Night-Heron in the Rain

[Paul Wolf]

It was a very disappointing Texas August morning because that 30% chance of rain turned into a completely overcast day with on and off showers. It was a bust as far as being able to photography anything at Brazos Bend State Park that day. I was headed back to my car when I spotted this juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. A gentle rain was falling, but I decided to give it a go, anyway. When I put this up on the computer I saw the rain drops and felt a rather calm and even melancholy mood. That's when I decided to present a toned rendition in order to, I hope, impart that same mood to the viewer.

Canon 20D, 100-400mm @ 400mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec., ISO 100, Better Beamer flash for fill. Lots of work in PhotoShop.

[Fabs Forns]

Nice tritone rendition, I especially love the rain drops. Leaving the eye untouched is a plus.

[Julie Kenward]

I totally agree with Fabs! That red eye against the maroon bird is striking!!! Very nice tritone indeed!

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done..I like the rain against the dark background...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Those conditions usually make good image Paul. Some fill flash seems to help.

Very nice conversion but the basic image is very solid !!! I like it a lot !!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Excellent capture Paul. Very strong image. Very well composed.