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Moving just two feet changed a sparrow photo from a busy, bright background to a clean dark one that made the bird pop. Small position shifts work for close subjects; distant wildlife needs bigger moves. Check your background before you shoot.
Moving just two feet changed a sparrow photo from a busy, bright background to a clean dark one that made the bird pop. Small position shifts work for close subjects; distant wildlife needs bigger moves. Check your background before you shoot.
Small changes can actually have really big impacts when it comes to your bird and other wildlife photography. Take this picture right here. I was waiting for attendees of my monthly nature photography meetup to show up when this sparrow landed on the wayfinding sign. And yes, that is bird poop that's on the sign, but part of photographing wildlife is understanding that there's going to be poop. So I stepped back, And I snapped this shot. There's beautiful bright colors in the background from all of that out-of-focus stuff. But then I did this. I shifted myself just about 2 feet, maybe like around a half a meter. And this is the shot that I took when I did that. Now the sparrow doesn't have all those bright beautiful colors behind it, but what it does have is darker background, which means that it stands out more. Now obviously you may have a preference for the first one, you might like it better, but make sure when you're taking your bird and wildlife photos that you are adjusting yourself, paying attention to that background, and moving just the tiniest bit. Now this sparrow was so close to me that I had to move quite dramatically, But oftentimes when birds or other wildlife are further away from you, you don't have to move quite as much. It might be an inch or 2, and that's it to dramatically change that background. Thank you so much for watching. I really appreciate you being here. If you enjoyed this video, please like it and check out my channel for lots of other great information on birds and other wildlife and photography tips that will help you to capture those. Thanks again. I'll see you next time. Bye-bye.
