Defending Dinner

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 20, 2012209 views5 comments

Busy bear summer for me - I haven't had time to post or comment in quite a while, but things are starting to slow down now. Anyway, this brown bear cub was guarding his salmon from a sibling that found it easier to steal a fish than to catch his own.

As always, comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Sony A55V
Sigma 70-210 @ 210mm
1/1000 sec @ f2.8
iso 400

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 20, 2012 at 3:09 AM

Great exposure here, and nice bear pose. Fine fur detail.
I'm surprised at the DOF here with only a 2.8 - both bear and FG in focus.
Fine work!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Fine image. Good detail and composition. The thing that caught my eye first was the eye. It has a look of satisfaction with the meal.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 20, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Love the eye he is giving! I like this quite a bit, and think that you can make it even better with a crop from the top, about half way between the hump and the edge as presented. Then the wonderful triangular shape of the crouching bear and rock become "stronger" in the frame. I also like the subtle background elements of the blue flowers and the diagonal pull of the flat rock going to the branch out toward the upper right.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on August 24, 2012 at 2:32 AM

NICE!!! Good to hear you're having a good bear summer, I haven't gotten a good photo opp for quite a while now!

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Comment posted by Nancy Wolfe on September 2, 2012 at 8:54 AM

Great shot, and you caught the satisfaction the bear feels with his catch.

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