Low Tide Scramble


Posted by william bickle on Wed Nov 05, 2014 3:03 pm

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Male Grizzly Bear in search of Female bear. With lower tide assisting his ease of travel , this patchy male is checking the scent left by a recent female ahead of him. The lack of back hair appears to be prevalent in these males, perhaps a gene passed down by another ?
This placid scene with still waters, dripping waters from its chin  and interesting surroundings , reminds me of a painted scene. Handheld & taken from a floating zodiac boat in Northern British Columbia CANADA.

D700, with 200-400mm VR F4 lens, taken @ f5.6, & 200mm
Minor cropping to level, 1/250, ISO 800
Overcast, taken at Noon time, -.67 Meter Compensation
VR on normal

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by crw816 on Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:07 pm
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Ive seen patchy hair on moose in Northern Maine that was caused by winter tick that looks similar to this. Nice choice on composition.
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by Nate Chappell on Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:30 pm
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Love your reflection and comp here Bill!
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by owlseye on Thu Nov 06, 2014 6:54 am
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I love the entire feel of this image. The soft light, water features, reflection and behavior of the bear make for a wonderful photo.
nice work!
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by Chris Kayler on Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:00 am
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Hi Bill! Love the composition here. It's taken to quite the extreme with the bear so high in the frame, but I think that it really works well, particularly with the help of reflecting rock creating that strong triangle as well as the tree trunk doing the same thing. The light is perfect for this scene and helps bring out all of the detail in the cracks of the rocks. Really nice.
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:26 pm
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Nicely done as always Bill, I know that bears can suffer from fleas, ticks and mange -it does make me wonder if this one has been trying to scratch that terrible itch by rubbing its back on a rubbing post/tree as they love to do?
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by Ron Day on Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:21 pm
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Awesome reflection, beautiful lighting, and wonderful behavior Bill! Well done!
 

by Cindy Marple on Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:56 pm
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This is really a lovely scene Bill!
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by william bickle on Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:50 am
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Hello Guys.... The missing fur is from a dominant male bear , passing on his genes ! The dominant male ( about 27 years old) is the King of the Khutzeymateen and oversees his girls during breeding season. The fur is not missing, but very fine and much thinner than the surrounding fur.
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