Misery (Cattle egret in rain)

[Grace Scalzo]

On a recent trip to Delaware, I found this cattle egret hunkered down in a field weathering drenching rain. I tried to capture the mood of the scene, let me know if I succeeded. Thanks!

1/640, f6.3, ISO400
1Dmk2n, 500 + 1.4tc, from car

[Axel Hildebrandt]

It certainly worked to capture the mood. The OOF grass in the foreground is a bit distracting but not too much. I'm wondering if the color temperature is a bit high.

[Doug Brown]

I'm with Axel in that a cooler color temperature would help convey a sense of inclement weather.

[Steve Canuel]

You did Grace. He does seem to be wishing he was somewhere else. Color does seem a bit yellowish-green to me.
Steve

[Joe Senzatimore]

I agree with all on the color. Still the look on the egret captures the "wet" feeling.

[DustinFinn]

Totally great capture, the mood here is set and if the color temp was cooled it might take the image to cold feeling...

[Kaushik Balakumar]

foreground seems totally fine with me (personal taste). bird's pose & smudged feathers conveys the 'rain' mood. but am not sure if BG helps it in anyway because the colours look a bit too bright for an overcast day. a bit of soberness in BG colours could perhaps make the mood exactly as u were looking for.

[Freddy Franzella]

great all around image! I like that background!