Celebrating my 4000th post here at BPN!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Wow, it´s been a long time since I started to post in this great forum!
I have learned a ton from several of you guys who had given me your support and help.

I want to celebrate my 4000th post here with this rather handsome tanager called scarlet-thighed dacnis (Dacnis venusta).

600f/4+1.4TC
f/7.1
1/250sec.
ISO1600
-1/3 stop to maintain details on blues
Tripod
LR and PS for sharpening and resize for web.

Many thanks to every one for your comments and input.:S3:

[Karl Egressy]

It's a beautiful shot to celebrate the 4000th with, Juan Carlos. Congratulations.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent pose & perch. Great details & sharpness. Congratulation for milestone.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Congrats Juan! This is indeed a special image to celebrate the milestone! Well done. TFS.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful imageof a beautiful bird,congrats on your 4000th post.

[MiroslavMaric]

Like colors and composition. It's sharp and all is on the place. Even the eye contact. Congratulations on this beautiful photo and anniversary. Cheers!

[Randy Stout]

Juan Carlos:

Congrats on 4K! Lovely bird, perfect timing with berry, nice angle in frame, sharp.

Only thing I might consider would be to tone down the brightness of the light foliage beneath and to the right of his tail.

Cheers

Randy

[Andy Shepherd]

Congrats on your 4000th post, Juan. Beautiful image too.

[Bill Dix]

Wow, what a shot to celebrate your 4K. Beautiful bird, perch, pose, and a berry in the mouth. Congrats on the milestone, and thank you for all your contributions to the forum.

[David Salem]

Congrats on the 4000th post and thanks for all your thoughtful comments. Your participation is greatly appreciated. The shot is beautiful, the bird looks fantastic and the scene looks nice. I might reduce the brightness of the leaves as Randy suggested. Look forward to many more.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Congrats on the big milestone, Juan and here's to the next 4K :cheers:
Beautiful bird and image to celebrate. The bird is placed and angled perfectly. I love the perch and the in-mouth berry is icing on top.
Thanks for sharing and for your all your contributions.

[Grace Scalzo]

What a beautiful image, so full of interest and rich color. Good job with the first 4,000 and many more.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Many thanks every one for your kind words!

[Enrique Patino]

beautiful ... congratulations!

[Binu John]

Congrats Juan! Perfect shot to celebrate your 4000th post!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi JC, big congrats on your 4000th, and keep them coming. I like the finer detail on the bird, sharp, and those blues are striking. The angled pose works well, as does having a berry in the beak. Well captured.

[gail bisson]

Congrats on 4000 and thank you for your input and helpful critiques!
Lovely image and the berry in the beak and wonderful colors really make the image sing,
gail

[Marina Scarr]

Huge congrats to you, JC on your 4,000th post and also for your contributions to BPN. Lovely image to commemorate.

[Satish Ranadive]

Heartiest Congratulation, Juan on your 4,000th post.
Spectacular image of beautiful bird to celebrate it.
Love the pose with berry in the beak, magical colors, great details, lovely perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

congrats on your milestone and a nice image to celebrate