I’m still using the hand-me-down point n shoot camera my dad gave me (after my dslr camera got stolen with my car and my point n shoot camera broke). Despite its limitations, it has been invaluable in documenting some of our experiences here. We love sitting out on our balcony in the evenings and watching the colors of the sky change behind the city and harbor. Our favorite part is when the bats rise out of the botanical gardens (just after the sun goes down) and thousands of them swoop by our balcony on their way to their feeding grounds in Centennial Park. Some of them are so close we could almost touch them. The camera lense isn’t big enough to capture the bats during such low light conditions, so you’ll just have to imagine it in the photo above… it’s alsmost like a scene out of Batman. Here’s a link to a YouTube video that gives you some indication…
4 May 2009 at 12:10 am
Try the flash!
Video: that’s a lot of bats. Volunteer at the Bot Gardens told me they’ve been trying for years to obtain permission to reduce the bat population, as they’re killing the roost trees.
4 May 2009 at 2:53 am
Regardless of the quality of camera, that’s a great shot. Bats or no bats. And I hadn’t realized your DSLR was stolen. What a shame!
4 May 2009 at 6:23 am
what kind of bats are they? around here, when the bats would come out we would through little bits of tomatoes up in the air and watch them swoop and dive to catch them.
26 June 2009 at 1:53 am
would never guess that this is a less than desirable camera – clear and vivid. Thanks.