Brown bear at dawn

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 6, 2010455 views16 comments

An image which I saved for quite a while. Just waiting for the 'right moment'

I've send it in to a German competition and received a highly commended. Very pleased to say the least.

Hope you like it. Cheers for now...I'm off to Berlin.

iso 200 1/200 sec. f/8

Edwin Kats

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 6, 2010 at 11:41 AM

Really cool shot. Amazing! I really enjoying looking at this. Like to know more about how it happened to be! Nice work, Edwin.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi.

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Comment posted by James Campbell on May 6, 2010 at 1:10 PM

Well Deserved, Edwin.. The glowing outline on the stark black canvass works really well and I really like all those flies and leaves that seem to have been caught by the early light. Awesome

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

Comment posted by Rick Gomez on May 6, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Might be too dark for some, but it works for me. There's no doubt what animal this is, even if you didn't mention it. Great rim lighting!
Have fun in Berlin!

Registered on March 3, 2007, 206 Posts, 1853 Comments

Comment posted by Chetan Rangaraj on May 6, 2010 at 5:30 PM

A dream shot! Love the vapour on the breath and the flies flitting by. Thanks for sharing

Registered on February 12, 2009, 17 Posts, 27 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 6, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Beautiful! Love the simplicity of the image! I work at a photo lab and this would look great on FujiFlex!

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on May 6, 2010 at 10:01 PM

Very nice rim-light. Is this darkened in post ? Asking cos the SS is low....just curious :)

Registered on February 21, 2009, 83 Posts, 428 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 7, 2010 at 12:05 AM

Very dramatic image Edwin. It looks very familiar though, didn't you post this here before? Thanks for including the larger version because the small version does not do this justice with the flies not being recognizable as flies. Congrats on the competition result.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 7, 2010 at 4:31 AM

Simply Awesome Edwin!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on May 7, 2010 at 11:14 AM

This is a fabulous image Edwin. Appreciate your vision and congratulations on the recognition.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on May 8, 2010 at 9:24 AM

Very nice Edwin - congrats on the highly commended!

It reminds me of Miguel Lasa's polar bear image from a few years ago, and my guess is that that's the shot Vincent thought about.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 8, 2010 at 9:21 PM

Congrats Edwin !
An interesting low-key image with equally interesting composition !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on May 9, 2010 at 3:57 AM

Thanks guys

Edwin

Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on May 9, 2010 at 7:58 AM

Hi Edwin,

Nice minimalism - not too much there to distract the eye! I'm really on the fence about the flies and bush - I see the argument for including them to assist in balancing the composition (especially the bush), but part of me almost wants this image to just show the bear and nothing else (not that I'm advocating cloning out the other elements in the shot). Congrats on your receiving the highly commended distinction - I'm not surprised!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this unique shot...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 10, 2010 at 3:16 AM

Love it Edwin, the fiery silhouette and the buzzing flies are wonderful. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on May 10, 2010 at 3:15 PM

This is really very nice, Edwin.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 21, 2010 at 2:12 AM

Outstanding image! I love it.

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