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The Handbook of Bird Photography
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The Handbook of Bird Photography

by Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomaki, Bence Mate
April 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
368 pages
9h 3m
English
Rocky Nook
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BENCE MÁTÉ

BACKGROUND AND FOREGROUND

The background is a combination of what nature gives you, how you compose it, the focal length, and the aperture.

The background plays a big role in a nature photo, just as light does. If you’re out photographing for a couple of days, you will probably get material that is 90 percent okay, but to win the last 10 percent is much more difficult. It’s not enough to have captivating action, perfect light, and interesting perspective; a spot-on photograph requires a perfect background. You need to have figured out the best angle and direction to get a good background before you aim your lens.

The background can bring extra information to the image, something that relates directly to the main subject, such as another ...

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ISBN: 9781457179570