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Anthony Reilly

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Anthony Reilly: Immature Male Harris Hawk.


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Anthony Reilly: Female hybrid falcon, (Gyr x Lanner)


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Anthony Reilly: Female Peregrine Falcon


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Anthony Reilly: Male hybrid falcon, (Gyr x Saker)​
 
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Bart_van_der_Wolf

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Hi Anthony,

Impressive creatures, aren't they. As you know (from an earlier thread of mine), I also enjoy the possibility to get really close to the ones being trained for 'Falconry' purposes. Shooting them from so close is virtually impossible in the wild, except in some rare nesting situations. The coloring and details in their feathers is so stunningly beautiful, but hard to capture in a flat image. The agility and speed (especially the speed of the falcons) is amazing.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Bart
 
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Anthony Reilly

New member
Thank you bart i am glad you like the pictures. I am lucky to get such pictures as i work at the centre so i not only have the chance to get up close but to touch these magnificent creatures.
 
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Anthony Reilly

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Female American Barn Owl



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White Faced Scops Owl



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Female Spectacled Owl


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Male European Kestrel​
 
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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Anthony,

How are you post processing the pictures? Have yo sharpened them at all or adjust the contrast curve? I just wonder!

Asher
 
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Michael Nagel

Well-known member
Impressive series, but the last one I like the most.
Maybe it is for the direct stare, I don't know.

Best regards,
Michael
 
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Eric Diller

New member
Being a big Raptor fan I love the images. Prefer them in the wild but unclose and personal is a great experience. well done

Note the very first image has a distinctive halo around the bird. That usually comes from over sharpened area and a conflict with the blur tool. You indicated no post processing so I can't figure out how the halo appears (I have Eagle eyes :) )
 
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Anthony Reilly

New member
you must have because i can't see any halo haha. i actually don't know what post processing is but if you can explain it i might be able to answer properly :)
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
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Anthony Reilly: Immature Male Harris Hawk.


Eric Diller said:
Being a big Raptor fan I love the images. Prefer them in the wild but unclose and personal is a great experience. well done

Note the very first image has a distinctive halo around the bird. That usually comes from over sharpened area and a conflict with the blur tool. You indicated no post processing so I can't figure out how the halo appears (I have Eagle eyes :) )
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Eric,

I believe what we are seeing is the in-camera sharpening that occurs in making jpgs

Likely that's what we see or else a jpg artifact preparing the file for the web. In fact, I don't see that the image is really sharpened. certainly not how I'd expect to see it.

Asher
 
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