Lunch Break

Now that's good preparation for the unexpected, and a great eye for roadside critters. You handled the bright light very well, too.

(My wife always yells when I say "Hey, look at that _____ over there" telling me to keep my eyes on the road. I think some of us just have more sensitive peripheral vision than others. -- That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! )

Hi Paul, it is quite evident that this image was taken at midday, basically the worst lighting condtions you could have wished for, but we all know that wildlife does not always do what we want them to do (like posing for us on a nice perch in the last rays of sunlight...) I do agree with Wayne that you handled the difficult lighting situation well though and I also find the pose very interesting. I had no idea black bears could be this comfortable up in a tiny tree like this.
I would like to take the opportunity to invite you to not only post images, but also comment on other people's image. Not only is this critical to the success of NPN (the NPN posting guidelines - not rules- suggest to make at least 5 comments to every post you make), but you may find that by analyzing other people's images and giving them feedback you will improve your own photography as well.

What Vincent said...!

Half the battle in wildlife photography is being there and having your camera at the ready paid off.