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Kelson's Photos

: I had a lot of trouble getting the camera to focus on this Black Phoebe and not the tree behind it, but that wasn't the problem in this shot. I always think birds look weird when you can only see the backs of their heads.

A black and white bird perched on a metal fence post, looking away from the camera so that only the round back of its head is visible.
Jan 12, 2021, 02:37 AM·Public
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Kelson's Photos

This shot of the same Black Phoebe (after it started to fly off, then decided to just land back on another post) came out a lot better!

A small black and white bird (black head and wings, white belly) perched on a metal fence post. In the background, you can just see the blurred-out leaves and branches of a tree.
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@kelsonv Me too. I think it's something to do with how the feathers fool the auto-focus algorithm.

I sometimes make do with focusing on a nearby object (tree branch or pole) instead, focus lock on it and then pan back to the bird.

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@sohkamyung Yeah, I use the same technique. I kept trying to focus on the fence posts, but I guess the tree was more appealing to the focus algorithm.

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