On Feathered Wings: Birds in Flight | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Ettlinger
Creators: Rob Palmer, Miguel Lasa, Kk Hui
Publisher: Abrams
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 54022
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 10.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0810995255
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.157
EAN: 9780810995253
ASIN: 0810995255
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Product Description
When we imagine birds, we think of them soaring through the sky, high above our heads—yet photographs of birds in the air are surprisingly rare. On Feathered Wings features the work of seven photographers who have spent their lives camping out, donning waders, and lying in wait for the greatest shots of birds doing what they do best: flying! Selected by birder and photographer Richard Ettlinger, these gorgeous, often thrilling images show hunters, migrators, waterfowl, and songbirds living on the wing: hunting, feeding, fighting, traveling, or just gliding along. An essay by Ettlinger gives an overview of the mechanics and evolution of bird flight.
From falcons and eagles to swallows and hummingbirds, On Feathered Wings serves up a rich collection of images that is sure to delight birders both novice and veteran, and anyone who has ever looked to the skies in wonder.
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 ON FEATHERED WINGS CAPTURES BIRDS IN FLIGHT WITH THE BEST IMAGES I HAVE EVER SEEN OVER BIRDS EVER. June 14, 2008
ON FEATHERED WINGS IS THE BEST PICS I'VE EVER SEEN OF BIRDS IN FLIGHT. RICHARD HAS CAPTURED THESE BIRDS IN MID AIR ABOUT TO EAT THEIR PREY. COOL PICS CRISPY CLEAR. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ANY BIRD LOVER...BRAVO RICHARD ETTLINGER!!!!
A top pick for community library collections for photography June 7, 2008
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Birds are one of the more beautiful and majestic creatures of the world - and "On Feathered Wings: Birds of Flight" is a beautiful and majestic compilation of full color photographs, shot from breath taking angles, truly amazing the viewer with the adept skills of the photographer. With nearly two hundred of these awesome images, "On Feathered Wings: Birds of Flight" is a top pick for community library collections for photography and a great coffee table book for whoever loves birds.
Wow. Simply Wow. May 30, 2008
Speaking as a wannabe great bird photographer, all I can say is this book is humbling and inspiring.
I agree with another reviewer that details of the shot (focal length especially) would have been useful.
Fabulous.
post-note...I was thinking this would be the first book I ever would put on my coffee table. I was surprised that was the same exact comment when I showed it to a fellow bird photographer. This really is a gorgeous book.
 An ambitious and groundbreaking book May 30, 2008
Page through any bird photography book or birding magazine. You may not notice it at first, but eventually you come to realize that there are not many shots of birds in flight. The reason is simple - they are hard to get. But this book is just the opposite, birds on the wing is all that you will find here.
This book would have been worthwhile if only for the unique premise, provided that the photographs are at least mostly technically sound. But the photographs here are, as best I can tell, technically perfect. Moreover, many of them are truly breathtaking.
The author has organized the photographs into the following sections:
- Killers on the wing - raptors (including owls) - 32 species
- Wings along the shore - "shorebirds", which includes the shorebird family as well as any bird that may be found along the shore or ocean, such as terns and puffins - 21 species
- Wings of the wetlands - 26 species
- Songbirds on the wing - 5 species, only three of which are actually passerines (Barn and Tree Swallows, and Eastern Meadowlark)
You will notice that there are more species of raptors included than any other group. Indeed, the raptor section is by far the largest in terms of number of photographs. That is to be expected, since this group is probably the easiest to capture in flight. Some of the raptors are just flying birds against a blue sky. But many of them are truly dramatic. All of the Bald Eagle and Osprey shots are fantastic. But the best could be a close-up of a stooping American Kestrel. It is unforgetable.
My biggest disappointment with the species selection was a lack of songbirds. I can understand the scarcity due to the extreme difficulty of getting good flight shots of them, but still I was hoping for more.
Another issue I had was the inclusion of photographs of captive raptors. I must note that the birds are free-flying and unrestrained, and I would not have known that they were captive birds if the captions had not mentioned it. This is just my personal opinion, but to me this cheapens the photographs. They are just as technically and artistically excellent as any of the others in this book, but they just don't have the same impact for me.
There is no denying that the photographs collected here are amazing, and in some cases startlingly unique. This book is a must for bird photography lovers.
Wonderful book - excellent images! May 27, 2008
I ordered this book as amateur and enthusiastic ornithologist and photographed. I suppose to see excellent images of birds in motion. I looked forward see a beauty and details of flight. From this point of view I wasn't disappointed. Photos are excellent and many of them are really superb.
I know that it is not an instruction book for wildlife photographers. However it could be interesting to see details of photographies (camera, lens, exp. conditions etc.)
If I search for nit(s) I have to mention that the majority of photos are birds of prey (reason is obvious - great/big birds).
Overall my rating is: Excellent!!!
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