PROWLING

PROWLING ....Male Grizzly , seeking mate !  Don't get in his way ! I am sure focused on a mature female grizzly and travelling at an excellent rate along the shoreline , crossing this river quickly and up the bank to deeper grasses. The time was early evening ( 9:30PM) BC Time with low lying, setting sun, giving off that evening glow. He is mostly in shadow with light highlights on his topline. His look is  very obvious , with a focused-look into my lens !      I am always attempting to keep the ISO lowest while still capturing the sense of the scene. The shutter speed  @ 1/500 was sufficient to get almost everything sharp , except the front splashing paw, where obvious motion here gives a feeling of movement.

Nikon D600, Nikon 200-400 VR F4 lens, with Active VR on , -1 Meter compensation, Hand held from a floating zodiac boat , in some waves but wind receding ,  F 6.3, taken @ 310mm, ISO 4000, One pass NR,   taken at 9:32pm BC time . Small crop from top ,

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Bill