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Singin in the Rain

Singin in the Rain



Baby bird sitting in my driveway!

Baby bird sitting in my driveway!
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cameraCanon EOS 7D

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 100/1 

upload_dateMay, 2017

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Awards

Zenith Award
Top Shot Award 22
Contest Finalist in Picturing Other Species Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Anything Animals Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Anything Birds Photo Contest
People's Choice in Rain Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Rain Photo Contest
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Peer Award
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Absolute Masterpiece
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Top Choice
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Magnificent Capture
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Outstanding Creativity
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Superb Composition
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All Star
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Virtuoso
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Genius
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Emotions

Impressed
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Happy
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Sad
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Top Ranks

The Collection ProjectTop 20 rank
The Collection ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
The Collection ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
Picturing Other Species Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Swag ProjectTop 10 rank
The Swag ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Rain In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Rain In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Rain In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
ViewBug Photography Awards 2018Top 10 rank
ViewBug Photography Awards 2018Top 10 rank week 2
ViewBug Photography Awards 2018Top 10 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 6Top 10 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 6Top 10 rank week 1
Anything Birds Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 20 rank
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 3
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 2
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 1
Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank
Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 1
Cute Baby Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Cute Baby Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Rain Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Rain Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Once Upon A Time Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Once Upon A Time Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 3Top 30 rank
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 3Top 20 rank week 2
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 3Top 20 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank week 2
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank week 1
Wildlife Babies Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Wildlife Babies Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 22Top 10 rank
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 22Top 10 rank week 2
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 22Top 10 rank week 1

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24 Comments | Report
smilersam
 
smilersam May 20, 2017
Magnificent capture!! Love the title :-)
nlhammondphotography PRO+
 
nlhammondphotography May 20, 2017
Thank you!! He was such a cutie!
naturalwanderer PRO+
 
naturalwanderer November 25, 2017
Amazing shot! Love this little guy :)
Acadienne Platinum
 
Acadienne April 01, 2018
This is an awesome picture. He is not only singing in the rain, I think he is tap dancing too!
kiwidragonfly PRO+
 
kiwidragonfly April 02, 2018
This image gave me such a smile.
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 April 02, 2018
What an adorable photo! Great capture. Congratulations on being a finalist!
hardusbenade
 
hardusbenade April 05, 2018
Wow, this is amazing!
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana April 14, 2018
Awesome capture!
Safetygal
 
Safetygal April 14, 2018
Incredible shot - I think he's loving the rain! Great motion captured with the raindrops as well. Fantastic job!
elfridoX
 
elfridoX April 17, 2018
O wow ???? such an amazing shot
SuzieQ63
 
SuzieQ63 April 17, 2018
Oh poor wee mite. Hope he survived. Amazing photo.
belindalong
 
belindalong April 19, 2018
Awesome photo
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank May 06, 2018
How cute is this!!! My compliments on a well deserved peoples choice award for the Rain Photo contest.
jlappen
 
jlappen May 13, 2018
oh my; how I love this. Wish I had taken it! Great, great job. :-)
DugBug
 
DugBug May 26, 2018
Awesome shot. Very nice, made me smile.
Ibraheem_ALSinjlawi
 
Ibraheem_ALSinjlawi June 09, 2018
Nice one !
nlhammondphotography PRO+
nlhammondphotography June 10, 2018
Thank you!!
joybello PRO+
 
joybello July 15, 2018
How sweet!! What a great capture! I hope the mama bird came to feed her baby!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose August 27, 2018
Excellent shot!
WolfEyesPhotography
 
WolfEyesPhotography November 02, 2018
Adorable capture!!!
Dalecga PRO+
 
Dalecga November 11, 2018
Congratulations for being selected as a runner up on this shot. One of my favourites Nancy. Yayyyyy!
nlhammondphotography PRO+
nlhammondphotography November 12, 2018
Thank you!!
Lockfury
 
Lockfury June 18, 2020
Great capture. Thank you for the smile.
heavenlynn
 
heavenlynn September 13, 2020
Aww 😍 it’s so adorably cute looks like it’s enjoying the rain
nlhammondphotography PRO+
nlhammondphotography September 20, 2020
He was so cute!! Thank you!
BtBates PRO+
 
BtBates November 28, 2020
This is such an adorable photo!
Fauxtographer
 
Fauxtographer May 22, 2022
Amazing capture! Awesome title!

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Tags

#bird #birds #dancing #feathers #grass #green #macro #"natural light" #nature #outdoor #outdoors #outside #rain #singing #"up close" #water
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Behind The Lens

Location
In my driveway. I looked out my front door one day and saw something in my driveway. I wasn’t sure what it was, so I crept closer and closer. When I realized what it was, I scrambled to go back and get my camera, thinking he would be gone when I got back. He wasn’t! I don’t have any big zoom lenses, so I had to get on the ground, a foot away from him and started doing a mini photo shoot with him.
Time
It was an overcast afternoon.
Lighting
I was lucky that it was a cloudy day. Being that it was mid afternoon, I didn’t really worry too much about the lighting that day because it was nice, diffused lighting because of the clouds.
Equipment
I used my Canon 7D with 100mm 2.8 Lens.
Inspiration
This was completely an unplanned shot! When I saw this little guy, I’m thinking straight out of the nest just sitting there chirping away, I knew this was a once in a lifetime shot. The odds of this happening again without a major zoom was slim to none. I had to go for it! I did not touch him, and took my shots and went back in the house. I felt he would not move on and hop away until I left, and didn’t want to scare him.
Editing
The did the normal post processing adjustments for exposure, contrast etc. I loved this shot how it was, but decided to add a rain overlay to give it that extra “something. “
In my camera bag
My camera, 100mm 2.8 and Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM. I always have my remote trigger, extra batteries and a flashlight.
Feedback
Sometimes You may think you can’t possibly have a winning shot because you don’t live in an area that has anything Spectacular in terms of scenery. (Like I did). My advice is to always keep your eyes open to things that are around you. Always be ready to go grab you’re camera, because life has a way of throwing unexpected opportunities and joys right in front of you... when you least expect it!! :)

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