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C.A. Mikulice
{K:13300} 9/28/2006
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Thanks for your comments, Doyle... seeing the bear was certainly a treat for me!
The photo is indeed a bit soft-- blame it on a new camera and lens that arrived right before the trip (back ordered for three months). I am still learning how to use it. Many of my shots on the trip were soft or back focused. I meant to post a different bear pic that was sharper... I'll probably do it later.
To further complicate my life I just bought an even longer lens... now I need to get a mono-pod to get some sharper photos... and the money just flies out of my wallet....
Thanks again for your comments.
christine
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 9/28/2006
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Sheeeeesh . . . and I was gonna tell my wife about this shot -- she beat me here!
I had to laugh when I read your about. We've come a long way from pioneer days when people were NOT considered 'lucky' to see a bear in the wild! LoL!
Gotta disagree with Jan too . . . eating found food instead of working for it . . . especially pre-hibernation . . . sounds smart . . . though not particularly athletic.
On a technical level . . . the shot seems to my eye to be a tad bit soft . . . though well composed. And certainly interesting. Probably would have been blurry if I took it since it's hard to hold it steady while running away!! Definitely worth capturing though. Very cool.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Marlyce Chastain
{K:4071} 9/27/2006
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OH MY GOSH. I am such a bear person. You can have my Golden Gate Bridge.....I get the bear. He is presious! Please tell my husband to get me one. Oh yeah, great texture of the coat and good coloring
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Yamil Saenz
{K:12434} 9/26/2006
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Awesome capture Christine,
About 4 years ago I spent 2 nights in Sequoia National Park and we saw 10 bears.
That was unbeliebable. Unfortunately at that time I was not interested in photography.
Congratulations for this stunning behavioral shot.
Yamil
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C.A. Mikulice
{K:13300} 9/25/2006
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Nah, he's able to survive in a world I could not... and he's getting fat and slow (my excuse, too!) because it's getting time to hibernate soon... so I guess he's smart enough!
christine
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 9/25/2006
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Kinda calls my intelligence comment into question, doesn't it? Had to eat a foubnd salmon, not a caught salmon.
:)
--Jan
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C.A. Mikulice
{K:13300} 9/25/2006
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Thank you, Jan. I watched him try to catch a salmon and miss, this one he found dead in the water, but it made a good meal for him anyway, I'm sure.
Christine
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 9/25/2006
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The expression in his eyes almost looks intelligent. Good shot.
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