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Posted by Edwin kats on June 21, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Brown Bear
Just had a fantastic week with Marsel van Oosten and Danny Green. We went to Finland deep in the Taiga woods. What an experience to have a Brown Bear as close as 6 feet. We shot at night and had some good light and a lot of fun in the hides when it was quite.

This is the first of about 2200 good images :biggrin:

iso 400 1/40 sec. F8

Edwin Kats
Posted by John Robinson on June 21, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Wonderful picture Edwin !
Shows the habitat beautifully too.
Well done.
JohnR
Posted by David Taylor on June 21, 2008 at 6:18 PM
Superb image. Looking forward to the next 2199. :biggrin:

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Posted by Nigel Blake on June 22, 2008 at 1:35 AM
Excellent shot Edwin
Posted by Matt Cole on June 22, 2008 at 3:15 AM
now that's wildlife. Great stuff, love the setting too. Looking forward to seeing more Edwin :smile:

Matt
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 22, 2008 at 3:20 AM
Seeing as this has been taken with ostensibly a 420mm lens Ed that's some VERY close contact you had :cool:

That light is lovely and soft - overall the scene looks superb matey :toast:

I might crop a little off the right to lose the right edge of the OoF tree trunk and the sliver of BG behind it.

Get the "shaky water one" posted :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
Posted by Justin on June 22, 2008 at 4:44 AM
Nice one Edwin. Sounds like a great trip. Look forward to seeing more. :cool:
Posted by Nicholas Armitt on June 22, 2008 at 8:32 AM
Cracker Edwin, very nice composition.


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Posted by writepic on June 22, 2008 at 8:38 AM

very nice :)
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Posted by Mark Fellowes on June 22, 2008 at 8:43 AM
Very, very nice - good stuff!

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 22, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Its a corker Edwin :toast:

Alan
Posted by Simon Litten on June 22, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Wildlife photography at its best. Great animal. Great habitat. Great shot.


Simon
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on June 22, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Wonderful capture Edwin, I have heard from these very interesting lodges there.
2200 :eek: I come back to this forum after a half a year. :biggrin:
Have fun !
Bertl
Posted by Mark Sisson on June 23, 2008 at 3:04 AM
Looks like you guys had a good trip

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by Tom_W on June 23, 2008 at 3:10 AM
Looks like a good trip and look forward to seeing the images. Nice opener.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on June 23, 2008 at 3:20 AM
Gorgeous shot mate!
Love all the images i have seen so far from you and this is no exception!
Look like you guys have had a lot of fun!

Keep 'em coming!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 23, 2008 at 6:47 AM
Very nice image Edwin.
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 23, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Cracker of a image Edwin :toast:

Just looked at some of your other shots in your album.Awesome :toast: :toast:

(i can see the shaky head one winning in a certain wildlife comp :wink: )