Sushi Dinner

I like this a lot. I would suggest trying to bring out additional detail in the bear to make him stand out from the background. Great capture.

I like the fact that he is submerged with just the "business" showing above the water line, bear using his paws and mouth to tear apart the salmon; it focuses us on the key action. In terms of composition I think I might prefer more water at the bottom and proportionately less shoreline at the top. Just a personal esthetic bias. Unfortunately the larger view, isn't.

Hi Guy,

These are fun to shoot...I'm sure this was an experience you won't soon forget. I like the image as presented so consider the following suggestions as along the personal preference (and partly "in a perfect world") category.

First, I think the biggest thing that could have strengthened this image would be to shoot it from a lower angle. I have no clue if that was possible or not, but being at close to the water level (as in 6" or so above it at most) could have made a huge difference here. While I agree with Gary's comment about wanting more foreground (and less background), this "reallotment" of the elements would have had maximal effect if you were shooting from a lower angle.

On the processing end: I agree with Jerry that selectively opening up some of the shadows - and especially those near the claws and facial region (including the lower jaw area) of the bear - might improve this shot. It's critical that these changes be made selectively - I quite like the darkness of both the water and the background and certainly wouldn't want to see those lightened up at all.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this with us...

Brad

Great comments and suggestions guys, very helpful as always. Thanks!