Drenched!!!

[Aditya Shankar]

Hi All,

made this image last saturday.. it was a very rainy day.. and we hit upon this birdie by chance.. got out of the vehicle and made some images of this beautiful bird in the rain.. thanks for watching!! :) we were totally wet .. but having real fun watching this guy!!

As my mate says, we now know that our equipment can withstand rain!!! :D .. be it to an extent!!

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon 100-400 IS L
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 375 mm
ISO Speed: 400

-Adiii

[paul leverington]

Looking at his eye being slightly closed and that he was on the ground, i wonder if he was feeling well.

Paul

[Mital Patel]

feeling cold man. someone please give me shade to hide and get dry out :)

very nice image adi

[Chris van Rooyen]

Unconventional but I love it:-) The droplets and low angle really works well, I would perhaps lighten the eye a tad?

[Ramon M. Casares]

I would have gone with a wider aperture to isolate the bird and rain drops from the BG. Still, great low angle and nice and kind of funny mood here. Congratulations!

[Aditya Shankar]

Thanks guys!! I'm glad you liked it.. Paul, I'm really not sure about the birdie's health.. :-)