Grizzlies clamming

After long admiring the ever-increasing quality of images on NPN, I thought it was about time I posted something myself. Difficult to decide upon a first posting so almost at random this is one from an edit I was doing today from a trip back in August to Lake Clark National Park in Alaska - an amazing experience with bears as close as just a few meters away at times but completely unperturbed by our presence and not at all threatening. We were hoping for lots of bears chasing salmon but were a tad too early for the best of the action. This shot shows a mother with two cubs searching for clams at low tide out on the beach.

Canon EOS1D Mk111, 500mm f4

Mark

Hi Mark
Great shot. My eyes keep asking for a bit more space on the right and a bit off left ,but no big deal.
Bet you miss the old Ektachrome !
Cheers
JohnR

Hi Mark,

Welome to the forum.
A cracking shot and the darkness of the bears against that wonderful silvery water is stunning.
Love the composition too with just the water filling the bottom third of the image.

Nice work Mark, this would work in a pano crop too I reckon...

Welcome to NPN.
Tony

Hi Mark

Great to see you posting and I look forward to seeing more! Definitely a week for editing rather than trying to shoot new stuff.

I like this very much. Great mood to the image. I especially like the behaviour of the cub on the left. This would look great as a large print.

Nice to see you posting Mark, and what a starter for ten

Superbly atmospheric shot and that malevolent looking sky is the icing on the cake.

Hi Mark,

Good to see you sticking your head above the parapet

Hi Mark,

Good to see you posting! A very nice atmospheric opener, with great behaviour being caught. Could do with a little CW rotation, I think

Thanks for sharing

Regards

Rob

I thought about the one degree right perhaps but thought it might be my desk !
Wish I'd been there though, and a slight degree rot seems so trivial but thats what its all about.
By the way Nick - what's a parapet ?
Wish
Cheers
JohnR

John,

parapet |ˈparəpɪt|
noun
a low, protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.
• a protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops.

HTH

Thanks Nick
Should have explained my ignorance better - I meant in the context of this particular post.
Cheers
johnR

Hey MArk,

I like this shot even though the eye is drawn to the horizon to much, as said perhaps better in pano!!!

Funnily enough I thought I had straightened the horizon but i agree in does look a little wonky! Have rotated it a tad now and checked against a grid and it is level even though it may not look it! Oh well!!

Mark

Hi Mark,

Typically atmospheric shot and good to see you posting too.



Mark

On the level Mark - welcome
Best wishes
Phil

an excellent shot, very atmospheric and a really nice compsition.

Matt

Great shot, well balanced composition, welcome to the forum!

Greg

great shot and welcome!

Hi Mark,

Welcome to the forum and what a wonderful first post. Very atmospheric and well composed

HI Mark,

Superb shot, really nice enviro and with the cubs just doing their own thing really makes this work very well. Look forward to more and welcome..

Brett

Excelent shot, the hues and colour are excellent and really give a 'northern' cold feel.

Brilliant shot. Looks like an optical illusion is going on with the horizon, caused by the decreasing size of the bears from right to left. Doesn't matter, its great anyway

Hi Mark

Nice to see you posting - great light and feeling of space and as Tom said the colours give it a real 'northern' feel.

David

Now that is nice... great atmosphere, a pleasure to view, just to echo it certainly is fantastic to see you posting here.

All the best

Hi Mark, love your previous works, this one is no exeption great lighting, would love to see letterbox format with a little more to the right.

keep them coming

Spot-on Mark.

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Great shot Mark and welcome to the forum.

Danny

Hi Mark,

Very nice image and great colours

ps

Thanks for putting me in touch with Amy, the article should be published sometime in January.

Big thanks

Andy...

Nice to see you posting Mark, welcome a very nice first post.

What a cracking shot Mark. Love the silhouettes and the simple palette that give it so much atmosphere