Juvenile Female Grizzly Bear

Posted by william bickle on Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:56 am

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Wading into the freezing waters of the temperate Rain Forest in Northern British Columbia , Canada

Springtime has arrived with melting snow still present on the Mountain ridges and the snow melt is constantly flowing into the estuary. This estuary is about 25 miles south of Alaska Mountains and 25 miles inland from the Pacific Coastline .
Seen here at lower tide this female grizzly is keen to see the coming of large male grizzlies. Breeding season now here, and the Males are quite aggressive in seeking out their mating partners before another male appears.

She looks frozen in motion here as she extends her safety and prepares for swimming to off shore islands at lower tide.

D700, taken @ 200mm vr on normal, @ F5.6, 1/320 speed, ISO 500, -.67 Meter Compensation, Hand held while floating with the tide in a Zodiac boat,
Raining Constantly, Overcast around 12noon local time,

Larger version shows excellent details

Comments and Critique are very welcome & Appreciated.

Bill
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by Nate Chappell on Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:17 pm

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Excellent pose Bill, in the smaller version I thought the background was a bit too dark but looking at the larger version I think it works well and really sets her off.

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by Karl Egressy on Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:58 pm

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This female is nicely captured in the motion. Nice composition, showing the habitat, Bill.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:33 pm

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Fine image Bill, excellent view - love the pose and the inclusion of her habitat. Sweet detail all round.

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by Robert Sabin on Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:46 pm

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Carol Clarke wrote:Fine image Bill, excellent view - love the pose and the inclusion of her habitat. Sweet detail all round.

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by Gary Briney on Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:00 pm

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Beautifully captured and processed Bill -- nice contrast of the grizzly against the darker environment.

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by Missy Mandel on Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:20 pm

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Bill, another fantastic grizzly image. I love the way you enhance the bear while making the background less obvious. A well deserved EP! Congrats!

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by william bickle on Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:34 am

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Hello, GREAT to see the Comments and Critiques !!

Really Appreciate them Very Much.

My last post for awhile, now off to a very remote area for a Photo Adventure , No Communications are available there !!:) A Region within Northern Canada,.. So remote and pristine, wild, and extremely dark this time of year ! The Great-Bear-Rainforest is so remote that its one of the few remaining inhabitable parts of the world that is completely black at night on Satellite Images!

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by Morkel Erasmus on Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:44 pm