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Playtime for Yogi

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 3, 2012 at 6:00 AM
Playtime for Yogi
Shot towards the latter part of the day, just as the sun was going down. This 'big old unit' was quite content just to play and paw at the fish as they swam up river from the inlet. He was just so full of salmon he could hardly move, but the huge consumption of protein would see him through the winter months.

Steve
Subject: Grizzly bear sitting at the beginning of the inlet, pawing at the salmon (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Location: Katmai, Alaska
Camera: Canon MKIII
Lens: 300f/2.8 - HH
Exposure: 1/500s at f/4 ISO400 0 stop compensation
Crop: Almost FF (original capture horizontal)
Subject distance: 17m
Posted by John MacTavish on May 3, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Not many of them on the rivers where I fish :biggrin:
Love the splash where his back foot has landed in the water.
Posted by Kim Connolly on May 3, 2012 at 11:33 AM
That is another stunning composition Steve, must have been fabulous to be there! :wavey:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Fabulous image Steve of a grizzly in its habitat. 17m distance........pretty darn close!

Nick. :smile: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 3, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Nice composition, plenty of detail, nice subtle backlighting and I like the mozzies. :toast:
Just missed one of these on the Western Cleddau last week ! . . . . . . naaah, only kidding :biggrin:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on May 3, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Love it Steve. Wonderful light, composition, and colours, and I really like the river running through the image :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on May 4, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Beautifully composed, and sharply focussed, as always.

David
Posted by keith mitchell on May 4, 2012 at 2:29 PM
Steve 17m can you run? as with all your images spot on.
Keith. :smile:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 5, 2012 at 11:38 AM
:smile: @Keith

A Grizzly/Kaluski stand-off - now there's a ticket-seller...

Superb image Steve - easy on the eye comp that says it all really :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on May 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM
As stated: lovely composition, a stunner!
Rene de Heer