Female Junco Close-up (2)

Sometimes, just as important as the picture, is the story the goes along with the picture. "A picture is worth a thousand words," but -- one picture might tell a lot of stories. What exactly do you want your picture to say? Why is that big bird staring at you? Was it really engaged in a staring match with you, or did you catch it in a momentary glance before (what is really a tiny bird) hopped away? What's the story on how you put this picture together in the first place, or how did you put yourself into a position where you were able to take this picture? What did you have to do with your camera in order to be able to take this picture? Sometimes, this kind of information can be as just as important to the viewer as the picture itself.