Pacific Golden-Plover

[Matthew Studebaker]

Nome, Alaska | June 2012 | Canon 1D4 | Canon 600mm f4 IS | f5.6, 1/2000, ISO 400, highlight tone priority turned on.
We were very happy to photograph this species on our Nome trip this year. In North America, the Pacific Golden-Plover has a breeding range limited to extreme western Alaska. I'm posting from the Anchorage Airport and processed this on my laptop, so let me know if anything looks off.

[dankearl]

What a great looking bird in just a spectacular setting.
Nothing look off at all, the tundra is amazing and the detail on the bird is off the charts.

[Jack Breakfast]

So lovely...really and truly...

[Lorant Voros]

Great IQ and really sweet setting. You must have tons more on your computer after your trip. Bring them on.

[Chris Jimenez]

Great capture!, The landscape is amazing as well

[gail bisson]

This is such an elegant picture. Love the creamy BG and the flowers on the ground.IQ is superb.
I just love it,
Gail

[rajandesai]

Absolute stunner Matthew. Simply love it.

[Rachel Hollander]

Just beautiful, great colors.

TFS,
Rachel

[Sachin Saraf]

Everything looks spot on Matthew...Superb!

[Grace Scalzo]

A work of art. Great bird, sweet habitat, and your usual high quality of photography.

[Brian E. Small]

The only problem I see with this photo is that it's not mine!!

[Ishmeet Sahni]

A real beauty.... as Brian said, the only problem is its not mine.

[Bill Dix]

This is truly spectacular! The bird is gorgeous - I've never seen one in full breeding plumage. And the garden-like tundra is to die for. Worth a trip to Nome just for this image. Techs all perfect. Let us see some more.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A spectacular image, indeed. Light, bg, bird, habitat, IQ - all excellent. Doesn't get any better than this, Matthew. Thanks for sharing, and please keep them coming.

[rajojomanik]

That is one beautiful bird and the setings with the background is something else.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks great Matthew!! I love the flowers on the ground and of course the subject doesn't look too bad either!! Just a small dust bunny to eliminate near upper right corner :-)

[allanrube]

I keep looking for a nit to help you improve. Ha - nothing to improve on this one. Great image.

[Frank Schauf]

WOW, great work, perfect.