Kenai Bear Portrait

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 6, 2012199 views7 comments

This summer I've spent quite a bit of time with this mother bear and her two second-year cubs at their favorite fishing hole. She never paid much mind to me as I watched from my side of the river, but on Sunday, after her two cubs had rushed down the hill and started fishing at my feet, she walked over to let me know that it was finally time for me to move along. I'm not sure if it's hyperphagia, the ending of the salmon run, or just plain old grumpiness, but needless to say, I took her advice.

As always, comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Canon T1I
Canon 100-400 @ 400mm
1/160 sec @ f5.6
iso 400

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Joana Roncero on September 6, 2012 at 1:05 PM

Great shot! I love it! Perfect composition, perfect depth of field and natural colors.
Congratulations
Joana

Registered on August 27, 2012, 17 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 6, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Very nice photo Guy. I echo Joana's comments about the good techs. No nits for me.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM

This is my favorite of your recent bear shots so far Guy. Love the detail, the glare and especially the wet snout. This really gives the feel of her coming right up on you. Glad you got out of there on time.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 6, 2012 at 8:46 PM

She looks like a giant snuggable teddy bear. Great light for this close-up, excellent detail.

A Beauty Guy

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 7, 2012 at 8:38 AM

Very good detail, Guy! And I'm glad you got her message loud and clear!

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 8, 2012 at 7:56 PM

Wow! Amazing! I love everything about it! I especially like the contrast...it gives the image a nice "mood" to it.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 13, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Beautiful detail and rich colors, Guy. I like the pose, too. The only thing my eye questions is the reflection on the nose...perhaps it is just compression from web resizing and it might be perfect full sized, but in these postings if feels slightly unnaturally blocked. A subtle bit of tweaking would solve all that! Nice capture.

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