Sloth Bear

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 12, 201383 views8 comments

On my recent visit to India this was one of the animals on my wish list.
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctaury ,Kanartaka ,India is the one of the best places to find the bears as for many years the Forest guards have put out treats on the rocks and the bears come down to find and eat them most evenings.A real bonus and I found almost as interesting as the bears were the amazing rocks and rocky formations around that part of the state.
Critique and comments always welcome .thank you for looking .
Canon 500 mm Canon Eos 1D MK 1V. ISO 800 . 1/2000 at F4.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 13, 2013 at 2:38 AM

Suzanne,
Great to see someone else visiting Daroji, and even nicer to see that they are allowing people into the best area again.
As you say the rocks add so much, too the overall scene.

Beautiful animal, beautiful light and beautiful image, I must go back there

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 13, 2013 at 7:50 AM

I really like the setting, something almost surreal about the scale of the glowing boulders, makes the bear look like a cub. I am struck by how clean everything looks, including the bear. Nice composition and the open mouth expression adds a little character to the main subject. Well done!

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 13, 2013 at 12:18 PM

Hi Suzanne, having the larger version does make a huge difference and the viewer can appreciate the shot far more. I like the warm tones and the way the boulders almost curve round. Can I ask why you shot at f/4 as you had the SS so I think you could have increased the DOF which would have helped the subject and offer more detailed clarity. Also, did you add any cloning or work along the bottom LHS of the image, just looks a little fuzzy? Just curious.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on May 13, 2013 at 12:33 PM

Hi Steve,
I checked the original image, I had cloned out the head of a second bear .Guess I need to improve my cloneing technique Thanks for pointing it out to me. I shot at F4 as the light was going down pretty fast and the bear was moving ,and had upped the ISO to compensate for the fading light .Thank's for your comments ,it always helps.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 13, 2013 at 2:08 PM

The rocks are indeed very interesting and the bear's pose, with tongue out, really makes it the center of attraction.

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on May 13, 2013 at 5:37 PM

Really nice setting. The subject is well presented. I would never known that you had cloned unless I was told.

Registered on January 4, 2013, 11 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 13, 2013 at 8:32 PM

Beautiful photo of this unique species Suzanne

The large version is a must see. Looks like you captured adequate detail. I really like the habitat too.

A very pleasing composition.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 20, 2013 at 6:46 PM

Really like the setting with all the large boulders about, sharp too..
Nice light and the tongue hanging out's kinda neat

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