Smell the flowers

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 19, 2010129 views6 comments

This is a grizzly in British Columbia that took the time to smell the tree in the middle of a light rain. It was definitely worth marking the spot for her and gave me a good chance to get the image.

Nikon D300, Iso 500 -2/3EV, 70-200 at f2.8 at 175 1/1000 second

Ooops - it was 2010

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 19, 2010 at 8:50 PM

I like the rain, adds a lot of interest to the photo (and probably made getting the shot a LOT tougher). You were sure close, in fact the hind end is a little bit close to the frame edge. Nice simple composition. The larger view isn't too much larger, can't tell if the eye is visible, that would be nice.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Lindy Martin on June 19, 2010 at 9:03 PM

I can get the eye in Lightroom but I am not sure how to repost the picture here. Yes, it was close but there are a bunch more shots that are within 10 feet. It was pretty cool - if you have never done the Great Bear Rainforest north of Prince Rupert, you should go! The environment and the bears are great. Thanks Gary for the comments.

Registered on March 10, 2009, 60 Posts, 169 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 20, 2010 at 9:53 AM

I have never seen a Grizzly. The whole experience of being this close has to be incredible. I like the rain and the mood, I wish the larger image had been posted at the full 1200 size, I'm sure its delightful.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 21, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Hi Lindy, I like the mood in the image created by the rain and the muted light. The exposure is spot on as, is the sharpness. Also interesting from a behavioral POV. Compositionally I wish you had included a bit more room on the left to give her some space.

FYI: Unfortunately it is not possible to repost a large image, only a repost 720px image can be posted with a comment to your own image.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 21, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Nice as posted. That said, I am wishing you had pulled back a little, not only to leave more space on the tail side, but to accentuate the upward stretch toward the top of that little tree. The exposure looks fine and I trust that in a larger edition eye detail is evident.

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

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 21, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Hi Lindy,

It's always fun up in the Khutzeymateen to watch the bears do their thing right in front of you, eh? Overall a nice behavioural shot. From a compositional perspective I agree with the suggestion of including a little more space on the left. Actually, I think an overall shift of the camera to the left (moving both the tree and the bear to the right a little) would work here - that would have given the bear a little more room behind it and positioned the tree closer to the edge of the frame (which, I think, would have balanced the composition slightly better). But nice to look at exactly as posted!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this - looking forward to seeing more!

Brad

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