Pacific Golden-Plover

[Alan Murphy]

Pacific Golden-Plover

Nome, Alaska

D800, 850MM, ISO 640, f7, 1/640

[Bill Dix]

Just lovely. Terrific tundra fg, great pose. Techs perfect as always. Is this a wing stretch, or do they do a broken-wing display?

[dankearl]

Another very nice tundra photo with a beautiful pose and FG.

[Alan Murphy]

Just lovely. Terrific tundra fg, great pose. Techs perfect as always. Is this a wing stretch, or do they do a broken-wing display?

Hey Bill, this is the broken wing display. I was near a nest but did not know where it was. Once I found it I was able to back away.

[Maya Raut]

Hello Alan, Beautiful settings of tundra and techs are perfect. Love those flowers right behind the plover. Did you intentionally left that half flower at RHLC?

- Maya

[Alan Murphy]

Hello Alan, Beautiful settings of tundra and techs are perfect. Love those flowers right behind the plover. Did you intentionally left that half flower at RHLC?

- Maya

Hi Maya,

I did not intentionally leave the half flower. Thanks.

[Randy Stout]

Alan:

The details rendered are striking, well exposed, interesting pose, great FG, nice small scale, but with interesting details.

The wing merge with the head could have been a real problem, but there is enough visual separation to make it work.

Look forward to more from your trip.

Cheers

Randy

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Great pose, Alan. IQ is top notch, as always. Love the "perch" and the bg. I'd add a bit below, if possible.
Do you run any NR or blur on your BGs? They're so gorgeously clean.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!! Wonderful shot. Just love the foreground, excellent pose, details are great, and teriffic comp.
Very well done.

[Shawn Zierman]

Awesome image, love the behavior. I've often wondered how many shorebird species use this behavior
to defend a nest...very killdeer-esque. It's also exciting to see something different than the usual static portraits
or calling poses that are most frequently featured from this species on it's breeding grounds.
The background looks like you used a blur on it to me, and a little overdone imo...

[arash_hazeghi]

very sweet pose and details. the display behavior makes this one unique.

BTW is that 840 or 850mm? (500 + 1.7 maybe?)

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,love the FG,nice bg,thepose and detail in the bird magic.well done.

[Giuseppe Varano]

Amazing behavior portrait.
Gorgeous the foreground as the background.
Very nice shot.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image of handsome bird with lovely colors,great details and lights.Love the broken wing display.
I like the BG and fourground.

[HadiAnsari]

Hi alan.

love the FG,nice bg,thepose and detail in the bird magic.well done.
I enjoy your photography style

[Alan Murphy]

Great pose, Alan. IQ is top notch, as always. Love the "perch" and the bg. I'd add a bit below, if possible.
Do you run any NR or blur on your BGs? They're so gorgeously clean.

Het Sid, I always do a slight gaussian blur on my BG's instead of noise reduction. Thanks.

[Alan Murphy]

very sweet pose and details. the display behavior makes this one unique.

BTW is that 840 or 850mm? (500 + 1.7 maybe?)

Hey Arash, Good catch.840 MM it is. 600 plus a 1.4 TC. My techs in Photo machanic say 850? Thanks.

[Karl Egressy]

It looks so much better in this size oppose to 800 pixels with.
Great light, HA, eye contact and beautiful sorrounding.

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect, with great eye contact.