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[ahab1372]

Hairy Woodpecker, from the backyard this evening

1DX
700mm
tripod
manual mode, spot metering with +1 stop of exposure compensation
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/800

Joel,
I know you pay a lot of attention to the background - but to you actually plan the gradients, maybe by adjusting perch and camera height?
Looks great, even better than a unicolor background.

[Joel Eade]

Joel,
I know you pay a lot of attention to the background - but to you actually plan the gradients, maybe by adjusting perch and camera height?
Looks great, even better than a unicolor background.

Yes....that is what I have been trying lately by using the dead leaves in the woods and the green grass of the lawn, adjusting the perch height and camera angle