I'm just in from a great tip to Barrow, Alaska. I joined Matthew Studebaker on his workshop and had one of the most productive weeks in photography in some time.
This is a Pectorl Sandpiper in breeding plumage with an inflated pectoral sack. Whenever I will think of the North slope tundra, I will think of the booming flight call of this species.
Not too simple, not too complex; the smooth BG is like a canvas on which you painted this story of sandpiper and tundra flowers. The vegetation is of just the right amount; just enough to give us a sense of place. The bird is clear of the vegetation.