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    Default Pectoral Sandpiper and Wooly Louisewort

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    Pectoral Sandpiper

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    D3. 850 MM, ISO 1000, f8. 1/320.

    One of the first flowers to show up after the thaw, is the beautiful Wooly Louisewort. This image was taken on one of the first days I arrived in Barrow. By the time I left a week later, the Tundra had many of these flowers with their pink petels showing up everywhere. I like how the how the texture and color of the flower matches the bird. This guy was singing his head off :-)
    This was a set up, and in my next newsletter, I will show a picture of how we did it.

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    A beautiful image, Alan. The head angle and singing pose are perfect; background lovely; and the color palette is stunning. What a treat to see these guys in their breeding plumage.

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    Excellent image Alan.

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    OMG said my wife behind my back, it is fantastic. I fully agree with her. You don't stop amazing me. When I think it cannot get any better, it does.
    By the way I can never open your pictures in your newsletter for some funny reason.

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    Alan,
    This is superb. The vegetation and BG and singing pose are perfect. The exposure and feather detail just blow me away. You are the master of set-ups. Love it,
    Gail

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    Wonderful capture, Alan. I really love the earth tones in all of the elements of the image - really captures the environment nicely.

    thanks
    Charles

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    All been said Alan, a perfectly balance composition, love the vegetation in front of the bird.

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    Excellent image,what else can I say.thanks.

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    Perfect in all aspects Alan. TFS.

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    I agree on the environment around the bird. It really creates a superb setting. Love the detail, background and colours. The open beak adds as well. Superbly done!

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    A fantastic shot Alan - perfect pose, composition and background. I look forward to your newsletter...

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    Everything flows well in this image, Alan. As you said, the texture of the louisewort and that of the sandpiper complement each other. I don't know exactly how you set up the image, but whatever effort you put in paid off handsomely here.

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    The flowers look like its babies !!! What a dream frame !!

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    Gorgeous IQ and the perch and BG with those fluffy flowers make this one for me. Great stuff Alan!

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    A jewel

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    Hows that for a setting.. beautifully done.

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    This is a beautiful IMG ! Super sharp and well exposed with a killer comp !

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    A fine image of a handsome bird. Thanks for sharing

    Shaun

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