My 25,000 Post

[stuny]

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To celebrate my 25,000th post I'm showing several photos that I like a great deal. You'll notice that this mini-collection is dominated by photos of Barbara: my best friend, soulmate, muse, lover and wife. I've not included my favorite photo of her because it's not that good except for subject. You can see it here, though, standing on the foredeck of the MV Talita, relaxing between scuba dives: http://www.barbara-and-stu.com/plogger/index.php?level=picture&id=1750

 

The photos are:

1. In a tiny, rural Ma O village in Myanmar, where we brought school supples. The villagefolk took us into many homes, and this shy, curious woman looked in from outside. DMR 80-200.

2. One New York Plaza, at the southern tip of Manhattan, early one morning. this is across the street from whre I used to work before moving to midtown about three years ago. PanaC-Lux

3. Most Sunday mornings Barbara enjoys sleeping in while I do the food shopping and prepare breakfast in be. D2

4. Dead Vlei in the Namib Desert. D2

5. Dreux Chapel Dome in France, show to us by our dear friend and Forum member Gerard. DMR 28-70

6. Brown Hyena in the Kalahari. DMR 80-200 + APO 2X extender

7. Barbara with wild meerkats in the Kalihari. D2

8. Cuttlefish near Mabul Island, Malaysian Borneo. PanaC-Lux in underwater enclosure with external flash

9. Fisher woman in the Sepic region of Papua New Guninea. DMR 80-200

10. Our last night in India while Barbara selects the wine. D2

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[dcoombs]

Beautiful shots, all. I can see why you chose them. I hope you have the Namib desert shot framed and on the wall. It is stunning. And I particularly liked the shot of your wife with the meerkats, as one is looking at her while another is checking out her shoes. I suppose the follow-up shot would have shown him looking at his own feet and mentally measuring for size.

 

And congrats on posting 25,000. That is truly remarkable!

 

Doug

[stuny]

Dioug -

 

Thank you, and very funny.

 

Hmmm. How about three more?

11. Packaging hand-made paper in Madagascar. D2

12. Native boys playing in the trees and river in Papua New Guniea. DMR 80-200

13. Mountain goriila baby, Rwanda. DMR 80-200

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[graeme_hutton]

Happy 25,000th birthday Stu!

 

Best

 

Graeme

[epand56]

Stuart, 25,000 are a lot of posts indeed.

Happy to share the pleasure of this great forum with you.

[cocker]

Congratulations Stuart. Your thoughtful comments are so generously given and appreciated.

 

Best wishes

[semrich]

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Stuart, from my very first post here I have appreciated your supportive comments, they inspire me to continue to improve.

[gylee]

It seems like only yesterday it was your 10,000th...

 

Congratulations Stuart.

 

Are those the Leica binoculars that started it all hanging around Barbara's neck?

 

G.

Edited May 17, 2009 by gylee

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[jplomley]

Stuart, you really need to get out more

 

Seriously, your posts are always a pleasure. I don't even feel the need to subscribe to NG anymore. Congrats on 25K

[Mystic]

Gratulations and thanks for those wonderful photos .

[jediknight]

Congratulations! Stuart-

you`re so generosity for sharing these wonderful images:) I love them all.

it is a luxuriant visual gift just like a big dinner, Stuart, just keep on, please:))

regards

Hxy

[Marquinius]

Stuart,

 

Congratulations indeed! During these posts you must have seen the best and the worst photos passing your screen. As a moderator, you sometimes have to walk a thin line, but I think you do a wonderful job.

 

Marco

[JLV]

Stuart,

 

Thank you for being here and giving us your thoughtful and cheerful comments.

These pictures are amazing and the meerkats one is unbelievable!

 

I wish we'll celebrate your 250 000 posts all together.

 

All the best,

 

Jean-Luc

[Bo_Lorentzen]

Stuart,

 

Congratulations and Thank You.

 

Your post are always inspirational appropriate and educational. May you continue posting always.

 

 

Bo

[india]

Stuart, et Babara you must have shared some times together on your travels, that most of the people dream about, I am one of them dreamers, congratulations on such a outstanding achivement, 25,000 post

what will you both be doing when you reach 50,000 post?

 

Is this the point when you get a golden Leica from those above !!!

 

It is always a big pleasure to view your photos and recieve your kind words,

 

david bon continuation

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[Douglasco]

Congratulations, a nice collection of photos from you to celebrate as well. looking forward to the next 25,000

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[maurometallo]

Stuart,

Congratulations for your astonishing pictures and tanks for the efforts you put into this faboluos Forum: Your suggestions and posts are highly regarded and always waited for!

[Steve Ash]

Congratulations. We are looking forward to the next 25,000.

 

Regards

Steve

[pauledell]

Stuart,

 

Congratulations. Just about everything that can be said has been said. I can only echo the rest. You have great photographs and inspire me with them as well as your

kind remarks of my posts and comments. I appreciate your return response of each

reply made.

 

Paul

[ty sonoma]

Congratulations Stuart.

 

That is quite an accomplishment. How you find the time to be Moderator, Photographer---occasionally, Mentor to those of us more "challenged" photographers--I'll never know.

 

Cheers!

Edited May 17, 2009 by ty sonoma