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<\/p>\nThis image may look familiar to some viewers\u00a0because I’ve previously posted another\u00a0photo of this bird\u00a0with a different wing position.\u00a0 I only got those two sharp shots of the falcon and I’d never processed this image before because the bird was too tight in the frame.\u00a0 I’d actually forgotten about this photo until recently when I decided it was worth making the effort to add some canvas to improve the composition.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I found this juvenile feeding on its duck kill\u00a0along the Antelope Island causeway last winter on a dark and blustery late morning.\u00a0 Two ravens began to harass the falcon with the apparent intention of stealing the duck so the rightful owner of the prey took off with the prize in tow.\u00a0 Within seconds, an adult Bald Eagle moved in and forced the falcon to drop the duck.<\/p>\n One thing I find interesting about this image is the angle of the bird to the horizon – it looks like it’s flying downward, but in reality it’s actually gaining altitude.\u00a0 Normally, with the bird at this flight attitude, I’d rotate counterclockwise a little to make the flight angle more realistic looking, but since the horizon is in the background it’s obvious that the shot doesn’t need rotation since the horizon is level.\u00a0 The reason for the angled flight attack is the load that the falcon is hauling while it’s trying to gain altitude.<\/p>\n The lower background is the dark, stormy and sullen Great Salt Lake.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This image may look familiar to some viewers\u00a0because I’ve previously posted another\u00a0photo of this bird\u00a0with a different wing position.\u00a0 I only got those two sharp shots of the falcon and I’d never processed this image before because the bird was too tight in the frame.\u00a0 I’d actually forgotten about this photo until recently when I decided it was worth making the effort to add some canvas to improve the composition. \u00a01\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, natural light, not baited, set up or called in I found this juvenile feeding on its duck kill\u00a0along the Antelope Island causeway last winter on a dark and blustery late morning.\u00a0 Two ravens began to harass the falcon with the apparent intention of stealing the duck so the rightful owner of the prey took off with the prize in tow.\u00a0 Within seconds, an adult Bald Eagle moved in and forced the falcon to drop the duck. One thing I find interesting about this image is the angle of the bird to the horizon – it looks like it’s flying downward, but in reality it’s actually gaining altitude.\u00a0 Normally, with the bird at this flight attitude, I’d rotate counterclockwise a little to make the flight angle more realistic looking, but since the horizon is in the background it’s obvious that the shot doesn’t need rotation since the horizon is level.\u00a0 The reason for the angled flight attack is the load that the falcon is hauling while it’s trying to gain altitude. The lower background is the dark, stormy and…<\/p>\n