Charging Brown Bear

A great image. A slightly lower angle would have helped, but that's not always possible. I really like how the claws can be seen through the splashing water.

- Luke

Hello Joseph,
Very nice first post! The highlights seem a little hot for my taste. IMO an exposure tweak would bring out the water droplets, enhancing this dramatic action.
Thanks for sharing!
Neil

very nice shot. Congrats. Only nit - I would crop so the bear is not in the center perhaps a little ower into the right corner.

Enjoyable photo, glad you explained the bear was after salmon, not photographers! I also think the water could be alittle darker, but have no problem with the position of the bear in the image.

Fine action shot! I would be trying to trim just a little (not much!) off the bottom and right side. I also like the claws coming so clearly out of the spray. It would have been nice to see a larger version to appreciate the eyes. Exposure looks fine to my eye.

Hi Jospeh and welcome to NPN What an excellent image to start with! You managed to capture a dramatic action pose which could very well be interpreted as a charge towards the viewer instead of a salmon. Like the others, I also like the visible claw and the splashing water. I do not think the highlights are really 'hot' but the image could be just a little darker overall IMO. I do echo Lon's crop suggestion for a slightly better presentation.

Sweet first post Joseph!!! Great action and perspective!

Ken Archer

Welcome aboard, I too just joined! I think the exposure is fine, but I agree on the cropping issues. I also know that when you find yourself in such an adrenalian pumping situation, the fact that you captured a sharp image is good enough for me!!
Besides the comp. its an AWESOME shot!!

Don(Wags)
wagnerwildlife.com

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments and ideas. I'm going to putting the bear a bit further right and see about toning down the highlights to see how it looks. Thanks again!

Great shot! I am a new member as well. This image really drew my eye when I opened the gallery! IMO the exposure looks right on.

Hi Joseph,

Welcome to NPN and to the Fauna Gallery in particular. I hope this is only the first of many images (and comments) you contribute. A special thanks for jumping right in and starting to comment on the images of others - may new members are (understably) a little hesitant to do this!

The is a great first post. Your timing was perfect and the bear cooperated nicely. There's already been a lot of good suggestions made on this image, so I'll stick to just one point: I'm not sure a square (or squarish) crop is optimal for this shot. I like the strong horizontal line made by the splashing water, and think that a crop from the bottom to convert this more to a 3:2 ratio would help subtly emphasize this line and improve this already very good image.

Cheers...looking forward to seeing more...

Brad

Great Grizzly photo Joseph. I like the way the water is captured by the fast shutter speed. The composition is quite good, but a little more room on the left (in front of the bear) might work even better for me. Nice colors!