Stalking Salmon

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 29, 2010308 views17 comments

Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Mama Grizz fishing for her cubs

D300s
500mm
1/200 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Almost full frame, hand-held,thigh-deep in water

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on August 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM

This is a majestic pic, Sandy.
Great catch!!!!

Registered on March 3, 2007, 122 Posts, 778 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 29, 2010 at 12:44 PM

I think I'd crop out the beach and have just water in the BG. Other than that, really nice. Great sense of motion.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 29, 2010 at 12:44 PM

I think I'd crop out the beach and have just water in the BG. Other than that, really nice. Great sense of motion.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 29, 2010 at 12:45 PM

I like the sense of movement in this shot.

Really nice.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 30, 2010 at 7:36 AM

Powerful image, the light, the eye, the look on his face are outstanding.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 30, 2010 at 11:44 AM

Great capture, Sandy. I, too, would crop to eliminate the sandbar/beach in the top background, and then take a sliver (up to the edge of the splash) off the right. Then I would print it!

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 30, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Another beauty Sandy! Great light attention on his eye.

Ken Archer

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

Comment posted by Guy Runco on August 30, 2010 at 1:19 PM

Great shot Sandy - I too would be interested to see the photo with the beach cropped out.

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on August 30, 2010 at 1:41 PM

A fabulous image....

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

Comment posted by Darren Colello on August 30, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Sandy, Wow this is a real stunning image. Stellar composition. Great work.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 30, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Excellent shot and wonderful detail, I like the water drool and eye contact, I would be inclined to remove some of the top also. Well done, a pleasure to view the larger image.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 30, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Sandy...yet even another vote for the beach to go bye bye

But....LOVE the light you managed here! Really makes her eyes pop off the page.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 30, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Hmmmm, I appreciate people's thoughts on the beach. But I'm not looking for a pano here, and want to be able to print it at usual proportions. Maybe I'll try cloning in more water at the top.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Clinton Bauder on August 30, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Very well done, the catch light on the eye is especially nice. Gonna have to disagree about cropping out the beach. I like the slight tilt to it which gives a sense of motion and flow to the water.

Registered on December 8, 2009, 31 Posts, 231 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 31, 2010 at 3:40 AM

LOL, keep the beach, lose the beach... I like the beach in there. I think the crop would crowd the bear into an uninteresting scene. The beach has tracks on it, gives the bear more space and the viewer a sense that the bear is foraging over some area, working hard to find and capture food. IMHO. Love it the way it is. She's a beautiful bear and you really showed her off well in some great light and nice action.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 31, 2010 at 8:24 AM

I like it as it is, great body language n pose.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 1, 2010 at 7:55 AM

Stunning!

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments