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Published: 2006-03-25 10:19:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 29866; Favourites: 992; Downloads: 4592
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PsCS2 no ref722-705 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 - [link]
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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cant find words to comment!! its just.. AWSOME! 
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I am completely in love with your stuff - I go nuts everytime I see something in my watch. XD 
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Instant FAV !!!!!!! This picture is really excellent (oh yes i know it's not an original comment 
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I rarely comment but I have to now. This is absolutely awesome, the combination of the ancient feeling and kind of astrobuilding (silly word, I donΒ΄t know another 
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VERY nice! The building reminds me a bit of the BOOK "The neverending story". Just my association.
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the grass and ground its just amazing!
great painting indeed!
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havent looked at your gallery in a loong time, youve kept your standard higher and higher! excellent concept and beautifully portayed
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** insert standard congratulatory yet insufficient message here - "awesome dude" optional **
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is there an reason the fence is there, i just think it is a distraction it doesnt need.
but then again, im a photographer
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yeah, i had to strengthen the depth a bit, the megastructure in the background was a bitch to get looking ok, tricks the eyes into being closer as it's bigger than normal, without the fence there it looked really odd, even odder than having a weird random fence in the middle hehe
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i see your reson, yes. i guess it keeps your eyes on the hole point of the painting which is the owl and person
good idea
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Amazing composition, i'm really fond of the tranquil feel the 'tower' has. i will fav this
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Very moody - the text, did you make it up or is it actually accurate? (sorry maybe a really stupid question).
Love the Hawk a lot and the city design is pure eyecandy.
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cheers tascha, yep, accurate, nicked it from wikipedia
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ahh! that's super cool - I love pieces who have a somewhat mystical link to real history. Very interesting idea.
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thx, added more foliage behind it to aid focus, it supposed to stand out a bit, but not too much that it overpowers
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wow ... that's amazing ... but the eagle is so blurry why that ?
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cheers man, it's in flight, depth of field/movement etc
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ah
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awesome i like the city nice style
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Holy freaken crap!!!? This really reminds me of my Kimba Species city!
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That's so awesome, love the city very very nice
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insta-
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lol, cheers back atchya : ).
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the wing of the bird looks a bit like plastic for me. whatever- wonderful picture like always
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I'm not sure if this is right or no, but is that a rainbow in the background? I really really love your style of work and this is definitely amazing! I suppose if I had to crit, I would mess with the blurred falcon wing. Maybe it just needs a few more layers of blurriness to make it more realistic? Right now, it just looks like a drop shadow with an opacity layer. The Leaves and feet however; are superb! The composition, the backdrop, and the fantasical ideas in your head are simply stunning. Keep up the great work. /justin
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cheers 
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