Brown Creeper

Observed two brown creepers at Saw Wee Kee Park this morning. This photo shows a better view of the species than the brown creeper pic posted on November 30, 2015.

Rain was falling and is forecast for all day. In an attempt to improve lighting, put an off camera flashgun on a tripod closer to the birds. Covered the flash with a ziploc bag for rain protection (see extra photo). It worked pretty well for birds close to the flash, but required sticking to 1/200 flash sync speed and adjusting the ISO for near or more distant subjects. In this photo the brown creeper was a little too far away from the flash, so pushed exposure value up in post.  

On a gray day I would use the tripod mounted flash again. Although in some cases the light from the flash was harsh, It allowed me to take better photos and protect the camera by remaining in the car.