Creative Photography

Delightful Chinese Silky Hen called Tiffany drinking out of the bird bath Photographing pets is definitely where you need to be quick clicking the shot.  Pets won't be waiting around while you compose your picture so its best to keep clicking and hope for the best.  with this photo, the wee hen was quite dark and every time I tried to get her she disappeared into the shadows and all you could see was a blob.  Now, I could have used a flash but that would have destroyed the subtle lighting  effect of the light on her feathers so I have photographed her with the sun against her to bring out the feathery look to advantage.   Because she kept darting around and didn't stay still at all I had to take quite a few photos to get this one that looks clearer and I managed to get this by finding a position where I thought she would look good and waiting until she showed up.  Sometimes this can be quite a long time so have patience with pets.  I have several pets who really like