Say's Phoebe Set-up

[Scott Elowitz]

Canon 1dmk3 600f4 1/2000 f8 ISO 400 LensCoat

Alan Murphy and I were shooting in New Mexico and knew we would have an opportunity to photograph Say's Phoebes. While driving around we saw this sumac plant growing along side of the road and we new the bird would look great on it, eating the berries was a nice bonus. :)

[Harshad Barve]

lovely looking bird , setup and BG,
TFS

[Hilary Hann]

Capturing the berry eating just set this off beautifully. Like the background and the pose of the bird and sumac bush. Excellent.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very beautiful, colors, perch, pose everything is perfect. thanks for mentioning it was a setup.

[David Fletcher]

Lovely shot Scott! Nicely done. Berry a huge bonus.

[Kobus Tollig]

Great comp bg and exposure. REally like it well done

[Graham Smith.]

I really like the sharpenss and vertical comp.
Isn't it nice when the envisioned becomes a reality!?

[Lloyd Spitalnik]

First. let me say this is a fantastic shot, Scott! Second, I was lucky enough to see a slide show presentation given by Alan. I thought I knew how to shoot birds with nice backgrounds. Boy was I wrong. I came away shaking my head at how little I actually knew. Alan is a master and I learned so much in 45 minutes that I can't wait for his book to come out. Every serious bird photographer needs to get a copy just to try to even the playing field.
Lloyd Spitalnik
www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com

[LouBuonomo]

Super Scotty.. Berries are a ++

[Doug Brown]

The berries really make this shot. Of course the bird looks great too. The composition is excellent with nice balance.

[Danny Laredo]

This is just superb!
Compo, BG pose all fantastic as is the perch.
The berry in the mouth is a big bonus and puts the image over the top.