Open to photographers with a ranking outside the top 1000. There are two other 'Birds' contests currently open to other ranks. Take a look at the leaderboard for more information on Photocrowd rankings.
Photographing birds isn’t just about picking up your camera and pointing it in the right direction. Some awareness of the nature of birds and how to find them without scaring them off is also an important factor. For animals that live so much of their lives in the air, getting (and keeping) birds in shot can sometimes be a challenge! Patience is key.
Every photo submitted will be available for the crowd to rate once the submissions period has ended. You can see all the images uploaded to a contest, but will need to rate them to see how they’re ranked once the rating period begins.
Some contests on Photocrowd also have a judge. After the submission period closes the judge chooses their favourite images and writes some image reviews. The crowd and judge results will be announced on the same day.
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