I wrote a post recently about OOFFE (Out-of-focus foreground elements!) and how they can help remove distractions in cluttered images. A weekend trip to Ecology bush at Tāwharanui was the perfect opportunity to put some of that theory into action with this very obliging toutouwai/ North island robin. Such a perfect sunlit perch! It can be tricky working in shady forests, but with a little patience sometimes everything falls into place.