This northern waterthrush slurps down a small worm. By lowering my angle so that I am partially “shooting through” the small rocks in front of the bird, I am able to effectively blur out both the foreground and background, allowing for an extremely isolated subject.
Northern Waterthrush
Country United States
State Illinois
Location Morton Arboretum
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Feeding in the Wild, In or By Water
- Created Timestamp05/08/2023 21:52:27
- CameraNIKON Z 9
- Aperture5.6
- CreditGraham Deese
- Copyright© 2023 Graham Deese
- Focal Length500
- Iso6400
- Shutter Speed1/500
That’s a great technique to get low enough to block out the foreground an background. Indeed it lets the view focus just on the bird.