4000 posts!!!!! Andean Lapwing
Hi all, this is my 4000 post here at BPN and I would like to thank you all as I feel very confortable here and among friends. So far it has been a great experience :)
This image is from a while ago, from a day that will be forever in my heart :) Hope you like it, ejoy.
Comments, critiques and suggestions are more than welcome.
1/500Seg.
F9.0
EV0
ISO 500
70-200mm + TC2X at 400,0 mm
Full frame (except form some crop from bottom and top)
Last edited by Ramon M. Casares; 09-30-2009 at 09:59 PM.
4000!!! WOW. Congrats Ramon! Great shot also!!!
Congratulations Ramon! I think your work is great, hope to see much more!
Big Congratulations Ramon. You have been an asset to this site. Beautiful image and I love the wing spurs showing. Is that a chick hiding underneath? Fantastic details and sharp clear eye.
Congrats Ramon, always look forward to your images. A lot of your posts are of birds I've never seen or heard of and they are always beautifully presented.
Yes it is Denise :) Thank you for your kind words.Originally Posted by denise ippolito
Hey Ramon,
Your 3000th post hasn't been too long ago. You are at 4000th because of your active and constructive participation to this forum, that is always a benefit. Thank you for that.
I was wondering yesterday when I saw one of your comments and the count on that post what you will come up with for the milestone. Very nice image and very cute as well with the mother guarding her chick. Great choice for the occasion.
Big congratulation Ramon , You have been an asset to all of us. Your thoughful commnets are always helpful
Such a beautiful image to celebrate
TFS
Congrats on the 4G. I like the angle, detail and light on your celebratory post. Keep it up Ramon.
Super shot - wonderful light, detail and natural history interest - from a Super contributor.
Perfect shot there, full frame and all. The lighting is brilliant. A tad tight in crop at the top for my liking but that is just me. Congratulations on this milestone post.
Huge congrats on your 4000th Ramon. Brilliant IQ in this, and just love the light too. An outstanding image to share your milestone - Well done.
Congrats on 4000. Thank you for your active participation Ramon. Beautiful bird and light...only wish for a better HA - I like the downward pointing, but would have liked for it to swing its bill our way a bit more. Keep up the great work!
[congratulation.
The record of 4000 posts means that you have permitted to us to see many your photos and for us it is a valid motivation to go on better
Thanks for your help
Ciao
Gio
Hi Ramon
nice shot and sensational .Congratulations Ramon.
Thanks for sharing this image
Asad
Congrats Ramon on your 4000th post a real milestone a still have to make it to 1000.........anyways thanks a bunch for your contribution at BPN and the high quality standard of your shots!
Regarding this shot, the light, setting and species are great. I would also prefer a bit more eyecontact and wish we could see the little one just a bit better as to give the viewer a better idea of what is going on.
Thanks for sharing,
Krijn
Ramon:
Congrats on the milestone. A precious moment captured. Excellent techs, comp a smidge tight for my taste, but really all around excellent. I had to look twice to see the chick, the image pulls you in to look again, can't beat that.
Randy
Congrats Ramon. Very lovely image, nice details.
Thank you all very mucg for you kind words and suggestions, regarding the Head Angle, I like this one as the interaction with what is happening below her is better, I do have a few with better HA and in those there's not really a conection between the chick and the adult as you can compare from this image above.
Some of you might have seen them already, but for those who didn't, there are a few more images from this morning where the chick is fully visible, here are the links:
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=28920
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=26018
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=36820
Last edited by Ramon M. Casares; 10-01-2009 at 07:54 AM.
Major congratulations for your milestone Ramon. Awesome work and awesome post to honor it: (remember well). Very fitting. VWD!
Awesome Shot! Congrats on the 4000th and a great image to share on this occasion...
Hi Ramon, congratulations on the 4000th post. Excellent image to celebrate with. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions.
Congrats Ramon on your 4000th post.....beautiful low angle,details,light,color and pose!
I remember this series and this is another good one. I like the sharpness, angle, BG and that we can see the chick huddled under the parent. Congratulations on the milestone!
Beautiful lights colours and excellent comp. really like the low angle. Well done.
Congratulations to your milestone!
Congratulations on your 4000th post Ramon! A special image from a special series!
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Congrats Ramon. Super image captured great colours angle and detail
Chris Kotze
Lovely moment captured. Gorgeous light. I happen to like the HA in this instance.
Did you blur the background in PS as the dof seems to fade off in areas instead of drops off, particularly behind the tail and in front of your bird ?
I for one appreciate your participation and the gorgeous images you have offered here.
Thanks Mike, I didn't do anything to the BG, a lot of people thought I did with all the images of this series, but there's not a touch of digital blur :) that is how it looked like, although what you see is probably some NR effect. Here's a jpg created from the RAW, I didn't do anything here except for my signature :) Take a look.
Last edited by Ramon M. Casares; 10-01-2009 at 09:18 PM.
Congrats on the milestone. Outstanding image and the wing spurs are a nice touch. Great details on the head and eye!
Congrats on 4K posts Ramon. A unique and wonderful image.
Ramon, first of all congrats on ur 4000th post here. Its always good to hear from you as you have been one of the most active participants here and very encouraging.
I like the first picture of this series wrt HA and composition very much but then I like the PPing in the current image. That shows the learning path after you have posted your first picture of the series way before, I remember.
Congrats and wish to see more beautiful pictures from you.
Thanks Nagesh, indeed the my PP techinques are constantly changing and, I hope, improving :) :o
I can't add anything to what's been said, but a huge congrats amigo! Great looking bird. :)
Ramon, congratulations on your 4000th post and on this wonderful and tender photo series.
Great Image to clebrate the 4000 brother, keep it coming...
Congratulations Ramon!
As mentioned by others, your participation here is very important. Great photo by the way. I personally love the HA in your repost. Keep them coming.
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