Black Bear

Posted by E.J. Peiker on Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:08 pm

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Black Bear - Sierra Nevada Foothills, California

Another shot from this spring's Triple D shoot with Chas.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:47 am

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A lower angle would improve this shot, but it certainly look a healthy speciment with a lovely sheen on the fur.

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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:23 am

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Nice work EJ, comp is solid with bear in lower pwrpt. Great looking bear and I enjoy seeing the environment, trees and grass and of course feeding behavior..

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:30 am

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Carol this is on relatively steep hill and the bear is coming down the hill. I'm totally eye level to the bear.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:51 pm

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E.J. Peiker wrote:Carol this is on relatively steep hill and the bear is coming down the hill. I'm totally eye level to the bear.

Yes I appreciate that, but I thought you might have laid down for your art!!

(joke)

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by Michael Brown on Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:01 pm

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Very striking image with how the bear simply seems to jump out at you while against the green background.
Excellent!

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by Paul Skoczylas on Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:47 pm

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He looks annoyed with you for interrupting his lunch!

That's a captive bear, right?

The shot is great, but I can't help but think that bear is grossly overweight!

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by Chas on Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:01 pm

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E.J., you certainly made the most out of a difficult situation

Well done amigo.

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by NDCheryl on Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:28 pm

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Paul Skoczylas wrote: The shot is great, but I can't help but think that bear is grossly overweight!

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I think part of what you are seeing is the shadow under the bear making him appear much bigger than he is.

Great shot EJ. You got excellent detail in the fur despite the tough lighting situation.

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by LindaY on Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:22 pm

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Good detail on the bear in a difficult lighting situation, E.J. I love the environmental surroundings and the way that you captured him in the middle of his salad course. He doesn't look too pleased.

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