Falcon (hybrid captive)


Posted by Rob Palmer on Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:12 pm

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I hope this forum doesn't mind my posting these pictures of captive trained birds, if so I will focus on the wild ones but I would still like to post mainly flight shots because I really learn alot from all the great comments and suggestions.

This is a gyrfalcon/peregrine falcon produced from artificial insemination and hand raised for falconry. The peregrine falcon would not be here but for falconers that started the captive breeding program in order to repopulate the wild populations. I know it is a sensitive subject for many but I feel that falconry definitely has its place in our society and can only help educate the public about raptors in general.

I hope you like the photo.

Canon 1D, 300 mm 4.0 lens w 1.4x, ISO 200, f6.3, 1/3200 sec.
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by Chris Fagyal on Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:21 pm
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Pretty nice shot. I'd have cloned out the tresses tho. It'd be pretty easy to get rid of that trailing line coming from the tail and then you wouldn't really be able to tell it was wearing tresses.
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by Rob Palmer on Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:24 pm
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Chris, I realize I can clone out the jesses and the transmitter wire but that is the way they are flown and thus everyone knows this is a falconers bird. I am curious what others think about the use of cloning in this instance.
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:27 pm
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Rob,

I like how you captured the essence of the bird flying. The head turn and the wing position are great. The tresses only take away from the beauty of the bird in my opinion.
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by Rich S on Mon Sep 29, 2003 7:24 am
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Nicely captures the falcon's flight, and the jesses do detract from that. Whether they stay or get cloned out, IMO, depends on what you want to do with the shot. If I was going to hang it on my wall - or if it was for a general audience - then I would go with the suggestion of cloning. If it's for a falconry audience, then the jesses certainly belong there. (I don't mind the transmitter at all, but the jesses do stand out; maybe at a larger size though the transmitter would be a cloning candidate as well.) I would also try just a bit more USM.

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by Jim Probst on Mon Sep 29, 2003 9:40 pm
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Rob,

I think the pose and the underside detail is great! This is a fine image!
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by Anthony Medici on Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:27 pm
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I would have put the bird lower and to the right in the frame and let the tress be cut off. Seems like good detail so you did good. 8)
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