At dawn, the birds start coming out and they take an occasional photo of themselves. I see lots of these white-throated sparrows around the yard, distinguishable by the two patches of yellow above the eyes — although barely visible in this shot. But I did think the backlit rain added a nice element to the composition (click for larger view on big screens). Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 35mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/160th of a second, Cognisys camera box, trail monitor and flashes.
The backlighting, the raindrops, the sweet sparrow are spectacular! Have you thought of cropping out the top third of the photo to just get the sparrow with raindrops? It might add a more dramatic view. Love it anyway!
Sean, just catching up from being overly busy of late. Your work with flash lighting is really great. It makes me want to experiment more with flash units, despite the fact that I am somewhat intimidated by them. This shot I especially like!
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At dawn, the birds start coming out and they take an occasional photo of themselves. I see lots of these white-throated sparrows around the yard, distinguishable by the two patches of yellow above the eyes — although barely visible in this shot. But I did think the backlit rain added a nice element to the composition (click for larger view on big screens). Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 35mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/160th of a second, Cognisys camera box, trail monitor and flashes.
The early bird gets the dope selfie, as my grandmother always used to tell me on her way out to buy edibles.
Hey Sean, he is almost as sweet as my Sparrow! I can’t believe it actually rains there. I don’t think I would know what to make of that.
The backlighting, the raindrops, the sweet sparrow are spectacular! Have you thought of cropping out the top third of the photo to just get the sparrow with raindrops? It might add a more dramatic view. Love it anyway!
Sean, just catching up from being overly busy of late. Your work with flash lighting is really great. It makes me want to experiment more with flash units, despite the fact that I am somewhat intimidated by them. This shot I especially like!