For a chicken dance to occur, certain things have to happen. There has to be seed or feed – in this case, birdseed – thrown in a small area, within a square foot. The sun has to be low, rising behind the chickens, so that it either lights up their feathers straight one, or as is sometimes preferable, photographically, from the rear. The photographer has to be patient, letting the chickens get used to the camera, used to the lens, associate it with food. Then, before the sun moves, or the chickens quickly eat the feed and move away, you have to snap a few shots. The Chicken Dance only occurs from time to time. I love to photograph the Chicken Dance, a ballet of life, light and shapes.