not know you HAD bats in Vegas :) Love your pov here!ccc #8932786
Tammy Espino September 27, 2010
Thanks everyone! Oh I knew we had bats in Vegas Candice and I have never liked them. Usually see them up by the street lights. I kept telling the other couple, they only want bugs, they are after the bugs..hahahaha #8932934John Connolly September 27, 2010
I can visualize you fending off the bats, Tammy! What a sight that must have been...LOL!Lorna Shutter September 27, 2010
Why does this sound like an episode of "Scooby Doo"? LOL! You should have run backwards so that you could get a picture of the bats chasing you! Ha! Ha! Gorgeous image even without the bats, Tammy! Love the way you captured the beautiful landscape through the arches! Nicely done! :) #8933439Tammy Espino September 27, 2010
hahah Lorna :) Where was Scooby he could of saved us! #8933507Julianne Bradford September 28, 2010
Yikes! This is a gorgeous place for them to hang out :-) #8933971Val Feldman September 28, 2010
Six million freetail bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin...C'mon down, Tammy!! :) This is a gorgeous place for bats to lurk in the shadows just waiting for unsuspecting passerbys...looks like a scene from a Mediterranean country...much better than the Congress Avenue Bridge! Super capture, Tammy! #8934567Nancy J. Locke September 28, 2010
Loooove this, Tammy!!! Great comp, lighting, DOF, everything!!! #8935698Kerry Hill September 29, 2010
Excellent composition and framing Tammy! What a shot that would have made...you running with bats hot on your tail! :)!! #8937923Laura E. Swan September 29, 2010
The REAL BAT CAVE! MuayHahahahahahhaaa!Love it Tam-Tam!
-Laura :D #8937964
frank w. degenhardt September 30, 2010
Tammy- Ok City, now that I have stopped laughting from reading your story, I can comment on the picture. Personally I think this one deserves the gold. I just love the pov of the shot, how you got back a bit, really highlighted the beautiful arches, then as we look through them, the colors and shapes of the buildings, then the mountains behind them, then that viviv blue sky. Gorgeous dimentions and the finish is gorgeous. Stunning work my friend.Chris Budny September 30, 2010
A funny story, but a nice scene... looks very mediterranean; wouldn't have guessed Vegas! #8939494Patrick Rouzes September 30, 2010
I am picturing it,LOL!isabel C. Zepeda September 30, 2010
TammyVery nice photo,nice colors and view, in your running did you see bat-man LOL
Ysa... #8939684
Patti Coblentz October 08, 2010
Gorgeous image, Tammy...love the blue, twilight colors and the arches frame this so nicely...definitely looks Mediterranean! I didn't know bats came after people...yikes! I would have freaked! #8955660Tammy Espino October 15, 2010
Patricia, they weren't coming after us. It was just dusk and they were waking up and chasing bugs. If you ever watch them do that they are flying all over the place and every which way :) Just seems like they are chasing you~ Hee #8968193Tiia Vissak October 15, 2010
Congratulations! #8968465Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 15, 2010
Julianne Bradford October 15, 2010
Awesome finalist Tammy! Congratulations! #8969153Stefania Barbier October 15, 2010
congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!! #8969180isabel C. Zepeda October 15, 2010
TammyA BIG CONGRATULATIONS
Ysa... #8969258
Irene Colling October 15, 2010
You skillfully captured depth and perspective in this image and your detail is excellent.Congratulations on the Finalist Tammy. #8969325
Robert R. Goodman October 15, 2010
A big congratulations on this beautiful image.WTG Buddy!!! #8969438Lorna Shutter October 15, 2010
WTG!!! Another Finalist Award for another fabulous image!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Tammy girl!!!!! :) #8969703Lorna Shutter October 15, 2010
#8969708Sherry L. Davis October 15, 2010
Excellent capture! Congratulations on your finalist!! :) #8969847Tammy M. Anderson October 15, 2010
Congrats again, Tammy. #8969962Ron McEwan October 15, 2010
Congratulations on your Silver for September Tammy WTG my friend. #8970319Nancyj E. Hovey October 15, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SDenny E. Barnes October 15, 2010
Congratulations, Tammy on all your beautiful and well deserved finalists!! WTG!! #8970775Leslie McLain October 15, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalists, Tammy. #8971184Patti Coblentz October 15, 2010
Congratulations on all of your wonderful finalists, Tammy!! I am particularly pleased to see this one!!! #8971543Barbara Waldoch October 15, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Tammy! #8972409Ellen Hodges October 15, 2010
Congrats on your awesome and WOW finalist, Tammy!!! Very best luck in the next round! #8972450Boyd L. Alexander October 16, 2010
WOW! Big Congratulations Tammy! on your Stunning Finalist!(I just knew we would see this one again!!) #8973145Mukesh Srivastava October 16, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Win,Tammy!!! #8973225Merna L. Nobile October 16, 2010
Every month, with our camera in hand, we go out and find what we hope will be the “winning photo.”Val Feldman October 16, 2010
Hey, Vegas - Good going!!! I love this image! Excellent capture, excellent work! Congratulations on all your wonderful Finalists and all the best in the upcoming round! ~Val #8974730Tamara K. Walker October 16, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! #8975116JO ANN CLEVELAND October 17, 2010
Big Congratulations on this awesome finalist Tammy!jo ann c.
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Mitch Spence October 18, 2010
Great finalist. Beautifully seen and beautifully done. Congrats again, Tammy. #8980767Liz blahh October 18, 2010
Congrats on a beautiful finalist! #8981283Laura E. Swan December 13, 2010
Okay the BATS chasing BUGS or NO BUGS this is still VERY traumatizing and I am appauled in your behalf.Not sure why..I guess cuz I know they were there swooning around you.
Wonderful image all on it's own and the story adds SUCH excitement!!! WOWZA Tammers! FAV'D!
-Lala #9099292
Laura E. Swan February 10, 2011
On You Wonderful Finalist, Tam-tam!
I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU and FORGOT TO SAY SO!
-LooLoo Laura :D #9227554
Nancy L. Green March 07, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist Tammy, WTG!! <>< #9277950Lisa J. Boulden September 06, 2011
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