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"Grab shots" of a bear cub

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Posted by D J Kuklinski on November 26, 2011 at 8:35 PM
"Grab shots" of a bear cub
As I was pulling into the driveway earlier this evening, I noticed this cub in my neighbor's yard. Without pulling into the the garage, I stopped, ran into the house, grabbed the body that had the 70-200 2.8 IS and 1.4 TC already attached, and ran back out the door. Without even checking the camera settings I started composing and shooting. :eek: Out of the 30 shots(with the bear on the ground and in the tree), these were the only two that came out half-way decent. :frown:

There are plenty of things wrong with the photos; just wanted to share.
:biggrin:

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Posted by D J Kuklinski on November 26, 2011 at 8:36 PM
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Posted by Amy Lindsey on November 27, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Aww...he's pretty cute!
Posted by Stan Rose on November 27, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Cool! :cool:
Posted by Jack Garrett on November 27, 2011 at 12:02 PM
great shots!
Posted by D J Kuklinski on November 27, 2011 at 2:57 PM
Thanks, all.
Amy, next time he comes around, I'll try and capture him so I can ship him to you . . . . .postage due, of course. :biggrin:
Posted by Glenn Randall on November 27, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Somehow every time I start shooting without checking the camera settings I discover I'm shooting wildlife at f/22 at 1 second with the mirror-lockup engaged -- DJ must be living right somehow! Fun shots!
Posted by Joshua Hardin on November 27, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Nicely captured DJ. Was the bear looking for Thanksgiving leftovers? :biggrin:
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on November 28, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Nice shots :smile:
Posted by Dan Walters on November 30, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Nice. Nice detail in the blacks and very sharp.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on December 1, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Glenn, I must be living right, 'cuz these were shot at f/10 and 1/50 sec. :eek: :biggrin:

Joshua, I think he was. :biggrin:

Again, thanks for the comments everyone.