Honey Bear Swimming

Amazing Bear Interactions were watched with amazement and learned so much from Brad on this amazing Adventure.

It is breeding season, at this time of year, and the male bears are seeking out the females . This young female honey-coloured grizzly swimming in the Khutzeymateen estuary waters to elude the male bear, who is interested in Breeding. The male bear shadowed her constantly and she was always aware of his location to her, she has not reached her acceptance yet for the Male but allowing him to get closer each day. As time went by, the honey-coloured female allowed him to get closer.
Rain was our constant companion with the sun breaking through briefly only one day. This capture was taken mid day with overcast skies but still quite harsh and contrasty conditions…..At ISO 2500 , this image has a contrasty look because of tone compression due to a narrow range of colour (thin Dynamic Range ) while using the D700 . (This was pointed out to me recently by NPCMG)


Subject: Grizzly Bear ( Ursus arctos horribilis )

Location: Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in Northern BC Canada
The Bears are Wild and Not contained
Camera: Nikon D 700
Lens: Nikon VR F4.0 200-400, @ 200mm. HandHeld in Floating Zodiac boat, VR normal mode
Exposure: Manual, F5 with -.67Meter Compensation & 1/500 Speed, ISO 2500

Crop: about 80% of Original size



Natural Light, Not Baited, Not Set-Up, Not Lured-In.

Thanks for Looking

Bill