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Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

I was at the State Park putting on a wildlife Photography Workshop for the OspreyFest festival. We had some very special guest attend the festival this year from the Santa Fe Raptor Center. The guests were kind enough to pose for some photos. These are injured or abandoned birds that are now used for education programs. They were used in 76 programs this year reaching 3200 children and 7100 adults.

It is organizations like this that help out our wild friends in need and so I decided that even if they are not Wild Free Ranging a little publicity about them would be a good thing.

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TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 15, 2007 at 10:03 PM

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Beautiful portraits Roger. Sharp, colorful, and nice BGs.

Steve

Jul 16, 2007 at 01:09 AM

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p.1 #3 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

Some dyamo images Roger, wonderful job on the color and detail. I especially like the middle three, great job.

Doug

Jul 16, 2007 at 01:20 AM

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Bmetcan wrote:
Beautiful portraits Roger. Sharp, colorful, and nice BGs.

Steve

Hi to YA!!! Steve. Thank you for the nice comment and thanks for taking the time to look.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 16, 2007 at 04:30 PM

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p.1 #5 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

Ohmygosh!! Sharp and clear, rich dark colors----what a treat to view!!

Jul 16, 2007 at 04:45 PM

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p.1 #6 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

Perfect sharp and clear photos. I love the burrowing Owl. My favorite bird.

-Adam

Jul 16, 2007 at 04:56 PM

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p.1 #7 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

Very nice set of portrait shots, all properly exposed and with nice detail. Thanks for sharing,
Socrate

Jul 16, 2007 at 06:53 PM

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Exellant job, Roger. They have a super program, for injured birds, some of them can never be freed., because of their injuries.
Tom

Jul 16, 2007 at 09:33 PM

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Doug Bentlage wrote:
Some dyamo images Roger, wonderful job on the color and detail. I especially like the middle three, great job.

Doug

Hi to YA!!! Mr. Doug. Thanks for the nice comment and for taking the time to look.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 17, 2007 at 12:39 AM

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I just received a nice E-mail for the folks at the Santa Fe Raptor Center thanking me for the photos I took and for posting them so the rest of the world will know that there are people trying to help out our wildlife friends that are in trouble. As a bonus they invited me down to meet all their other birds.

Burrowing Owl: name is Quigley

Merlin: Name is Kira

Red-tail Hawk: Name is Taka

Jul 17, 2007 at 02:17 AM

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Roger, these are all gorgeous images. Incredibly sharp with vivid color. Nice

Jul 17, 2007 at 02:21 AM

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p.1 #12 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

Really well-done portraits, Roger, excellent exposure, highlight control and detail. My fave is the #4 Red-tail with the alert, defiant pose. Wildlife rehab centers are worthy of any donations and publicity we can give them, IMHO.

Best Wishes,
Steve

Jul 17, 2007 at 02:14 PM

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Excellent portraits Roger, I especially like the shots of the Hawk .

Vern

Jul 17, 2007 at 05:14 PM

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JimLittle wrote:
Ohmygosh!! Sharp and clear, rich dark colors----what a treat to view!!

Thank you Jim for the kind comment and for taking the time to look.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 17, 2007 at 11:06 PM

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Adam73 wrote:
Perfect sharp and clear photos. I love the burrowing Owl. My favorite bird.

-Adam

Hi Adam, thanks for the nice comment and for taking the time to look.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 18, 2007 at 09:15 PM

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Nice photos. I really like the second to last... the pose is nice w/ the bg.

Jul 18, 2007 at 10:17 PM

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Shasoc wrote:
Very nice set of portrait shots, all properly exposed and with nice detail. Thanks for sharing,
Socrate

Socrate thank you for the nice comment and for taking the time to look.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 19, 2007 at 02:05 AM

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tom cardin wrote:
Exellant job, Roger. They have a super program, for injured birds, some of them can never be freed., because of their injuries.
Tom

Mr. Cardin thank you for looking and for the nice words about my photos.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 20, 2007 at 02:52 PM

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Nice stuff, well captured... and thanks for bringing a bit more attention to these guys too.

Jul 20, 2007 at 03:35 PM

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p.1 #20 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

ya dun guud Roger....maybe sharpen up the eyes a teeny bit

Jul 20, 2007 at 05:07 PM

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p.1 #21 · Falcon, Hawk & Owl Portrait

Roger -
What a wonderful opportunity for some fine quality portrait shots. I prefer my raptors "wild", but I'm totally behind organizations like this and the educational outreach that they provide to the public.
Fine job!
- Ken

Jul 21, 2007 at 12:40 AM

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MaggieBee wrote:
Roger, these are all gorgeous images. Incredibly sharp with vivid color. Nice

MaggieBee thanks for the kind comment and for taking the time to look.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 21, 2007 at 02:07 AM

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Very nice series.

Jul 21, 2007 at 02:39 AM

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trailhiker wrote:
Really well-done portraits, Roger, excellent exposure, highlight control and detail. My fave is the #4 Red-tail with the alert, defiant pose. Wildlife rehab centers are worthy of any donations and publicity we can give them, IMHO.

Best Wishes,
Steve

Hi Steve, thanks for the kind comments and for taking the time to look. Have fun on your trip.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 21, 2007 at 12:04 PM

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vernoinferno wrote:

Excellent portraits Roger, I especially like the shots of the Hawk .

Vern

Vern thanks for looking and for the kind comment.

TOTALLY WACKY roger

Jul 22, 2007 at 11:06 PM


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