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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adot45" data-source="post: 507993" data-attributes="member: 40001"><p>I am following this thread in hopes of finding the optimum distance for a 300mm lens from the target (feeder/perch) to the camera, considering the DOF, background etc.  I am setting up a blind in the back yard and can put the feeder pretty much any distance necessary.  Another consideration I have is the background.  I like nice blue sky but is it going to be too hard to focus and meter a small target like a bird or just use manual settings as things really won't change for the focus and small spot for the metering?  I realize a little trial and error will be in order to get it all dialed in.  My plan is to attract the birds with the feeder but have some perches for them to wait their turn on where I will photograph them.  Would be a more pleasing setting than on the feeder, (IMO)</p></blockquote><p></p>