Gallery: WildlifePosted February 23, 2011282 views8 comments
A brown bear photographed in Finland last year
Nikon D200- 200-400 fa Vr
Thanks for every comment and suggestion
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 23, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Great shot- Beautiful warm light and perfect composition (the long thin lines of the trees enhance the subject)- Bravo, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 23, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Hi Andrea,
A very simple yet very pleasing composition - I like this! The strong vertical lines complement (and help direct my eye to) the bear well. Nice overall colour palette. If the image were mine I'd be tempted to crop off the thin out-of-focus zone along the bottom of the frame (which would also function to "ground" the bear). But that's simply a personal preference issue.
One procedural thing I must, as moderator, bring up: Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from discussions I've had with other NPN members who've shot there, the bears in most or all of the shots from Finland are of bears that have been baited in for the purposes of photography. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with posting images of baited animals in this gallery, but NPN guidelines for the Wildlife Gallery state:
"Wildlife Gallery (formerly Fauna) - Wildlife other than birds. Images of captive animals or staged, set-up (including use of bait), and studio shots must be stated as such."
Please absolutely feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this (i.e., if this is a shot of a non-baited bear). No offense intended, simply pointing out the guidelines - which can be viewed in full here:
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on February 24, 2011 at 11:33 AM
You're right Brad, in most of the shots of bears from Finland, bears are baited in for the purposes of photography and this is no exception, certainly I did not want to hide this.
Unfortunately I did not remember this NPN guideline, I'm sorry and I apologize.
greetings
Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 24, 2011 at 12:17 PM
Hi Andrea,
No worries at all - I assumed it was simply overlooked and not hidden!! The posting guidelines have JUST been updated (a few days ago) to make these things clearer...so it's absolutely not surprising at all that you might have missed this.
Cheers...
Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on February 25, 2011 at 8:57 PM
a very beautiful composition ,showing not only the Brown bear but his habitat too
Registered on December 28, 2010, 32 Posts, 240 Comments
Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on February 26, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Very nice picture! I really like the colours on the Grizzly, and the sharpness is really nice!
Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments
Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on February 27, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Many thanks to everybody
Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Love the vert. comp. Really emphasizes the trees in the background.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comments
8 commentsA very simple yet very pleasing composition - I like this! The strong vertical lines complement (and help direct my eye to) the bear well. Nice overall colour palette. If the image were mine I'd be tempted to crop off the thin out-of-focus zone along the bottom of the frame (which would also function to "ground" the bear). But that's simply a personal preference issue.
One procedural thing I must, as moderator, bring up: Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from discussions I've had with other NPN members who've shot there, the bears in most or all of the shots from Finland are of bears that have been baited in for the purposes of photography. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with posting images of baited animals in this gallery, but NPN guidelines for the Wildlife Gallery state:
"Wildlife Gallery (formerly Fauna) - Wildlife other than birds. Images of captive animals or staged, set-up (including use of bait), and studio shots must be stated as such."
Please absolutely feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this (i.e., if this is a shot of a non-baited bear). No offense intended, simply pointing out the guidelines - which can be viewed in full here:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/postguide-2.html
Cheers...
Brad
Unfortunately I did not remember this NPN guideline, I'm sorry and I apologize.
greetings
No worries at all - I assumed it was simply overlooked and not hidden!! The posting guidelines have JUST been updated (a few days ago) to make these things clearer...so it's absolutely not surprising at all that you might have missed this.
Cheers...
Brad