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Comments on this portfolio:
peter mandli , December 22, 2005; 06:59 P.M.
Floating Leaf
Paal, This shot has been done by many photographers, but you have handled it in a new way to me. I have never seen it done minimalist like this. Gray water with no reflections, ripples or subsurface details other than the stem of the leaf. Lots of drama. Good photo
Ali M.SH , February 11, 2006; 12:30 P.M.
Amazing photos;
Really beautiful
Thanks for your sharing
Gino Tumbarello 
, February 17, 2006; 06:58 P.M.
ciao
Marjan Krebelj , March 03, 2006; 04:01 A.M.
7/7
You have fantastic portfolio. I can see you are very experimental and therefore you found some good motifs... keep up! Greetings, marjan
marcello rodarte , April 07, 2006; 05:36 P.M.
Marvelous portfolio Paal!!!!....great images here!
Mohammad Reza Shadpay , April 10, 2006; 03:28 P.M.
I like crazy persons, like you! ;P Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Tomasz Trzeciak , April 10, 2006; 08:23 P.M.
Nice Portfolio, I really like the light bulb shots, thats a great idea.
Max G , April 10, 2006; 10:11 P.M.
Originality and patience is your PLUS!
Besides excellent technique, wow your compositions and achievements to produce the images you create in your mind are wonderful! Keep it up! Great inspiration for all of us!
Regards,
Max
M'hammed Kilito , April 10, 2006; 11:19 P.M.
congratulations
first i have to say bravo for the beautiful pictures, and i want to congratulate you for the picture of the week, it is amazing.
regards M'hammed
jos de Bat , April 11, 2006; 06:52 A.M.
willy marthinussen , April 12, 2006; 11:26 A.M.
great
Hi P嬮.this is really a nice portfolio..love the lightbulb shots..nice and inspiring.. keep posting mvh --willy--
Levity Snaps , April 13, 2006; 12:48 A.M.
Crisp
Paal, your lines are so clean and crisp. Beautiful, engaging work.
You have a fantastic portfolio that I'm sure many of us are jealous of....
but I'll only speak for myself.
Raphael Lopez 
, May 08, 2006; 06:50 P.M.
Wonderful!
Paal, your images speak about the level of your artistic vision and creative photographic imagination. Your portfolio is truly amazing; keep posting because i would like to comeback again to check on your extraordinary talent. Cheers, Raphael
Donibane Sanjuan , May 19, 2006; 07:41 A.M.
Lovely photos
Hi Paal. How did you take the photo with childs? Congratulations, they are beautiful and full of love.
erwin bosman 
, May 30, 2006; 07:25 A.M.
Most captivating portfolio !
erwin
Senn Hollis Kerr , June 01, 2006; 10:01 P.M.
Neat!
I saw your work first with the photo of the week (light bulb), but upon looking at your portfolio I am deeply impressed with the body of your work. I hope you are getting paid well for your talents. Congratulations for the patience and skill to create so many good images, and thank you for sharing them with us. I am myself returning to the craft after a 3-year self-imposed hiatus, and your work has helped to inspire me again.
serkan mutan , June 24, 2006; 05:54 P.M.
hi
very very nice comp. you have a amazing portfolio....cheers.
Ric Marder , July 01, 2006; 03:24 P.M.
excellent technique combined with amazing imagination = truly wonderful work
July D. , July 03, 2006; 05:37 P.M.
Tout simmplement superbe ! mon dossier favori : les ampoules !!! magnifiques !
Fabiola Barrientos , July 03, 2006; 09:23 P.M.
Kjempe fint galleri P嬮 excellent portfolio and ohh..Im missing alot Norway. I was live for 3 years in ų, near to Oslo....and my heart stay there yet:-(
Mustafa KIZILILSOLEY , July 07, 2006; 06:44 A.M.
Wonderful
Very interesting and very good portfolio.... Thanks
Rafik Kamel , July 14, 2006; 05:31 A.M.
Nice work
Hi paal i like your portfolio a lot, you have a very nice diversified portfolio, i like your shots and your bird shots, nice work, thanks for sharing, regards, RK!
Giangiorgio Crisponi 
, July 16, 2006; 10:35 A.M.
bravo!!
congratulations Paal for your portfolio rich of very fine images, full of inventive and creativity, bravo , thanks for sharing, ciao Giangiorgio
david haigh , July 19, 2006; 10:45 A.M.
Inspiring
Martina Culich , August 02, 2006; 02:01 A.M.
Eppo Smit , August 19, 2006; 04:31 P.M.
Beautiful pictures. Pleasure to watch them
Salvatore Saitta , August 26, 2006; 10:34 A.M.
A lot of compliments for your wonderful portfolio, amazing! I love the seagulls
kenneth lapikockij 
, September 02, 2006; 04:03 P.M.
dang...
your portfolio is so diverse and just plain good. such a good eye. well done.
Reza Eghbaljoo , September 15, 2006; 11:58 P.M.
nice
very Nice Portfolio.great work.
Jim Hoffman 
, October 07, 2006; 02:41 A.M.
