Gallery: WildlifePosted June 23, 2013266 views5 comments
A large brown bear from the Taiga forest in Finland.
500/4 Nikon D4 1/320s. f/4
Edwin
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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 23, 2013 at 5:09 PM
A very imposing angle and stare here...the lifted paw also makes me "uneasy" (he's coming for me!)
A tight frame that works for me...normally they don't work this well for me so that says something
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 23, 2013 at 6:31 PM
I agree with Morkel on this one. I like the narrow dof focusing in on those eyes. A 500 is in the appropriate focal length range for this shot, for a number of reasons, safety being the first that comes to mind.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 24, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Symmetry, broken only by the lifted paw, works very well!
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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 25, 2013 at 1:27 AM
Cool image Edwin. The tight framing works well indeed. A tad dark IMO, but I am sure that is how you deliberately present it.
PS: Is this perhaps shot from that hide in Finland where the bears are attracted to by bait? I remember since we had images of that location posted here in the past. Just in case it is from that hide I would like to bring to your attention that images of baited animals are not allowed in the Wildlife Gallery as per the NPN posting rules.
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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 25, 2013 at 6:52 PM
He looks very friendly. Maybe he just wants a hug? Really, Edwin... a very nice shot of this beauty. Your usual excellent techs.
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5 commentsA tight frame that works for me...normally they don't work this well for me so that says something
PS: Is this perhaps shot from that hide in Finland where the bears are attracted to by bait? I remember since we had images of that location posted here in the past. Just in case it is from that hide I would like to bring to your attention that images of baited animals are not allowed in the Wildlife Gallery as per the NPN posting rules.