Theme: Keel-billed Toucan in the rain

[Melvin Grey]

The shape, colours and expressions on these amazing birds makes you think they have escaped from a Walt Disney cartoon! The rain certainly adds to the attraction of this image as far as I am concerned.

Camera:- Canon 1D Mk1V, EF500mm f4L. Exposure 1/500th @ f5.6, ISO 640

[Lorant Voros]

This is way too good. Love the rain, the tiled down tail and the expression of the bird with it's pose. Pretty sweet capture. Well done.

[Marina Scarr]

Absolutely stunning, Melvin, and the rain and colors puts it over the top. Love that pose too!

[Don Nelson]

Excellent capture of colors and the raindrops on the back adds to the image.

[David Salem]

Very Nice!! Great exposure and detail. Rain on back adds a ton to this beautiful and colorful capture. Also like the perch. Puts the viewer right into the rainforest.

David

[laurie golden]

Everyone else has said it all - Great pose, rain drops on the back and tail, background, rain falling. All just perfect.

[Arno Ellmer]

This is absolutely superb,Melvin.The glowing colours and the rain drops put it over the top.Was this in S America ?

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

What a pretty and funky character this!! Terrific image in every aspect.
Regards
Sanjeev

[Satish Ranadive]

Melvin,
Bird is extremely beautiful and colorful. You have captured it superbly.Love the pose with very nice water droplets on the bird.
Magnificent BG with nice rains.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful image!

[Markus Jais]

Awesome shot. The light and colors are amazing and the rain is fantastic. One of the best toucan shots I've ever seen.

Markus

[Melvin Grey]

This is absolutely superb,Melvin.The glowing colours and the rain drops put it over the top.Was this in S America ?

Yes, Arno - Costa Rica, I am sorry I did not mention the location in the intro.

[Bill Dix]

Simply stunning. Perfect pose, perch, colors. The rain does indeed take a beautiful image and raise it to a higher level.

[Alan Murphy]

Love the image. The rain is perfectly captured. Wish it was mine.

[arash_hazeghi]

this is excellent. sharp and nice with great colors and the rain drops on the feather are like icing on the cake! sweet!

[Greg Basco]

Sweet shot, Melvin. The rain is a huge bonus. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!

Cheers,
Greg

[Doug Brown]

I just love a little rain in Costa Rica! Excellent capture from a memorable morning of photography!

[jacinto policarpo]

The rain add the "last" point to the image! great shot Melvin!
cheers

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Beautiful image. Love the pose, excellent details, wonderful perch, and the rainfall is just superb.
Very well done.

[Richard Unsworth]

Superb Melvin!
that yellow is great

[Melvin Grey]

Thank you all for your comments - it certainly was a morning, and a bird to remember.

[jim winters]

very nice

[Peter Dexter]

Apart from the great focus an exposure the choice of shooting it in the rain was excellent. In fact every time it starts to rain I look for birds to shoot. Just seems to make them more three-dimensional.