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Photo posted by Bill Maile in the Wildlife gallery on 07/09/13 at 10:30 am EST
Registered on 03/02/09, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments
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Bill Maile
bgmaile@nep.net
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"Give me a camera, and I'll take a picture that soothes my soul and brings joy to others."
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on 07/10/13 at 01:19 am EST
Registered on 01/28/05, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
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Yea, looks like this bear is definitely getting himself into trouble. Time for the authorities to implement bear-proof garbage receptacles. You have composed this image quite well. The bear could be a bit sharper, I think the one at EPJ is better in this regard, 1/160 is a bit slow for a feeding bear with this sort of focal length. I can understand you not wanting to increase your iso much more though. Thanks for posting this image, it demonstrates well what intelligent mammals, bears, will do when they are hungry and have an opportunity to get a free meal.
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Gary Gulash
Alberta, Canada
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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on 07/10/13 at 11:20 am EST
Registered on 02/24/06, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
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Hi Bill, although from an artistic point of view the garbage bin is not ideal to say the least, you did make the most out of it by choosing a good composition and. Luckily the color scheme (blue/green) also works well and sets the subject off nicely. The two catch lights in the eyes help in making them the focal points of the image. In the larger version there is a hint of noise that can easily be removed from the OOF areas. As for the sharpness comment made, I think the eyes seems sharp, but there seems to be some movement blur on the muzzle due to the slow shutter speed.
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Comment posted by Bill Maile on 07/10/13 at 11:43 am EST
Registered on 03/02/09, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments
Thanks Gary and Vincent, I think your critiques are spot on! All excellent and accurate points.
And yes, the 1/160th was unfortunate, but my shutter release was locking up, the bear in the shadow, and I was trying to get some kind of photo before the bear ran away with people gathering about. I missed him/her with a mouthful of lettuce for example. And I also like the comp in EPJ better as well.
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"Give me a camera, and I'll take a picture that soothes my soul and brings joy to others."
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