Alaska: do not try this at home.
Sep 1, 2013 14:09:19 #
Disclaimer: wild bears can be dangerous to your health especially if you do not use a long glass.
I apologize for doing three bear topics so close to each other.After this one I am going to give bears a rest for a week or two,I do not want to be labeled as a specialized bear photographer. But many more are lined up in the queue.
I apologize for doing three bear topics so close to each other.After this one I am going to give bears a rest for a week or two,I do not want to be labeled as a specialized bear photographer. But many more are lined up in the queue.
Sep 1, 2013 14:13:51 #
Sep 1, 2013 14:18:03 #
Sep 1, 2013 14:26:08 #
I am enamored with 1,3 and 5. The others are great too, but the others stopped me like slamming into a wall!
Sep 1, 2013 14:30:54 #
Sep 1, 2013 14:31:49 #
Stunning set Ivan, what an amazing experience sharing a space with this magnificent animal.
alaskan wrote:
Disclaimer: wild bears can be dangerous to your health especially if you do not use a long glass.
I apologize for doing three bear topics so close to each other.After this one I am going to give bears a rest for a week or two,I do not want to be labeled as a specialized bear photographer. But many more are lined up in the queue.
I apologize for doing three bear topics so close to each other.After this one I am going to give bears a rest for a week or two,I do not want to be labeled as a specialized bear photographer. But many more are lined up in the queue.
Sep 1, 2013 14:32:13 #
fhayes wrote:
I am enamored with 1,3 and 5. The others are great too, but the others stopped me like slamming into a wall!
Thank you very much for your specific comment.
Sep 1, 2013 14:34:31 #
Sep 1, 2013 14:37:00 #
Blimey that doesn't leave much room between you - you were lucky you weren't on the menu...........great shots but please be careful out there.
Sep 1, 2013 14:38:52 #
GWR100 wrote:
Stunning set Ivan, what an amazing experience sharing a space with this magnificent animal.
Making direct eye contact with a Bald eagle from up close is uplifting, with bears it kind of goes the other way. Especially with Grizzlies. Thanks.
Sep 1, 2013 14:42:18 #
Detailed fur, slobber in his mouth, looking up it's nose, focus on the eyes...these are extraordinary. But bear has lost its "cuteness quotient". Distance between lens and fur is not far enough, I'd think.
Sep 1, 2013 14:44:11 #
TrishV wrote:
Blimey that doesn't leave much room between you - you were lucky you weren't on the menu...........great shots but please be careful out there.
Bears prefer salmon to humans.A creek full of fish was nearby so attacking a human would be a waste of time.
But you do not want to invade the bear`s private space.
Thanks.
Sep 1, 2013 14:44:35 #
THAT makes all the more special, for us and for you, (I hope)
alaskan wrote:
Making direct eye contact with a Bald eagle from up close is uplifting, with bears it kind of goes the other way. Especially with Grizzlies. Thanks.
Sep 1, 2013 14:53:43 #
carlysue wrote:
Detailed fur, slobber in his mouth, looking up it's nose, focus on the eyes...these are extraordinary. But bear has lost its "cuteness quotient". Distance between lens and fur is not far enough, I'd think.
The fur has tendency to look oversharpened when in focus,especially if the animal is wet.Close ups of Black bears also confuse the exposure and focus due to too much dark and no contrast.Black bear facial features usually blend into the rest of the face so on many occasions you end up with a bear who has "no eyes" etc. and the face looks flat.
As for the "cuteness quotient" Black bear cubs win hands down.But with adults it is a different story because they stink and may have tape worms coming out of their behinds.Definitely a yechhhh factor.Thanks.
Sep 1, 2013 15:07:49 #
GWR100 wrote:
THAT makes all the more special, for us and for you, (I hope)
I managed to befriend a Bald eagle (the one in my avatar) which over a period of a month and half would allow me to get within of 2feet of him.I talked to him and he would look me straight in the eye which always gave me a natural high lasting a day or two.He was not much of a talker but I cherished the meetings anyway even when he got fish juice all over my camera and I stank like a cannery worker. With bears the high is more like to be thankful for the born again experience. :lol:
BTW I did not make him to wear that stupid hat,it is of course Photoshopped.
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