| Birds of Prey | 
 enlarge | Author: Floyd Scholz
Creator: Tad Merrick
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 96139
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0811702421
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.91097
EAN: 9780811702423
ASIN: 0811702421
Publication Date: October 1993
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Product Description
Lavishly illustrated with 500 colour photographs of sharp-shinned hawks, American kestrels, merlins, peregrine falcons, ospreys, golden eagles, ferruginous hawks, bald eagles, and nine other North American raptors. Birds of Prey features shots so close the birds loom as large as life. Scholz has combined instructive line drawings and engaging and informative text with Merrick's stunning photos to create the most magnificent and comprehensive books on birds of prey. The book includes a section on techniques for the artist and carver, with a 66-photo sequence detailing the steps involved in painting an American kestrel, and photos and tips on sculpting heads and making eyes to create life-like raptor carvings.
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If you have any interest in raptors, do yourself a favor... June 1, 2007
..and buy this book right now. A freind of mine showed me Floyd Scholz owl book and i was amazed. I found that he wrote another book , Birds of Prey, and ordered it. Just got it in today and it's fantastic. This book contains gorgeous photos of several species of raptors, but not just in outdoor shots or hard to reference flying poses. These are studio photos, close ups of spread and folded wings, details of the feet and head and a number of full body shots. There are also scientific line drawings of the birds, detailing the feather arrangement and body proportions. The back of the book has one the coolest sections ever...how to carve raptor statues! This mans carving skill is amazing to the point where it's almost ridiculous. His bird sculptures look 100% real and the clear step by step instructions make it look easy.
This book is perfect for artist's reference. It does have some text, such as the species profile at the start of each chapter which is awesome. However this book mostly photos, scientific drawings and artwork...which is also awesome.
Seriously, buy it.
Must have. April 8, 2003
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is an absolute must-have for anyone who wants to draw these birds... or simply appreciates their beauty. These aren't simply glamor-shots, they're close-up detailed images, from a number of different angles. Every one is well lit, in crisp focus, and shows wonderful detail.
Excellent Reference July 16, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This wonderfully photographed book is an excellent reference for anyone interested in carving birds of prey. An extremely thorough series of photographs is included for each bird covered in the book. Additionally, patterns and other carving consideration are included for each specimen. The book concludes with a chapter on creating acrylic eyes for carvings, a chapter on carving and painting a kestrel, and a chapter exhibiting some of the authors carvings. Incidentally, the author's carvings are great.Scholtz's other book, Carving a Red Tailed Hawk, does not do this book justice. This book contains better photographs and better carving. I would highly recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in carving birds of any type.
Gorgeous photos, facinating ifo October 14, 1999
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a gorgeous book packed with large color photos of many beautiful live birds. Its intended purpose is as a sourcebook for artists, but it will universally appeal to any bird lover.The introductory chapter illustrates common features of raptor anatomy. Detailed chapters follow on 17 major North American species with numerous color photos and line drawings with dimensions. A practical application is included with a step-by-step section on carving and painting a finely detailed kestrel in wood. There are even instructions for making remarkable lifelike eyes from acrylic plastic. The book concludes with a gallery of the author's own fabulous museum quality carvings. This is a great combination of nature photography and fine art.
Terrific resource! April 19, 1999
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Not only bird artists, but any bird lover would enjoy this book. The pictures are excellent, in focus and from all angles.This book is often in use at my lab table.
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