Spectacled Bear


Posted by Nate Chappell on Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:24 pm

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I had wanted to see this endangered species for years and finally got the chance to see and photograph one during our last trip to Ecuador. There is a reserve that this bear is regular in but only a few weeks a year when the aguatillo trees are fruiting can they be seen on a regular basis. I was lucky enough to be in this area when the trees were bearing fruit. In this shot the bear is descending the tree after we had approached the tree for some close ups. There wasn't much light available and I was using my 7D because my 5D3 wasn't working after having taken on too much rain water in the Amazon. So I was a little challenged to get the shutter speed and depth of field necessary to pull off this shot as I don't like the 7D at high isos.

7D 500F4 1/200 F4, iso 400, Gitzo tripod with Wimberley head. Cropped to vertical.
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by Matthew Pugh on Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:24 am
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Hi

I think the important areas are looking sharp while the little blur adds a pleasing sense of motion – and hence helps tell the tale. Works for me

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by Robert Sabin on Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:09 am
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Matthew Pugh wrote:Hi

I think the important areas are looking sharp while the little blur adds a pleasing sense of motion – and hence helps tell the tale. Works for me

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:03 pm
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A nice find, and you got the shot! Well done.
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by paulo on Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:55 am
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A very rare sight. Great photo.
 

by Cindy Marple on Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:15 pm
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Good choices on this one Nate- I like that tongue sticking out as he's climbing, sort of like watching a little kid hard at work! The low light was a challenge but strong light with hard shadows would have been a whole lot worse here. This way there is detail both in the white bark and dark bear, and the background sort of melts away.
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