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Ancient sport of falconry.
Ancient sport of falconry.
cathysapp


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sports II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Colorado
Date: Jul 6, 2005
Date Uploaded: Jul 11, 2005

Close up of a golden eagle.

Statistics
Place: 155 out of 296
Avg (all users): 5.0334
Avg (commenters): 5.2069
Avg (participants): 4.8512
Avg (non-participants): 5.1261
Views since voting: 763
Views during voting: 471
Votes: 359
Comments: 31
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/19/2005 02:28:45 PM
A excellent capture of a beautiful bird. A bit of a stretch for me to see a connection with sport or action. 5
07/19/2005 01:04:54 PM
Perhaps relies a bit too much on the title? Lovely picture tho.
07/19/2005 11:48:37 AM
DMC because it says to capture the moment of a sport..all this is doing is capturing a well taken photo of a bird.
07/19/2005 05:48:30 AM
2 - DMC - Perhaps a sport in some circles, but definitely not a 'sports action' shot. Nice picture of the bird but - not what you were challenged to do.
07/19/2005 02:05:55 AM
Absolutely stellar nature shot--great composition, very sharp. But it doesn't have the feel to me of a sports shot, though falconry definitely qualifies. Seems like looking at the photo you should be able to guess which category it might belong to.
07/19/2005 12:57:08 AM
I really like the photo as a stand alone picture, but I'm having a hard time depicting any actioin.
07/18/2005 02:12:35 AM
Bit of a squeeze to get a nice bird shot into the sports theme. If the shot is about falconry, where's the falconer? Low score for that. Sorry. Nice shot though, apart from the flash highlights.
07/17/2005 02:32:45 AM
cool image, but I question if you are "streching" to make it fit the challenge.
07/16/2005 07:22:31 PM
Very Impressed with detail and sharpness but could of brought alittle more background for added effect
07/16/2005 07:19:26 PM
Even if it was necessary, it's still unfortunate what use of the flash did to the picture (too much reflection off the beak). Great picture otherwise.
07/16/2005 11:10:16 AM
(1-2) Below Average (3) Average (4-5) Above Average
Challenge Relevance : 1
Contrast / Colors :5
Creativity / Originality :3
Composition / Eye Appeal: 5
Score dosnt reflect all the fives nice photo but falconry dont rank high with me in this action shot.
07/16/2005 05:52:26 AM
Incredibly sharp image. Nice non-distracting background. Did you use off-camera flash? It's very nice.
07/15/2005 02:30:35 PM
Nice sharp photo however the band of light at the top is a bit distracting. Also, as composed this is a bit of a stretch for the challenge. For this to work I believe a wide angle shot with a person wearing a leather gauntlet and hand in the air as if they had just released the bird.
07/14/2005 10:43:31 PM
Great bird hsot, but I don't see the "sport"....like the handler, etc.
07/14/2005 07:12:41 PM
excellent picture, does not show falconry enough...
07/14/2005 09:10:43 AM
Good way to get a bird shot in ;) Love the pose.
07/14/2005 06:32:14 AM
Nice, need I say more?
07/13/2005 10:41:16 PM
I feel this is an example of trying to shoehorn an image into a challenge. Without the title, this would not work at all. Sorry, it just doesn't meet the challenge to me without a handler in the image.
07/13/2005 08:34:30 PM
nice shot, but.......
07/13/2005 08:11:59 PM
Beautiful photo, lacking in obvious action, .... Good luck
07/13/2005 06:27:32 PM
great detail
07/13/2005 04:47:00 PM
very nice shot, but it would have been nice to see a hand or something in the picture.
07/13/2005 11:13:17 AM
stunning shot of a falcon - would have liked to see the "action" - but am not marking down as this really is a good photo, and unique.
07/13/2005 10:58:52 AM
Wonderful close-up. Very strong shot!
07/13/2005 10:49:56 AM
Nice eagle, kind of heavy for falconary. There appears to be a bit too much grain showing on the feathers, Neat Image a bit next time.
07/13/2005 10:47:42 AM
Beautiful-9
07/13/2005 09:49:47 AM
Does not convince me that there is action, but the wing angle tells me there must be some. A winner by my vote none the less. Dof, Lighting and comp excellente.
07/13/2005 08:56:46 AM
Great photo. But I am having a hard time relating it to sports.
07/13/2005 01:53:29 AM
Neat picture, but it would relate more to the challenge if the falcon were flying.
07/13/2005 12:44:40 AM
This is an excellent photo but it just doesn't strike me as capturing the action of a sport.
07/13/2005 12:18:07 AM
never heard of it? Great picture.


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