Posted by Phil Shaw on December 12, 2006 at 1:27 PM
Coastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) – Katmai, AK.
Canon EOS 1Ds2, 600/f4, WH2 + Gitzo 1548.
Manual exposure mode f11, 1/400, iso 400, AWB (converted to daylight in processing).
RAW image processed in Capture One; sharpened in Photoshop CS2 (amount = 100 percent; radius = 0.2; threshold = 0 applied five times); full frame.
I think Sean expressed an interest in seeing one of these.
Posted by Graeme Lee on December 12, 2006 at 4:03 PM
I'm interested too Phil. Wonderful image in all respects. Comp is superb and shows the detail off superbly. Glad to see you posting again!! Where's AK?
Graeme
Posted by Tim Munsey on December 12, 2006 at 4:35 PM
Not sure I'd want that coming towards me, looks a bit moody. I like the comp and detail to, good to have presence of mind to rack it up to f/11, with nikon you have the joy of auto ISO so this is no big deal..
Posted by John Chapman on December 13, 2006 at 5:31 AM
Hi Phil
that beats local stuff. Great image. Was you allowed to go closer than 50 yards to the Bear on your trip?
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Pete Etheridge on December 13, 2006 at 6:29 AM
Hi Phil,
Wonderful image - he looks a very menacing character!
Posted by Sean Bolton on December 13, 2006 at 12:19 PM
Hi Phil
I knew the Arctic Fox was just the teaser before the main event
Super shot of the Brown Bear, this one looks a bit mean and looking like it fancies 'nature photographer' for dinner. Were you in a vehicle or out in the open. If the latter then you are a braver man than me!
Good shot, although I would consider toning down the brightness of the grass, I find it a bit distracting when viewing the photograph.
Looking forward to more of your Alaska images.
cheers
Sean
Posted by Philip Kirkham on December 14, 2006 at 12:21 PM
Excellent image Phil, wonderful expression on the animal too.
Best wishes
Phil
Posted by Phil Shaw on December 14, 2006 at 1:29 PM
John Chapman said
Was you allowed to go closer than 50 yards to the Bear on your trip?
I was a lot closer than 50 yards to this bear and to others. If I get time, maybe I'll post another image illustrating how relaxed the bears are.
The National Parks Service in AK (Alaska) have changed the rules from a blanket "not allowed closer than 50 yards" to a site-based risk assessment. I've been to Brooks where the rangers (mainly self-important volunteers with very little experience of animals) enforce the 50-yard rule, and I won't go back there. In my opinion, they are not serving the interests of the wildlife or the public by the way in which they manage this stupid rule.
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10 repliesCoastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) – Katmai, AK.
Canon EOS 1Ds2, 600/f4, WH2 + Gitzo 1548.
Manual exposure mode f11, 1/400, iso 400, AWB (converted to daylight in processing).
RAW image processed in Capture One; sharpened in Photoshop CS2 (amount = 100 percent; radius = 0.2; threshold = 0 applied five times); full frame.
I think Sean expressed an interest in seeing one of these.
Graeme
Tim
The stare from the bear is really quite mesmorizing.
Great light, detail, composition and I really like the setting!
David
Barrie
that beats local stuff. Great image. Was you allowed to go closer than 50 yards to the Bear on your trip?
John
Aberdeen
Wonderful image - he looks a very menacing character!
I knew the Arctic Fox was just the teaser before the main event
Super shot of the Brown Bear, this one looks a bit mean and looking like it fancies 'nature photographer' for dinner. Were you in a vehicle or out in the open. If the latter then you are a braver man than me!
Good shot, although I would consider toning down the brightness of the grass, I find it a bit distracting when viewing the photograph.
Looking forward to more of your Alaska images.
cheers
Sean
Best wishes
Phil
I was a lot closer than 50 yards to this bear and to others. If I get time, maybe I'll post another image illustrating how relaxed the bears are.
The National Parks Service in AK (Alaska) have changed the rules from a blanket "not allowed closer than 50 yards" to a site-based risk assessment. I've been to Brooks where the rangers (mainly self-important volunteers with very little experience of animals) enforce the 50-yard rule, and I won't go back there. In my opinion, they are not serving the interests of the wildlife or the public by the way in which they manage this stupid rule.