Ready for Winter

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 22, 2013165 views4 comments

I photographed this Grizzly recently in Glacier National Park. The bear looks well prepared for winter. I like this shot because of the colorful leaves in the background and the upturned back paw.

Comments, critique and suggestions always welcome.

Happy Shooting
Jack

Tech stuff: Canon7D, Canon EF500mm/f5 IS, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO-400, tripod. Image crop 20% Top and right

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM

Jack I like the turn of the bear and the paw as well. I think you could adjust your levels to increase contrast a touch on the bear and lower the highlights. (would need some layer work). But might be worth the effort.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 24, 2013 at 12:02 AM

The colorful vegetation and active walking stride really do enhance this image. I think you can bring out a little more reflective highlight in the eyes...and perhaps work on retrieving maximum detail in the surrounding snow to really make this capture. Excellent post.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on October 24, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Nice pose and diagonal line here. Lon has made some good suggestions!

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on October 27, 2013 at 5:40 PM

An awsome image Jack!
Love the color, the look back profile and the nice complimentary BG!

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