1000th post. Blast off.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Chose this image to symbolize 1000 posts and the blast I have had making them.

Thanks everyone for all the help. I started bird photography an year back and would have have seen as much improvement without BPN. Its certainly the best place to receive honest critiques.

Hagermann wildlife refuge, TX. 40D. 400f5.6 at f/11. iso 320. 1/800.

All C&C welcome.

[Doug Brown]

Congrats on your 1000th post Kaustubh! I love the symbolism of the image you've chosen. I always enjoy viewing your photos and reading your critiques!

[Jim Fenton]

Really like the images since everything is in focus front to back.

Exposure and sharpness look spot on.

Congrats on the 1000th!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congratulations on the milestone! Thanks for sharing your images and taking the time to comment.

The birds are nicely fill the frame. I might sharpen it a bit more.

[Tony Whitehead]

Congratulations Kaustubh. Good image to celebrate. Must have been an amazing sight.

[Grace Scalzo]

Congrats, what a nice image to celebrate your milestone with. I am surprised to read that you have only been doing bird photography for a year !

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Thx everyone,

Grace, thx for the kind comment. Although I have been doing photography(mainly landscapes) for many years, got into birds last year. I was a little late to the digital party. Had an Elan7E and 300 f/4 earlier which was not sufficient for birds. Towards the end of 08, I bought a 1.4x and a 40D. got a huge boost in reach and hence started doing bird photography. But I have been reading abt bird photography and visiting bird photography forums for a number of years.

[arash_hazeghi]

Congrats Kaustubh and a fine image to celebrate.

Cheers

[Morkel Erasmus]

splendid photo to celebrate with Kaustubh! love the story behind it and the composition. looking forward to more of your posts...

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image KD to celebrate milestone , reading your C & C is always informative and some amazing images I have seen from you
TFS