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Sun Bear

by Richard Teller

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 19, 2010275 views5 comments
Here is another image from the Henry Doorly Zoo. The two Sun Bears in the exhibit were putting on a show for us. Here is my favorite image of the bears.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/90
Aperture f8
ISO 500
263mm
Small Crop for Comp.
Levels

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on November 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Nice shot, were these the island race or mainland? The island race is much smaller. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Sally King on November 19, 2010 at 7:55 PM
What an incredible tongue. The bear definitely has attitude.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 20, 2010 at 10:19 AM
He certainly offered you a look! :wink: I wonder a little about focus. It looks to me that you applied some heavy sharpening to the face region to offset some softness. Did you use a tripod? I would suspect camera motion or maybe you were shooting through glass?
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Tomalty on November 20, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Gene Simmons eat your heart out. Funny shot Richard.
RickT
Registered on October 11, 2006, 212 Posts, 1610 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on November 21, 2010 at 7:09 AM
This is a fun shot of this interesting bear, Richard! Looks like it is expecting peanuts from you! :toast:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments