10,000th Post

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I posted an image of this Snowy Owl earlier that I photographed on Long Island a few minutes after sunrise. In this one I removed some grass.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/110818679/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/160s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 800, cropped from horizontal

[Adams Serra]

I would make a large print and hang on the wall.
Gorgeous picture.
Congratulations.

[Stu Bowie]

Axel, Congrats on reaching an amazing milestone, and what an outstanding image to reach it with. Super comp, with excellent exposure and colours. Great pp work to remove the grass, as I can clearly remember your original.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Congrats on the milestone! Great post to celebrate and thanks for all the work and dedication.

[Doug Brown]

A gorgeous image and a tremendous milestone Axel! You really put your heart and soul into BPN. I'm knocking on the door of 4,000, and I know how much work that is. I can't imagine 10,000 posts in a year and a half.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Congratulations!

Stunning looking owl, light is wonderful here as is pose and compo.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Axel,
10,000 is phenomenal. I just can't imaging how you did that. It takes me such a long time for each post, am thinking whether the processor in my brain is slow. :D You have put in tremendous effort. Congratulations!

Lovely image. The colour is amazing. The eyes look like as if a painter has painted it. Lots of details in the image. The depth of field is good. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Harold Davis]

what an image to celebrate 10K. awesome in all respects. congrats on the milestone and thanks for all the help. too many more!!!!!!

[Dave Phillips]

huge congrats Axel, on the 10k and the image. You have been ever faithful
to BPN and consistent in your critiques

[Randy Stout]

Axel:

Lovely image, a fitting one for your 10,000th. post. Congratulations for the accomplishment, and a big thank you for all the hard work. You have a helped a lot of folks, including myself.

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

Mazel tov on 10K and a big thank you for all of your expert help here on BPN. The sharpness that you attain while hand-holding at 700 X 1.3 is truly astounding; it leaves me mystified. Here, I love your carefully chosen perspecitive thus placing the tail squarely between the two smallest plants. That and the soft light.

[Alfred Forns]

Big Time Congrats Axel !!!!! ... about time :) Can't imagine a better image for the Milestone !!! Big Thanks for hard work and efforts its much appreciated by all !!!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thank you for the kind words everybody, it's much appreciated! It is great to be part of the team and to get to see birds and other images from all over the world.

Peter, I'm not sure which herb you mean but you are most likely right since I removed grass on the left side.

[Scott Frye]

Wow -- gratz on 10,001 posts -- I dont think I have that many pictures. And thanks for the great C&C as I learn not only from comments on my photos but by reading comments on others photos

[Grace Scalzo]

Congrats, Axel. Your passion for your art shines through in each of your own posts and in your thoughtful critiques. I have learned much from you. FOr this image, getting up in the middle of the night to drive three hours to arrive on a cold beach pre-dawn in order to create such a fine image was well rewarded.

[denise ippolito]

Super BIG Congrats!!! on your 10,000th post!!! Beautiful image to celebrate!!!!

[Mark Dumbleton]

I would print this too! Superb light and love the pose of the bird. Great exposure, and a very well done on 10,000 posts! Learnt alot from you in my short stay here on BPN!

[Fabs Forns]

Magnificent image to celebrate your milestone.

Thanks for all you do for us in BPN, YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!

[Bob Malbon]

Axel, Thanks for all the post that have helped so many including me! Bob

[Paul Lagasi]

Thanks Axel and congrats on 10K..you've been a great help..this was a great year for Owls..

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Congratulations Axel and quite a pic for a 10,000 post. Just lovely:)

[Indranil Sircar]

Congratulation on the 10,000 post. An excellent image to celebrate. Your feedback has been truly helpful.

[Raul Quinones]

Congratulations on your milestone. I love your work and enjoy your post. The little I have learn about looking at the technical values of photograph, I mostly learned from your post.

Thank you, Raul

[Steve Patterson]

Amazing photo....just stunning. 10,000 posts is amazing in itself, but this photo stands on its own. Thanks...best photo I have seen in a while.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks again for all the kind comments!

[Ramon M. Casares]

CONGRATULATIONS on the 10K, stunning image, great light, pose, detail, exposure and comp, Big congratulatons and thanks!

[Kobus Tollig]

Congrats and thank you so much for all you do on BPN. Super light comp and exposure. Detail is wow. Well done

[Chris Kotze]

Ditto all super comments. Congrats and a excellent image to celebrate with

[Bill Sharkey]

Congrats on 10k postings, wow, and the snowy is a beauty in the soft light :)

Bill

[LouBuonomo]

Congrats on 10K.. Beautiful image of the Snowy. Next year we're puttingin a toll :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congrats on 10K.. Beautiful image of the Snowy. Next year we're puttingin a toll :)

Thanks, Lou! As for the toll, I think the park police is already pretty good at this. :)

[Tony Whitehead]

Great effort, Axel. Superb image to mark the milestone. Thanks for all you do to keep BPN the great place it is.

[Dave Barnes]

Super shot to celebrate with. You just got to love those eyes.
Thanks for all the help and comments, they sure do help.