This beautiful male in breeding plumage was cooperative enough to perch on a fresh twig of foliage. I did physically pluck out a couple of leaves beforehand to give it room to land in a good spot, and the plan worked - albeit with the use of audio.
Canon R6 + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/9, ISO 1600, handheld, FF, reduced a couple of bright highlights shining form the leaves, and did lift a few of the deeper shadows (light was getting a little harsh for my taste by this time). Also used the Spot Removal tool to get rid of two pesky short strands of spider webbing on the subject.

