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Posted by Jim Urbach on Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:59 pm

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This was taken in Nome. While all of us were out shopping for food, I struck up a conversation with a lady who had a young child. When asked what I was doing there, I replied that I was part of a photo group taking images of birds. She replied her husband was a falconer. Introducing her to Art, he proceeded to make the arrangements to photograph this silver gyrfalcon. The falcon was tethered to a stand. We shot for about 15 minutes til the gulls and smaller birds started squawking.

10D, 600IS, 1.4x, ISO 200, no flash, f9, EV-2/3.

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by AlexC on Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:17 pm
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Wonderful head shot of a bird I have only seen in pictures!!!
In Denali at Polychrome pass there is a Gyrfalcon who nests right below the road, my friends on this trip are raptor researchers, they went down to the nesting area (nesting had been over for months), they also found regurgitated pellets near his perch, the contents mostly comprised of ground squirrels, Also they found the nest of a Golden Eagle as well, Very surprise that these two nested so close to each other!!
Excellent capture and lovely detail!!!
Congrats!! 8)
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by Bob Ettinger on Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:28 pm
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Jim,

No nits here.
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by Lillian Roberts on Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:34 pm
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Wow, what a gorgeous bird! Don't think I've ever studied a portrait of one before, and I've sure never seen one in person. This is a very nice image with a nicely undistracting BG.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:53 pm
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Beautiful shot. What an opportunity. Just wonderful.
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:03 pm
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Great shot. Great opportunity. Nicely done! :)
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by Rocky Sharwell on Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:21 pm
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Great shot Jim! You beat me to it! I was just looking for head shots from Nome!
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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:16 pm
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Outstanding, Jim. Love the complementary BG color.
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by KK Hui on Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:19 pm
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Beautifully done with a very pleasing BG, Jim! :lol:
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by Rich S on Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:51 pm
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Beautiful bird; beautiful shot. Well done.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:55 pm
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Oh man you guys are lucky. What an awesome creature!!!
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by Alan Murphy on Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:06 pm
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Jim, nice clean shot. Good job on the networking.
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by Jill on Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:03 pm
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Jim, Fantastic image of a gorgeous bird!!! Details are just super!! I'd love to see a gyrfalcon personally! :)
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by NDCheryl on Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:06 pm
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Very nice pportrait. I like this a lot.
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by Robert Kemmerlin on Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:15 pm
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Jim, great shot, exposure is right on.
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by Jim Probst on Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:37 pm
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The background complements the bird so well! I like the detail of this closeup too. Well done!
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by Dennis Olivero on Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:58 pm
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Super shot Jim. I am really enjoying this weeks motif! So much detail to enjoy and the background is just perfect.. Top notch all the way.
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Killer bird and great shot. I love the unique bill. I think cropping a tiny off the top would make it stronger.
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Fabulous! What a great shot, I wouldn't change a thing. :)
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by LHays on Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:46 am
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Nothing like finding a great opportunity and taking full advantage of it. This is great...the detail, colors, and BG are exceptional. Great shot.
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