Bearadise !

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 3, 2011195 views11 comments

Another one from Lake Clark Natl park ! An attempt at portraying the misty mood of the place. Not sure if it makes an impact with the bear being tiny in the frame. Gets a little better viewer large. That was actually the biggest bear we saw. Wish he were closer to the pond

There is a 3000 metre volcano (Mt Illiamna) barely a dozen or so miles beyond the bear. Its rarely visible thanks to all the mist.

Close to full frame, a tiny crop from the bottom.
Nikon D5000,16-85 @ 62mm, f8, 1/400, iso 400.

Anand

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 3, 2011 at 11:40 PM

IMHO this is a very good photo. I like the bear in its environment as you have caught. The misty sky BG and the water FG all contributed to a fine image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 4, 2011 at 2:18 AM

Whilst the Bear is relatively small in the frame its position is great and the image conveys its enviroment very well

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Comment posted by Oscar Benavides on December 4, 2011 at 8:30 AM

I really like this kind of pictures with the animal in its environment. The tall tree on the left makes balance in the composition. Nice image.
Oscar

Registered on January 2, 2011, 12 Posts, 141 Comments

Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on December 4, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Anand, I like it a lot as is. I like the mood of it and I always like to see the environment where the animal lives. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 4, 2011 at 12:12 PM

Hey Anand,

Very well-executed "enviroscape" here! As the others have said, this very nicely shows the environment the bear lives in and gives a very good "sense of place". For an image such as this I would argue that the bear being smaller contributes to the "feel" (and definitely the "expansiveness") of the setting.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on December 4, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Anand,good work I think you have achieved what you set out to do in capturing the bears enviroment very well. The misty sky behind is a very nice touch to the overall effect that you had wished to portray in this image.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 5, 2011 at 12:01 AM

I like the feeling captured in this image. It just feels like wilderness. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Verdon on December 5, 2011 at 12:22 AM

great shot and awesome name, thank you for reminding me of my great Alaska time, btw climbed Mt.Illiamna solo......

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on December 5, 2011 at 8:39 AM

Another fantastic landscape!

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Comment posted by Clinton Bauder on December 6, 2011 at 1:12 AM

Sometimes the smallness of the bear only serves to highlight the vastness of the wilderness. I really like this image a lot. Well done.

Clinton

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on December 6, 2011 at 9:44 PM

Thank you all

@ verdon, That is so awesome

I wish to one day have the skills to accomplish something like that !

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