Peek-a-Boo

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 13, 2015250 views15 comments

One of my favorite photo sessions of the year featured the family of Yellowstone black bears I've featured here before. During one of my encounters with the black sow and her two cinnamon cubs, the little ones were really going at it. It was in a bit of shady forest, so it was difficult to achieve fast shutter speeds without cranking the ISO too high, but a few photos came out as they wrestled, played and chased each other through the trees.

Canon 1DX
Canon 500mm + 1.4x
ISO 3200
1/320th
f/5.6

Max

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15 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on November 13, 2015 at 12:37 PM

What a fun image Max, you were in the perfect spot to catch their interaction. devil

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 13, 2015 at 2:09 PM

Max: you caught this playful moment just right. The cubs are upright, looking at each other and action is implied by the raised foot of the left cub. My only minor suggestion would be to burn the oof tree on the left edge as well as to burn to oof trees in the background as they too are bright. I wonder how this would look with a bit of a tighter crop. Congrats! Richard

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 13, 2015 at 4:11 PM

Love the interaction of the cubs in a natural environment. No nits here. Excellent image!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 14, 2015 at 2:45 AM

Very sweet image, the kind we shoot n watch with a big smile!
I agree about burning the OOF tree.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on November 14, 2015 at 10:16 AM

Wow, you captured a magnificent moment perfectly! The expression on the face of the one to the left is priceless. Its foot being lifted from the ground gives the photo a nice dynamic feeling. Can't stop smiling at this one!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 14, 2015 at 7:51 PM

A very fun shot Max, great expression on the youngster on the left devil

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on November 14, 2015 at 10:06 PM

This rates so high on the cuteness scale, even the high ISO can't get in the way. Really a great moment. So glad some of your photos came out from watching these little guys.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on November 15, 2015 at 1:48 AM

This is a priceless moment ! devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 15, 2015 at 5:21 AM

Stunning!

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 15, 2015 at 8:37 AM

Hey Max,

Super cute! Love the raised foot of the cub on the left.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 16, 2015 at 3:41 AM

Super cool photo of these playful siblings!

Congrats Max!

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on November 16, 2015 at 3:59 AM

I love the context as much as the action in this one, Max. Two small cubs playing in the big enchanted forest. Lovely.

Cheers,

Hisham.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on November 17, 2015 at 12:15 AM

Wonderful moment! Congrats!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 24, 2015 at 8:14 PM

What an opportunity and a nice capture of all this cuteness at just the right moment, Max! I think it would look even nicer and more 3D if you dropped the brightness a bit and added some contrast overall.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on July 15, 2016 at 1:17 PM

Love this one, Max! It definitely gives a playtime feel for the bear cubs. Congrats on the EP.

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