Bear in a pot hole+repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 1, 2009206 views3 comments

Coastal Brown Bear cub pops up from a nap in a tundra pot hole created by frost heaves in Katmai National Park, Alaska.
Canon 20D 70-200 2.8 with 1.4 extender

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 1, 2009 at 10:58 PM

This is a pose and composition that makes one look! I like the rim lighting on his long hair. It is hard to tell with just a small posting, but I think you could remove the blue tinge on the nose in post processing, and possibly you could lighten and add contrast to the eyes to make them stand out a little more.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 2, 2009 at 10:49 AM

Hi Neil,

Very nice shot - makes me think I want to be a little more careful next time I'm strolling across the tundra - looks like they have might fierce ground squirrels up there

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My thoughts/suggestions are almost identical to Lon's - so just ditto me on what he said (thanks again Lon!).

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on November 2, 2009 at 11:26 PM

Here is a rework as per your suggestions.
thanks
Neil

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments