Hi everyone! I saw that this weeks theme was "eyes" and immediately thought of this picture! I took it around June or July of this year and thought it would serve best as a black and white. My dad thought we should wait until we got Silver Efex Pro, and we just got it! We processed the image and now it's ready to be posted!
This guy was snacking along the road, looking for tasty greens when he saw something coming (I presume another vehicle). He took a little break and glanced at it for a moment. I quickly took a few pictures before he returned to eating. This image is nearly full frame (don't worry, I was safely in the truck
). I took it with our fixed 300mm lens and 1.4X teleconverter so I had no chance of fitting all of his body in as he came closer. I decided to emphasize his face and framed it up best I could and luckily it worked out OK...especially given the magnification, his movement, and 1/50sec at ISO 1600 (it was late-dusk)!
Thanks everyone for looking, and sorry I haven't been posting lately! I've been pretty busy and just got back from an amazing trip to the Yukon and Alaska, so lots of pictures coming
!
Nikon D300
Nikkor 300mm lens with 1.4TC
ISO 1600
1/50sec @ f/5.6
beanbag from truck window
cloned out distracting grass on left side & brushed in a light vignette in bottom corners
Comments
8 commentsSpeaking of what the bear is looking at, I actually prefer photos of animals when they are NOT looking directly into the lens. I know some people regard "eye contact" as a "rule" of all animal photography. While that may be appropriate for pets, I always felt that for wildlife, looking into the camera was an indication of how the photographer is intruding on the life of the subject, rather than recording natural behavior. So even if this critter is looking at another person or vehicle, I like if more than those typical "what are you lookin' at" expressions. Nice use of your new software.
Wayne, I totally agree with you about not having the animal staring at you all the time. My dad and I are always talking about that actually, and he says exactly what you just said!