{"id":50068,"date":"2019-02-22T05:30:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=50068"},"modified":"2019-02-21T19:12:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T03:12:41","slug":"down-for-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/down-for-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Down for Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_50069\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?quality=100&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50069\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C718&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"718\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?resize=585%2C389&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/BMP5419-1.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laughing Gull<br \/>captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/search?Ntt=Nikon%20Z6&#038;N=0&#038;InitialSearch=yes&#038;sts=ma&#038;Top+Nav-Search=&#038;BI=8449&#038;KBID=9350&#038;KWID=DFF&#038;DFF=d50\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Z6<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/918849-REG\/nikon_2205_af_s_nikkor_800mm_f_5_6e.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/DFF\/d10-v21-t1-x410268\/SID\/DFF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">800mm<\/a><br \/>on tripod<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These two photographs were literally taken just a minute apart. The top image was taken from a top of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/846221-REG\/Gitzo_GT5562GTS_GT5562GTS_6x_6_SECTION_SYSTEMATIC.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/GIGT5562GTS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xGIGT5562GTS\" target=\"_blank\">Gitzo 5562SGT<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1086825-REG\/zenelli_carbonz_carbon_fiber_gimbal.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/ZECARBONZ\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xZECARBONZ\" target=\"_blank\">Zenelli Carbon Fiber Gimbal Head<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/search?Ntt=Nikon%20Z6&#038;N=0&#038;InitialSearch=yes&#038;sts=ma&#038;Top+Nav-Search=&#038;BI=8449&#038;KBID=9350&#038;KWID=DFF&#038;DFF=d50\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Z6<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/918849-REG\/nikon_2205_af_s_nikkor_800mm_f_5_6e.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/DFF\/d10-v21-t1-x410268\/SID\/DFF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">800mm<\/a> and the bottom photo the same gear on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1023886-REG\/visual_echoes_pp_1_panning_plat.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/DFF\/d10-v21-t1-x500808\/SID\/DFF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">panning plate<\/a>. 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