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Resting with Mom
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Resting with Mom

by Andrew Sentipal

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 24, 2011317 views12 comments
I saw Mom and her first year cubs resting while visiting Katmai in Alaska. Nikon D300 F8 1/320 ISO 400 with Nikon 200-400 w/ 1.4 teleconverter.

Comments and critiques please

Thanks

Andrew

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 24, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Great look at the cubs and all their eyes... the big tongue is a bonus. Good job of handling the DOF and getting a sharp image out of a low SS
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 24, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Great interaction! Love the yawn from the adult.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 25, 2011 at 2:35 AM
Delightful - great family portrait!
Nice detail. Can't help but wish you could have taken 2 steps right to try to get mom's eyes ..
Cool image as is.

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by James Campbell on August 25, 2011 at 5:11 AM
Beautiful family portrait! Excellent detail where needed... If the opportuntiy arose during your encounter I would have loved to see this shot portrait with a tight composition and maybe a tiny glance from mom being the missing ingredient - wishful thinking and all that :smile:
Registered on January 12, 2009, 48 Posts, 377 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 25, 2011 at 11:26 AM
This is a very engaging image Andrew. I do echo the desires as expressed by James and Sandy, that would have made a good image even better. :wink:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on August 25, 2011 at 1:08 PM
Excellent capture Andrew.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Joe James on August 25, 2011 at 8:40 PM
Nicely done Andrew! Grizzly cubbies are hard to beat as subjects....they're so darn cute. Nice job with the DOF to get the whole family nice and sharp and great expressions on their faces. Only way to make it better is if mum had looked your way but that's like hitting the lotto sometimes.
Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments
Comment posted by Verdon on August 25, 2011 at 8:42 PM
perfect cozy and relaxing shot, great quality congrats! :toast:
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Bunch on August 27, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Very nice shot. Those cubs look really cute stacked on each other like that. I would have cropped in a little tighter on left, top and right making the picture more squarish or vertical. Eliminating that space would have put more emphasis on the cubs and mom and given the shot more impact. But that is just my personal opinion.
Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments
Comment posted by Neal Cooper on August 27, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Very nice family portrait. The DoF was well handled and the image is sharp. Well done.
Registered on June 3, 2009, 144 Posts, 306 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 27, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Very cure. Love the extend tongue by mom and how both cubs seem to be checking you out.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on September 6, 2011 at 6:44 PM
This is SOOO cute! I like how one of the cubs is looking at you. It's nice and sharp,too. I like the way all three bears are doing something interesting.
Registered on August 31, 2011, 28 Posts, 175 Comments