Monday, October 29, 2007

Heads or Tails: Halloween

This bat is a real-life character in one of my real-life bat encounters.
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I used Photoshop Elements, diffuse glow filter and mezzotint with edge blur, an iPhoto effect. This was done in conjunction with Rachel Clark Design's Friday Filter Challenge.


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17 comments:

  1. BerniOctober 30, 2007 12:40 AM

    I don't care much for bats, although their only a mouse with wings but they carry rabies and they are about on the same level with spiders as far as I am concerned.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2007 1:28 AM

    scary!! Love your bat shot.

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  3. Hootin AnniOctober 30, 2007 6:57 AM

    Once ------- YEARS ago, in high school our biology class took a field trip to a cave near the mountains in my hometown....it was the most wonderful unique experience ever. I still remember the day vividly. And the bats? The place was literally wall to wall bats. Fascinating creatures. And truly very SOFT to the touch.

    I'm doing the Heads or Tails for the first time ever. Come over and join me in my Halloween tail if you have some time.

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  4. DaisyOctober 30, 2007 8:28 AM

    Do you think that is a FROOTBAT? That is my most favorite kind of bat.

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  5. bcmomtooOctober 30, 2007 10:13 AM

    I think we need more bats around here to take care of the mosquitoes. But I don't really want to encounter any of them.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 30, 2007 10:20 AM

    Bats are really cool creatures!! Great shot!!

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  7. Misty DawnSOctober 30, 2007 11:37 AM

    Very nice photo... but I'm glad I wasn't the one to take it ;-)

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  8. RamblerOctober 30, 2007 12:27 PM

    nice picture :)
    Happy Halloween

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  9. peppylady (Dora)October 30, 2007 2:31 PM

    I didn't do this week heads or tail I been doing fall give away and soon planning to come and be part of heads or tails.
    I think bats are awsome creature.

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  10. kuanyin333October 30, 2007 3:52 PM

    Cool photo! I found a bat when I was a kid with it's baby bats tucked under it's wings. I brought it to my family where we nursed it back to health. They are so scary looking, but really not vicious.

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  11. bundle-o-contradictionsOctober 30, 2007 4:39 PM

    Very cool!
    Happy Tuesday! :)

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  12. jennOctober 30, 2007 4:45 PM

    Bats are interesting creatures. As long as they stay far away from me, I'm good.
    Happy Halloween!

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  13. The CurmudgeonOctober 30, 2007 6:24 PM

    No. I'd not like to have a real life encounter with that....

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  14. DebOctober 31, 2007 11:57 AM

    Eww. I don't do real life bat encounters. In my house, that is. The bat cave at the museum was very cool though.

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  15. RachelOctober 31, 2007 2:02 PM

    That reminds me of some of my own bat encounters...when it comes to bats my husband and bil are a little squirmish(more like duck and cover while squealing like littles girls)lol and the women have to get the job done! lOL
    Love how you used the filter!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 31, 2007 4:13 PM

    That bat photo is very interesting. I think they are quite amazing creatures, although I wouldn't want one in my bedroom like you had that time.

    Even in the large version of the photo it is hard to tell which way is up, isn't it!

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  17. Heart of RachelNovember 01, 2007 2:22 AM

    I experienced a close bat encounter before when one suddenly swooped down on me. I was scared but there was probably an insect near me or something that the bat badly wanted. Ha ha!

    That's a great picture. Love the way you made it appear more interesting with the photo effects. Nicely done.

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