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Posted by Jim Zipp on Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:17 am

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(Reposted sharpened image below)

I was shooting Mountain Bluebirds in northern Utah when I flushed this nighthawk. He flew around a few loops and landed on a nearby rock where he allowed a really close approach. I shot full body shots and was then able to slowly move in and get some real closeups. This is cropped just a little.

1V, 600, 2X, Provia pushed one stop. Thanks for looking.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:24 am

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I love to see images of these unique birds Jim with their almost non-existant beak!

This is a stunning close up with superb detail.

Excellent!

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:15 am

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Jim,

The pose with the slight head turn and the background are wonderful. I love all of the feather detail.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:33 am

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Excellent close-up, Jim. It might be my eyes this morning but it looks a bit soft.

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by AlexC on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:34 am

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Rare bird to see let alone photograph, eyes superbly adapted for night hunting and a tiny beak hiding a mega mouth, Just wonderful!!!!

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by Anthony Medici on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:35 am

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That's close. I have to agree with Sandy, I can seem to resolve any details.

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by Alan Murphy on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:39 am

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Jim,

This is fantastic. Besides the great BG and detail, what puts this over the top is the alert, wide-eyed posture of the bird. That is hard to see in daylight.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:02 am

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This is the closest shot of a Nighthawk I've seen. Very well done as always.

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by Alan Melle on Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:43 am

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A headshot of a WILD Common Nighthawk with a perfect background! Amazing! That beak may be small but looking at this image shows just how large the gape actually is. An outstanding image!

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by Bill Keown on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:08 am

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Very nice. Even to get this close to is amazing. A well made image as well!

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by ajhand on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:08 am

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Jim:

Amazing capture of their equally amazing cryptic coloration. The beak may be tiny, but it looks like the mouth opening goes all the way back to the eye.
This seemed soft on my monitor too, but I KNOW you wouldn't post a fuzzy frame. So I ran some USM on it and almost cut myself.

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by Jim Zipp on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:51 am

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Looking at this post I have to agree that it definately needed a bit more sharpening. I'm now used to posting digital originals and when working with that scanned slide I screwed up. I hope this repost is better.

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by matt kuchta on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:52 am

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The cryptic coloring shows up beautifully here. That may make it seem soft too - but the eyes and beak seem pretty sharp. Usually these are high overhead or in the dim evening light - well done.
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by ajhand on Fri Sep 26, 2003 11:57 am

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Jim:

It's sharp now.

Also, I agree with Matt: Cryptic coloration can make things look soft, even when they aren't. Almost all my Long Ear Owl shots have a section of breast plumage that looks like a soft focus glamour shot. And I've seen the same with Matthew Whitley's LEOW shots.

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by Jack Frank on Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:01 pm

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very cool

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by Karen S on Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:29 pm

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Jim this is a great shot. For some reason this just really made me laugh out loud. Maybe it is that the beak seems SO small for the size of its head. Great image !

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by Paul Fusco on Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:00 pm

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Hey Jim -

Lookin' good, especially the sharpened version.

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by NDCheryl on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:20 pm

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Wow this shot is incredible once sharpened. way cool.

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by Jim Probst on Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:28 pm

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Jim,

The background is a great complement to the Nighthawk's coloring. Beautiful and impressive portrait!

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 27, 2003 3:09 pm

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Hi Jim---yes, the second is right on and it's amazing how the bird cooperated! Also, are you using some in-camera sharpening and not doing any digital sharpening at all?

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