Singing in the rain - Orange-throated Longclaw

[Tony Whitehead]

Taken a couple of years ago at a small reserve on the outskirts of Pretoria. Weather was a bit miserable but wasn't putting this little Orange-throated Longclaw off his singing.
Nikon D700
Nikon 500 F4 VR + 1.4TC
ISO 1600 1/640s f5.6 Matrix +0.3, Flash -1.3
Handheld from car window

[dankearl]

Beautiful habitat photo. The comp, bird, raindrops, all very nice.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Tony, I remember this morning, I decided to stay at home.:w3 Good look back pose looking along the line of the flowery perch, and I have always enjoyed the OOF BG's that Rietvlei produces. Good use of flash in the rainy conditions.

Looking forward to catching up in a few weeks time, and Pilanesberg it will be.

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,good detail,like the pose.well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Tony, nice to see you posting! I love the comp here, and the rainy conditions really contrast nicely with the happy singing pose. I'd prefer the OOF stems not overlapping the flower the subject is perched on, but still a very appealing image.

[Steve Zamek]

This image tells a nice story. I feel sorry for that that little guy calling out in the rain. Background is quite lovely. A little messy near the bottom of the perch, but that doesn't bother me much.

[gail bisson]

Lovely little bird.
I like the environment and the rain and his slightly bedraggled look.
In a perfect world, the fg grasses would not obscure the purple flowers.
Great look at his " long claws"
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the singing pose, weighed down perch, details, rain drops and BG. Nice image Tony!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. I like the composition and nice colorscheme. Loved the pose of the bird and BG with rain drops.