Strong Man Mike - APOD

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

On ya Mike - a nice prawn!

[Peter Ward]

An APOD is always worthy of a tip o' the hat...and a well done.

[RickS (Rick)]

Onya, Mike

[Phil Hart]

Happy days.. a nice buzz to come home to I'm sure!

Phil

[niharika]

well done Mike
loved that image and the original in the thread

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent work Mike, well done!

[DavidU (Dave)]

Nice one Mike !

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

Yeah, well deserved Mike! Aussies kicking goals lately!

[Atmos (Colin)]

T'was a really good Prawn Mike, someone needs to get their Proline back into action!

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Congratulations again Mike, echoing what I mentioned on the original thread Well done sir!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Thanks guys ...but really and I know many think it is a great thing but in all honesty I recon APOD is kind of a little overrated Sure, some really cool and interesting stuff gets showcased but it's kind of a lucky dip, lots of great, even spectacular images, get overlooked and more than a few rather ordinary images get selected , kinda crazy really ...but still, always nice to see an image you have worked hard to capture and present, get noticed in all the pickings on offer and displayed on any forum... particularly such a large platform like APOD

Mike

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Thanks guys ...but really and I know many think it is a great thing but in all honesty I recon APOD is kind of a little overrated Sure, some really cool and interesting stuff gets showcased but it's kind of a lucky dip, lots of great, even spectacular images, get overlooked and more than a few rather ordinary images get selected , kinda crazy really ...but still, always nice to see an image you have worked hard to capture and present, get noticed in all the pickings on offer and displayed on any forum... particularly such a large platform like APOD

Mike

Totally agree but this one is well worth the acccolade. Well done.

[TR (Terry)]

I agree 100 percent with Mike’s comments. It’s a little overrated. There are many quirky images shown that are interesting, but lacking in most aspects other than it’s just an interesting image. There are many incredible images that get passed over. It’s a vehicle to convey interest to the public.

It’s always great to see an image that someone has spent so much time on to be seen by so many people.

Congratulation on having your work presented Mike.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Thanks guys ...but really and I know many think it is a great thing but in all honesty I recon APOD is kind of a little overrated Sure, some really cool and interesting stuff gets showcased but it's kind of a lucky dip, lots of great, even spectacular images, get overlooked and more than a few rather ordinary images get selected , kinda crazy really ...but still, always nice to see an image you have worked hard to capture and present, get noticed in all the pickings on offer and displayed on any forum... particularly such a large platform like APOD

Mike

Then why did you submit it?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Then why did you submit it?

...I'm a sadist

Nah seriously, I love APOD and look at it most days and I'm chuffed they picked one of my submissions to show the World, its great. APOD showcases some amazing shots and really interesting features most days, it's just not some shining glory to define ones ability by, that's all

Mike

[topheart]

Good one Mike!!
Cheers,
Tim

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

it's just not some shining glory to define ones ability by, that's all

I'm unaware of anyone "defining their ability" with an APOD here on this forum.
However, like many others, when our hard work is chosen to be shared with a worldwide audience, I believe that's due cause for quiet enjoyment.

Regardless of one's own opinion of other selections, IMO APOD's are rare, aspirational special occasions worthy of being celebrated here - so well done!

[gregbradley]

Congrats Mike! It had to happen one day, you 've been pumping out excellent and popular images for ages.

Greg.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

...I'm a sadist

Nah seriously, I love APOD and look at it most days and I'm chuffed they picked one of my submissions to show the World, its great. APOD showcases some amazing shots and really interesting features most days, it's just not some shining glory to define ones ability by, that's all

Mike

Haha. Glad you didn't take me seriously, I was being tongue in cheek.

[Ric]

Congrats Mike, an excellent image.

Very enjoyable to view.