Mama Bear

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 27, 2012148 views4 comments

This sow was snacking on the leaves with her 2 cubs (the brown cub in my last post is one of her's). She actually chewed off thick branches! We never realized how much damage they do to trees! After waiting for her for a while she finally moved into an opening, and I managed to get this shot before she went back to eating.

Thank y'all for looking!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 ED VR @ 400mm
ISO 640
1/125sec @ f/6.3
tripod mounted

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on June 27, 2012 at 3:38 PM

I think I may like this one even better than the last. The pose is great and the sandwiching vegetation adds some nice bookends of color around the black shape.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Wolfe on June 27, 2012 at 6:25 PM

Wow, I just love bear pictures. I really like the way the branches add color and frame the picture.

Registered on April 7, 2012, 42 Posts, 103 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on June 27, 2012 at 10:04 PM

I like the way you have framed this, Jenaya. The larger image looks a trifle soft, though.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 29, 2012 at 9:01 AM

Hi Jenaya,

I like how the bear is framed between the leaves and how it's so obviously balancing on such a small platform. I'm in agreement with Ajit that the bear itself (particularly in the critical facial region) is a tad soft - could be subject movement at that shutter speed...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments