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Juvenile Brown Bears III
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Juvenile Brown Bears III

by Neil Rossmiller

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 18, 2010218 views11 comments
This precocious trio were great fun to be around. They were the smallest of the youngsters out on their own, but they had strength in numbers. Their antics always seemed to lead to some sort of mischief. Here they are watching another larger bear and, I think, sizing up the threat. As soon as the threat passed, they would resume their almost nonstop wrestling. The blond was especially bold and her two brothers always had her back.

Canon 20D canon 70-200 2.8 w/1.4 ex 1/60th @ f4.5 iso 100

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy.
Comments always welcome.

Neil

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by JACK NEAL on May 18, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Great picture, Neil! They look as if they can't wait to get in trouble!
Registered on September 26, 2009, 131 Posts, 554 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 18, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Sweet. This looks good to me!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Tim Downey on May 19, 2010 at 4:25 AM
Wonderful. These three look like strong candidates for juvenile detention. :toast:
Registered on December 8, 2009, 0 Posts, 28 Comments
Comment posted by Ron McCombe on May 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM
Fabulous picture Niel

well done

Ron
Registered on November 16, 2009, 190 Posts, 207 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Petit on May 19, 2010 at 6:07 AM
Superb !!! :toast:
Registered on April 27, 2010, 2 Posts, 36 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on May 19, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Hey Neil,

What I like most about this image is that it leaves me thinking "Ok, so what happened next?", i.e., I love the anticipation of pending action. The lighting is nice and you balanced highlights and shadows very well (at least to my eye). I also like that there's pretty much only one in-focus to out-of-focus gradient from foreground to background (excluding a tiny out-of-focus zone in the extreme foreground). And, last but not least, I like that the 3 amigos are all focused on something, and that something is not you! I suppose more visible eyes would have helped a little, but pretty much impossible for that with this lighting!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Neil, this is very sweet! These three just look mischievious! I totally agree with Brad about them being focused on something other than you is what makes this really stand out for me. To have all three of them focusing on that something else, is perfect. Very nicely done! :toast:
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on May 19, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Really cool. I love the expressions and the blond cub makes it for me :wavey:
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on May 20, 2010 at 1:52 AM
Just looking at them you know they are about to do something mischievous!
Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 20, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Great poses n interesting expressions ! They look wonderful together.
Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 19, 2018 at 4:20 PM
I love the scruffy teenager look to these three.  Like they are up to trouble of one sort or another...
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments