This is my 2000th Post. Hard to believe I've been on the FM Forum for a year this month. Time flies when you're having fun I guess. I did want to thank the forum for the tremendous amount of help I've received with my photography over the last year. I wish I had saved the first picture I posted on the Wildlife Forum. Fortunately for all of you I did not It wasn't pretty!! Thanks to all of you, I feel my photos have improved by leaps and bounds.

These are all from the past few weeks, trips here and there. I hope they are worthy of my 2000th post. I shall let you be the judge.

Thanks for the help guys and gals

Sincerely,

Anthony

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Anthony --
Congratulations!! and many happy returns on the Forum.
You have to remember to give back what you've taken
I don't recall your first post and first image from a year ago. But I agree with you that your images are very fine these days. You and only you can atest to this.
The 2000th post features very fine photography again. There are minor glitches (not in PP - in composition - eg. I wish the wing wasn't clipped in my favourite shot #5) but they're nothing. Great images. Great skills.
Keep it coming, and congrats again, mate!

-mirek

Edited by ausmr on May 06, 2008 at 07:39 PM GMT

Anthony, you lucky Bast@&d you , now were even Oh the egrets at last I waited day's to see these darn things, I bugged you with PM's I sent emails, heck I was just about ready to send a love mail (in Spanish) just to beg some more Wonderful job on the whites, and the comps and eye contact/focal point are perfect, Did you use HTP? If not, you should give it a whirl on these white birds, I feel it underexposes about 1/3 to 2/3 from the meter, but also does a amazing job on the feather detail. Congrats on your 2k post, I passed 3k just a few back and just realized it

Congrats, and a super set!!! Terrific in-flight shots, and I love the peekaboo BCNH. See you at Elkhorn Slough!
Susan

Congrats on the milestone! Very nice series.

J

Congrats on your 2000th post Anthony. These are some sweet shots. I love all the egrets and particularly like the RWBB. Great work, keep them coming.
Herb

Everyone´s hitting 2K at the moment - I´ve yet to see 500


Superb shooting Anthony - The egret in flight is stunning.

Congrats Anthony. Very nice set indeed. Please accept our sincere wishes at this joyful moment of yours. I wish to see your 5000th post in next year.
Jude

This is a nice series, Anthony. Please keep them coming!

Congratulations on your milestone.

Dave I.

Worthy ...and then some. You younger guys have this BIF thing down! I find, just when I can afford a 500mm, I can't pick it up any more

You've done a fine job on these Anthony... and your sense of humor has rubbed off on us all

Congrats..... T

Edited by Terry D on May 07, 2008 at 01:00 AM GMT

Ah congrats my friend!! It has been wonderful talking, emailing, pm'ing and commenting with you. Nice job on the egrets, one of the birds I wish we had here. As nice as the egrets are I like the heron in the tree the best. The RWBB is very well done also.

Hmm, your first post. Maybe that could be a thread we should start! It may be interesting.

Tim

YUP!!! no question in my mind they be worthy.




Wacky roger

Hey Anthony been keepin' the goodies stacked away for this 1 huh?
#4,5,6 are perfectly executed man! you've learned a lot from your 1st post..unlike me

Well done!

Amazing shots. Your exposure is spot in. Lighting is wonderful.

Stunning work, breeding colors and plumage is fantastic. Congrats on 2000!!

congrats Anthony, 2000 is a lot, and you are a great contributer here., I enjoy your threads, and thanks for visiting mine.

Definitely worthy of a 200oth post Anthony.

Congratulations to these shots, the 2000th & many more....

I just checked - - I'm past 2500 & I had no idea......

Lil

Congrats, Anthony. You've been a great asset to this forum, and I have enjoyed your posts as well as you sense of humor. These are excellent shots. You've gone a long way sinse last year. Well done.
Socrate

Anthony, Good for you -- looking forward to the next 2000! I haven't been able to check the forum for the last couple of months on a regular basis but I am glad I found time today - I able to see your super set. All great! Steve W

Congrats Anthony! Great series of a difficult to expose bird. It's also pretty cool to think you have improved that much with the help of FM. I feel the same way.

Happy 2000th! I don't get to say often, many of my friends barely make it to 1000 years.

Number 4 is a killer for me - it kind of empitomizes the sleek animal I'd like to become

Really, they're all very nice. Muchos kudos.

Mirek,

Anthony --
Congratulations!! and many happy returns on the Forum.
You have to remember to give back what you've taken
I don't recall your first post and first image from a year ago. But I agree with you that your images are very fine these days. You and only you can atest to this.
The 2000th post features very fine photography again. There are minor glitches (not in PP - in composition - eg. I wish the wing wasn't clipped in my favourite shot #5) but they're nothing. Great images. Great skills.
Keep it coming, and congrats again, mate!
-mirek

Thanks Mirek. I like to think I give back on a daily basis. I always try to give some of the newer members (Of which I'm on of) Comments that might improve their photos.
It's kind of a touchy subject though > Some people don't take suggestions well
Sorry about capture 5. Yes I clipped one of the wings, but really liked the capture so decided to clip equally on both sides. Still had to post it as it was one of my favorite captures too.

Thanks so much for the kind words Mirek

Chad,

Anthony, you lucky Bast@&d you , now were even Oh the egrets at last I waited day's to see these darn things, I bugged you with PM's I sent emails, heck I was just about ready to send a love mail (in Spanish) just to beg some more Wonderful job on the whites, and the comps and eye contact/focal point are perfect, Did you use HTP? If not, you should give it a whirl on these white birds, I feel it underexposes about 1/3 to 2/3 from the meter, but also does a amazing job on the feather detail. Congrats on your 2k post, I passed 3k just a few back and just realized it


I knew something was coming back at me from your direction > I just wasn't sure what . Don't send those PM's / emails in Spanish > I refuse to learn a second language here in the U.S.A. If I decide to go live in someone elses country I'll learn their language then I always have HTP "ON" It slows the write speed down a bit > But it sure saves Whites on the Egrets. Sorry you missed your 3K, but at your age your lucky to remember to put your pants on in the morning

I was holding these back to keep you in suspense. Looks like it worked

Thanks my Friend

SueMcc,
Congrats, and a super set!!! Terrific in-flight shots, and I love the peekaboo BCNH. See you at Elkhorn Slough!
Susan

thanks Susan !! Lookin forward to "THE SLOUGH" Hopes it's a blast ! Are you bringing the wine? Paper cups for everyone?

Jakita33,

Congrats on the milestone! Very nice series.

Thanks for the nice comment

Herb,
Congrats on your 2000th post Anthony. These are some sweet shots. I love all the egrets and particularly like the RWBB. Great work, keep them coming.
Herb

Thanks Herb it's been a fun year and I hope to improve even more over the next
Thanks for the comment and kind words

bias,

Everyone´s hitting 2K at the moment - I´ve yet to see 500
Superb shooting Anthony - The egret in flight is stunning.

Well your almost to 500 only 52 posts more to go!!
Thanks so much and glad you liked the Egret's in flight. Keep on posting and look forward
to seeing what you photograph