Anna's in the storm

[Dan Brown]

Captured this out the back window during one of our recent storms. This guy was holding on for the ride! Full frame, NR with Noiseware, cloned out one big orb highlight in the BG and fixed the fill flash eye highlight. C&C Welcome.

Camera Model: NIKON D300, monopod mounted
Shutter speed: 1/180 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Optional,TTL -3.0
Metering mode: Spot
ISO: 800
Lens: 400mm f/3.5 plus TC-14B
Focal length: 560mm
Focal length: 840mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: MANUAL

[DustinFinn]

I really like you managed to capture the "storm" part but the out of focus branch really kills this for me and its so close to the bird it almost looks like it would be impossible to remove.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

You may improve by selecting just the BG and really blurring it Dan. Why not try? Love the rain drops and overall colors. This little dude looks cold and miserable. I am sure so would I. Thanks for sharing mate. :)

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the perch and composition in this photo, rain adds more taste. HA is relatively good too the critical focus point seems to be on the wing rather than head. would clone out the diagonal twig in he lower left corner and I am not crazy about the large oof branch right behind the hummer.

[Dave Leroy]

I like the environmental aspect of the photo. The rain falling adds a lot for me. Perhaps a vertical crop would take some of the attention away from the oof branch behind bird. Dave

[Michael Zajac]

Dan, It's nice to see a hummer in a natural BG. I like the colors and the details look good. I might tone down the OOF branch in BG.