First off, thanks to all who submitted entries in the “Birds In The Rain” contest. Xwinger and I are going over them and the winner will be announced in a week.
As I previously mentioned one reason why I went with the “Birds In The Rain” theme is that I came back from Ecuador with several pics that showed the raindrops streaking down on and around the bird. Here are two pictures of a Tropical Kingbird in the rain. The pics are almost identical but I like the first one better – can you see why?
Pic 1)
Pic 2)
Did you see the difference? In Pic 1 a couple of raindrops have bounced off the back of the bird and can be seen parallel to the bird’s back. A subtle difference, but one that makes that picture just a little bit more interesting than Pic 2. It’s these little differences that can elevate the quality of a bird photograph.
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I give up!