Very diverse,creative and inspiring portfolio!
Keep up the great work!
Cheers,Jim
Carlos Cass , October 10, 2006; 07:56 P.M.
congratulations for this work... its very good
from Madrid , Spain.
Cass
Lucas Oldhoff , October 10, 2006; 08:47 P.M.
Wow man! Its folders like this I aspire to. Very, very nice!
Kah Kit Yoong , October 30, 2006; 09:39 P.M.
Thank you for visiting my portfolio Paal. I have admired your work for quite a long time. Excellent portfolio with strengths in many areas, not just birds which you are so well known for.
Jan Piller , December 21, 2006; 12:47 P.M.
Paal
You have one of the greatest portfolios I have seen on PN! I am so glad I came to check on the seagull I had commented on! Seagulls are done to death on PN but you have actually managed to capture personality and an artistry that is rarely seen and usually not deserving of such a bland bird. I am speechless at how beautiful you have captured them! I suppose I will have a new regard for them now!! Congratulations!!
Paul Louis Villani , December 23, 2006; 12:45 A.M.
Hello my PN friend!! Just wanted to wish you and yours the Merriest of Christmas' and a safe and prosperous New Year!
Rakesh Syal , March 24, 2007; 03:28 P.M.
Great work in your gallery, Paal!!
Best regards!
francesco flotti , April 07, 2007; 08:42 A.M.
Very very good.
Ciao Francesco
Dimitar Atanasov , May 09, 2007; 12:44 P.M.
Hi
You have wonderfull portfolio. Best Regards. Dimitar from Macedonia
Umapathy C , May 29, 2007; 12:32 A.M.
just commented on one of your photo,
then visited your portfolio,
man..., i am tooooo small to comment on your photos, great... great portfolio. there is a lot to learn from you.
Elena Kalis , May 30, 2007; 08:30 A.M.
Anakin Sk , July 10, 2007; 03:03 P.M.
Hi Paal you was First I will be last ( on moment). Your portfolio is Excellent and
profi work .
Giuseppe Circhetta , August 03, 2007; 08:31 A.M.
Really creative!
Show us more portraits please!
Ya Psa , October 15, 2007; 03:00 A.M.
I just show your portfolio, as Jens-A. Wiken he wrote a comment in one of my photos, telling me: "Inspired by my brothers friend, Paal Bental?...." Really I hadn't see again photos of you, and I don't hide you that I'm surprised and I really like a lot!(specially your experiments with the bulbs..! as I know how difficult it is to catch that moments, because yet I tryied too, to have the "same" result in some of my photos..!) Keep your good work and thanks to share it with as!
Kenneth Fugate 
, November 21, 2007; 06:10 A.M.
Hello Friend!
Well here it is another year is passing away and we are coming into the holidays. I think time starts to go faster as we get older, it was just yesterday I wished my friends Happy Holidays and here it is again the end of a year. The holiday lights are starting to be put on some of the trees here in Dallas, we were out last night and some were lighting the trees. I wish for you all a holiday season with family and friends, after all is said and done all we have is each other.
I want all of you to know just what your comments and ratings on my work means to me, your words are my motivation, my drive to discover, to learn this art that we all love, thank you for taking time and thank you for caring about my works. At the same time thank you for letting us see your world, our lives are so much the same, we all care about our families and friends and we all share the same things, maybe someday our photos will help make for a lasting world peace. May you and your family be blessed this season.
Happy Holidays and Happy Shooting
Ken
Dan Adler , January 27, 2008; 08:05 P.M.
Paal
A portfolio including many original ideas aesthetically executed. Well done.
Robin Reed , January 29, 2008; 02:17 P.M.
Cool Shots!
Hi my name is robin. I'm photography student at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, CO. I have an assignment for one of my classes where we need to replicate a curtain style of a curtain photographer. I really admire the work you've done with the light bulbs and would love to try and make an image like it for this assignment. My only problem is i have no idea how you achieved the shots. Are you putting chemicals on the filaments? I can't figure it out. If you could help me out that would be great, if not thats ok, i still like your work.
thanks,
robin
my email: Brookman219@yahoo.com
Jennifer Adams , June 18, 2008; 08:01 P.M.
A very creative and interesting portfolio- in a good way. Love it.
Roxana Chiru 
, February 22, 2009; 02:05 P.M.
You have a monumental portfolio with excellent shots and great colors, congratulations ! I love the pictures with seagull catching the prey , the images with lightbulb are extraordinary best regards RoxanaChiru
Sandro Sardoz , June 17, 2009; 03:06 P.M.
Straordinario
Sono senza parole...great portfolio.Fantastic pictures.Maestro.
Kara Thrace , June 18, 2009; 09:53 A.M.
Beautiful photos! Thanks for your sharing!
Greetings From Hungary!
Facundo Jose , June 18, 2009; 10:18 A.M.
Super collection !!! great photos. Your gull images are the best I have seen. Greetings from Patagonia
David Baldwin , July 25, 2009; 12:12 P.M.
simply amazing, keep it up, thx.
