European Golden Plover

[Jóhannes Gunnar]

My third post here...

Shot yesterday at Heiðmörk, Iceland...



Nikon D300 | Sigma 50-500 on a beanbag...
F/9 | 1/250 | ISO 250

Cheers! :D

[David Fletcher]

Gorgeous bird and pose.

[Juan Aragonés]

Never have seen one of this guys in breeding plumage, in Spain they are always in winter dress :-)
The BG, pose, DOF, composition, perch and eye are killer. In my opinion, but it is only a matter of taste, the image seems just a bit bright and I think that adjusting the levels in the Bg and in the whites would made the bird poo even more. Very good image... I am envious!

[Nagesh Mula]

Its a beautiful picture. Love the repost by Juan. Congratulations!!

[Aidan Briggs]

That is one stunning bird. I love the eye, BG, and soft light. The repost improves an already lovely image.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great looking plover with excellent detail and clean BG. The perch also adds to this image. Congratulations on a lovely capture Johannes.

[Gal Shon]

So beautiful,
Jaun's repost takes it up a notch.

[Stu Bowie]

Never seen one of these before. Lovely mottled colours, sharp, and what a great BG. Thanks for sharing.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, perch, eye contact and BG and would give it a bit more room at the bottom since the perch looks so nice and might sharpen the bird a tad more. Thanks for sharing, it's always great to see beautiful birds nesting far north.