Brown-Hooded Parrot in the Rain

[Doug Brown]

Here's another image from my Costa Rica workshop with Greg Basco. The Brown-Hooded Parrot was a new species for me this year. Such a beautiful bird; in addition to the colors displayed in this image, they've also got bright red patches under their wings. The raindrops add a lot to this image IMO.



Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm, f/7.1, 1/320, ISO 500, manual exposure, fill flash, tripod

[Art Kornienko]

Sure is a wonderful shot Doug, and nice bg with the falling rain. Just curious what the spots on the body are. Rain?

[Randy Stout]

Doug:
Perhaps this is why they call it the rain forest?

Lovely colors, excellent flash work,pose, sharpness.
Interesting perch without being overpowering.

Pretty much nailed this one Doug!

Randy

[Doug Brown]

Just curious what the spots on the body are. Rain?

Thanks Don! Yes those are raindrops on the bird.

[Arno Ellmer]

Beautiful capture,Doug.
The colours and sharpness are superb. Excellent flash work.
The rain drops as well as the perch greatly add to the image.
Have to visit Costa Rica one day !

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Pretty spectacular on all counts, Doug.
I've got to make it to Costa Rica some day.

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Very beautiful image. Bird is tack sharp. Love the BKG with the rain drops. Maybe lighten the eye a little.

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely Doug, the rain adds a lot to this image

[John Guastella]

Gorgeous shot! The bird is beautiful and you captured every detail, with outstanding color. As already mentioned, the rain drops add a wonderful artistic touch.

I wonder if the image might be improved by lightening it a bit? I hesitate to suggest this since I'm still using an uncalibrated monitor, but viewing the photo both in my browser (Firefox) and PS, it seems a little dark. Applying a bit of S&H in PS seemed to open it up, without washing out the colors.

John

[James Salywoda]

Awesome shot of this beautiful bird Doug and the rain really adds a great touch to the environment these birds live in. Well Done!!!

[denise ippolito]

Doug, One of my favorites of yours. Love the rain, perch, sharpness and pose!!

[Harshad Barve]

I am loving this
TFS

[Chris Martinez]

WOW!!!!:eek: The bird looks absolutely amazing. I really like the addition of the rain.

What an interesting looking Parrot!

[Pieter de Waal]

Stunning colours and detail Doug. Love the enquiring pose. TFS these Costa Rican beauties.

[Allen Hirsch]

"Brown-hooded parrot" seems like a misnomer - that's an awful lot of color, almost none of it brown.

Beautiful image, Doug.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Doug! I like the sharpness, pose and perch.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks everyone! Glad you enjoy the image!