With two dozen redpolls STILL frequenting my feeders it is about time I do a setup and photograph them from the comfort of my backyard (I've photographed them elsewhere around town this winter).
The perch was selected specifically for this, and taken from a local forest area. The yard itself is small, and with fencing all around getting a proper background is a limited option. What you see here is the perch (and feeder) set up in front of a three foot gap in the fence where a gate used to be, and the green background actually being an out-of-focus soccer field. Amazing how a small busy suburban backyard can be made to look like it was taken in the wild :-)
Canon 30D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/7.1, ISO 800 (settings histogram checked and +1.3 over metered value), natural light, handheld.
Dan, thanks for sharing your set up. Well thought out to get a clear BG, and an interesting perch. Good inquisitive pose from the little guy, and if anything, I would maybe darken the BG a tad.
Backyard Common Redpoll (female).
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