Rainy Day Blues

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 17, 2013180 views8 comments

This young black bear was foraging for rose hips and Saskatoon berries when I came across him a few weeks ago in Waterton Lakes NP. It had just started raining and soon turned to wet snow, underlining the oncoming seasonal changes and the need for him to pack on those last few pounds before hibernation.

Comments, critique and suggestions always welcome.

Cheers
Rick

Tech stuff: Canon1D4, 500mm lens & 1.4 TC, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO-640, Spot Metering, Manual Exposure, tripod. Image crop 10% left & bottom.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by James Blue on October 17, 2013 at 6:36 PM

Beautiful Rick, I love when adverse conditions...the elements, are portrayed in wildlife images. I thought I was the only one who used spot metering

Jim

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 18, 2013 at 12:47 AM

Excellent composition Rick! Very nice head turn and body posture, looking rather handsome and confident along the ridgeline. I like the atmosphere portrayed in the photo as well. Of course I had to check out the larger view and was not disappointed, very nice detail and sharpness on the bear! Top notch all the way Rick.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 18, 2013 at 1:49 AM

Rick,
The larger version adds so much to this, wonderful pose and great use of space.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 18, 2013 at 3:18 AM

Very nice Rick!

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on October 18, 2013 at 8:40 AM

Rick, you captured a great pose here, and composed it well IMO. Good use of the manual exposure settings as well.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 18, 2013 at 1:09 PM

Wonderful environment here. I love the texture created by the falling rain.

Max

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on October 18, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Excellent composition and exposure. The pose and the falling rain are wonderful bonuses.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 20, 2013 at 11:06 PM

Sweet! Love the ridgeline pose and the falling rain. Well captured.

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