Lapland Longspur

[Matthew Studebaker]

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Barrow, Alaska | June | Canon 1D4 | Canon 600mm f4 IS | f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 400
going through more Barrow files. On my first visit four years ago, Lapland Longspur was near the top of my list of species to photograph. Turns out they are super common and responsive to call playback (as this bird was) and almost easy to take for granted after a few hours there.

[Jamie Douglas]

Hi Matthew, great low angle and very nice bg and fg textures to compliment the Longspur.

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful natural surrounding to compliment this handsome looking bird. Excellent image, Matthew.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the setting, HA, sharpness, low angle and composition. I also like how the tail is holding down some of the grass. Excellent image Matthew!

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent light & IQ. I like the OOF grasses in the BG. TFS

[gail bisson]

I love these guys.
A lovely image and really like the visible feet and BG grasses. IQ and techs top notch as always.
Gail
PS Loved your Nome video on your website.

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely comp & surroundings. details & colors are excellent.

[John Robinson]

Great picture. Looks really natural.
Great looking birds they are too.
JR

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Matthew thanks for sharing this beauty! love the habitat feel and the perfect HA in this one. The colors of grass surrounding the bird makes it stand out very nicely. It's a real joy when one can find, and photograph, a species one has dreamed for long! :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I've only ever seen and photographed winter-plumaged specimens...a real treat to see one in breeding plumage! Lovely setting, techs as perfect as usual. I could do without the piece touching the bird below, but all else is top notch!

[Shawn Zierman]

The deliciously just in focus enough background grasses are a standout and memorable feature to the image...provides such visual complexity in the soft even lighting. Love the image, and the plumage. I tried audio on a group of mid-breeding plumaged birds that I found in the middle of April in Minnesota this year....they could of cared less, even with the females nearby....Oh well, yet another reason to go to Alaska :)

[Grace Scalzo]

I've looked at this a couple times...love everything about it. The habitat completes it.

[Holger Leyrer]

WOW, what for a great Image. Perfect in my eyes.