Another Grizzly bear

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 13, 2011156 views6 comments

Well Brad I will try and help you out by adding another bear image, as you say, you cannot have too many.

This one was in prime condition, with a fantastic dark brown coat and stood out from the rest, a very handsome bear.

Steve
Subject: Grizzly bear walking along shoreline (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Location: Katmai, Alaska
Camera: Canon MKIII
Lens: 500f/4, 1.4x - handheld
Exposure: 1/500s at f5.6 ISO 400. 0 stop compensation.
Crop: Slight crop for presentation (original capture vertical)

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on July 13, 2011 at 9:04 AM

Congrats Stephen, It is fantastic. I don't know much about bears, but I think he is kind of young one with a nice fur.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on July 13, 2011 at 12:20 PM

A very handsome bear indeed. Great detail, well done!!!!

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM

Hey Steve,

Whoa - nice bear! I quite like that uniform, dark coat. Nice separation from the background, nicely exposed and/or processed. Agree with your choice to go vertical. My only incredibly minor nit is the foreground - would prefer that to be a little crisper, but I doubt if that would bother most anyone else (yeah, I'm picky!). I'd be tempted to bump the saturation of the background just a tad - maybe 5% or so...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 15, 2011 at 3:49 AM

Here you go Brad, a hint more in the 'pop' department.

Steve

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Comment posted by Joe James on July 16, 2011 at 6:31 PM

Great shot Stephen! The second one definitely POPs a bit more.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM

Stephen, I like the quality of the yes and the gestures of the uplifted front and back left feet. Nice work.

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