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722-705 BC - Assyrian Bas-relief found in the ruins at Khorsabad during the excavation of the palace of Sargon II (or Saragon II) has been claimed to depict falconry. In fact, it depicts an archer shooting at raptors and an attendant capturing a raptor. A. H. Layard's statement in his 1853 book Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon is "A falconer bearing a hawk on his wrist appeared to be represented in a bas-relief which I saw on my last visit to those ruins."
Only fitting that the tradition would carry on way past our understanding
50% detail shot -
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edit - fixed up the focus issues, added more foliage behind the bird, blurred the wing a bit more
edit again - more work on the bird, thx tascha
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In addition to the previous comments about the wings, the legs are also slightly too close together, and the gear that runs in between the "ankles" of the bird makes me twitch. (it's a great way for the bird to become hung up somewhere - the jesses run straight down from each 'ankle' and are not tied together.)
The head and face are done very well, and I like how she seems to glare at the observer - a nicely captured accipitrine look there.
As for the non-bird part of the picture, it's wonderful. I love the movement the falling leaves give, and the fact that the bird and the tower are the first things your eyes go to.
>.> I rambled for quite a bit, but the take away message is that I like it.
as usual, AMAZing work!