(c) Sentinel at Dusk

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 24, 2009351 views14 comments

Hi all,

Haven't had much time to post the last two weeks but finally have some time again.

I wanted to continue with an image from Spain, this time a young bear lying on a ridge waiting for Sunset. The rimlighting immediatly caught my eye so I underexposed, but nowhere near enough for this effect, so I did the rest in photoshop with this as the result. This gave me the benefit that I had the opportunity that I could still show a bit of the ridge ( altough not all that visible in the smaller version).

Thank you for looking!

Sony a700
Minolta 300mm f2.8 with 2.0 TC @ 600mm, f/10, 1/2000 & iso 800 (yes the iso should have been lower ofc)

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on November 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM

Jorne, this is very, VERY cool!

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on November 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM

Nice.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 24, 2009 at 1:36 PM

No need for apologies Jorne, we all have our periods of absence.

This is very nice. That rimlighting, the positioning in the frame and the proportion of the bear in the frame. I do wish the snout would also have been rim-lit the way the body is, IMO that would have really elevated this to another level.I am not too sure about the slightly visible edge. I think my problem with it is that it starts exactly where the nose is. Still a terrific image!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 24, 2009 at 2:51 PM

I agree completely with Vincent's analysis.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on November 24, 2009 at 2:55 PM

Agree with Vincent on the snout but still a great image. I always love these graphic images. Great work!

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on November 24, 2009 at 3:40 PM

Wow! That's bearly there!

Very unusual image. I like the simplicity of it!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 24, 2009 at 9:38 PM

Very nice photo Jorne

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 24, 2009 at 11:54 PM

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 25, 2009 at 12:48 AM

Hi Jorne,

So...where the heck you been? I won't be nearly as nice as Vincent in excusing your absence

I very much like the simplicity here, but do agree that completing a few more key aspects of the profile with rim-lighting (specifically that snout) would have made a a big difference here. I really like the idea (hmmm...seems to me I've seen a few other dark bear images around lately) - and the result is very eye-catching...

Cheers Jorne - real nice to see you back...

Brad

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on November 25, 2009 at 6:25 AM

Very nice Jorne - we were very lucky with the light that afternoon! I do agree about the snout thing - did you get shots where it was sitting more upright?

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on November 25, 2009 at 9:44 AM

Thanks for the kind words everyone, agree on the snout but I was not that lucky sadly (hell, I got this file from the trashbin

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Marsel, Sadly don't have an image with the bear sitting up

this was the best pose I had.

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by James Campbell on November 25, 2009 at 11:47 AM

This is lovely! I can't add more than has been offerred, but just say that your idea is great and makes a really effective image...

Registered on January 12, 2009, 48 Posts, 377 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on November 25, 2009 at 12:25 PM

That is so cool. I love the effect and just enough of the bears shape to know what it is.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Nilanjan Das on November 26, 2009 at 6:31 AM

This is awesome. Very graphical. I personally like it as it is. The snout would have surely made it even better, but this too is working for me.

Registered on June 5, 2008, 94 Posts, 383 Comments