5000th post

[dankearl]

What else besides my favorite duck?
I may never post another one.
Thanks for all the critiques and comments for the last 3 years.
Appreciate all of them and I want to thank the owners and Mods for putting up with me at times.

1/8000, iso800, f6.3, 600mm, D800, HH

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[gail bisson]

A warm congratulations on your 5000th post!
I think you are a wonderful asset to BPN. Your duck images are terrific and your landscapes pretty good too!! I enjoy your comments and critiques and want to thank you for the help you have given me.
This is another beautiful image with your signature low POV. I feel like it needs a tiny bit of CW rotation,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Dan:
congrats on the milestone!

Lovely picture of my nemesis duck! Around here, they are remarkably skittish.

Nice catchlight, sense of depth, shooting angle.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, congrats on your 5000th post, and hopefully you will go on to many more. Love the low perspective, as if you were submerged in the water. The light has brought out the colours so well, and I do like the bow wave.

[Doug Brown]

Congrats on 5000 Dan! Great exposure, sharpness, and low angle.

[Randall Farhy]

Congratulations on 5k. As Randy stated above, I too find them to be extremely skittish in my area -at least I think it's the same duck, haven't gotten close enough to tell for sure! Anyhow, this is a gorgeous picture. Keep them coming.

[David Salem]

Congrats on the milestone Dan and thanks for all of your help and input, I appreciate it. The shot is a "standard" of yours, great low angle with a beautifully exposed and detailed subject. I also cant get a close shot of these little ducks.
Look forward to lots more.

[Bill Dix]

Dan, congratulations on the 5K. I've valued your contributions to the forum. You have definitely cornered the market on this species, and this is another beauty. He does feel that he's sliding off to the left, so maybe a little CW rotation?

[Steve Kaluski]

Big congrats Dan, the image works, love the low POV.

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Dan - Congrats on #5000! Nice colors and low pov.

TFS,
Rachel

[Bret Goddard]

Congrats and what fantastic exposure and detail that can't get any better. Top shelf and or front page work.

[Don Railton]

5000 post... that Good stuff Dan..! and a great image to boot... do you carry a shovel to get such a low POV??

DON

[Karl Egressy]

Congratulations, Dan. I enjoy viewing your images.

[Grace Scalzo]

Congrats on 5,000 Dan and you have chosen a great image to celebrate it with, your signature low angle bufflehead. Looking forward to your next 5,000 and thank you for all your help with my images.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Quite a milestone Dan! Let's hope you keep posting, although it doesn't get much better than this one!

[arash_hazeghi]

congrats Dan

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Congrats on the milestone, Dan, and a great image to celebrate it. Looking forward to the next 5k!