It was getting close to holloween night and the temperature was warm. The bugs were out and so were the bats. The moon was getting full and it was just over the horizon during dusk when bats come out. There was one bat that was flying all over my front yard eating mosquitoes.The bat would eventually fly in front of the moon. I thought it would make a cool shot if I could capture it. I used an on camera flash and since I had to use a high ISO setting I figured the flash could reach the subject. I was eaten up by mosquitoes waiting in the same spot for long periods of time. I was using a heavy 400mm VR lens but my shutter speed was high enough to capture action. My main problem was getting the bat in focus. So I guessed at 25ft and fixed it there. I figured out that it was easier to mount my camera on a tripod and keep it concentrated on the full moon. By that time it was a little late and I couldn't track the bat anymore. I thought I would do the same thing the next night but a cold front came in the next day and ruined that idea. Maybe next time. This was the best shot I got.
