Dancing with the Kamtchatka Bears

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ... some nice action from Kambalnaya River .


Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 200 - 400 IS L at 240 mm
HH

F 5,6 ; ISO 3200 ; 1/1600 sec

Processed with C1 and PSCC 2021 ; left the colors somehow intense .... albeit it was heavy overcast and might have been overall tad cooler in the overall appearance in terms of WB .

THansk for watching and commenting to my previous posting .

Cheers Andreas

[Gabriela Plesea]

Great action captured here Andreas, impressive body language and aggression from the bears!

Super framing and pose, well exposed and I like the ' intense' colours as well as textures in the wet fur.

You've processed this very well and it works for me as presented, thank you so much for sharing!

Kind regards,

[Jonathan Ashton]

It's a belter Andreas, love it, I like the bears but I think I would lower the saturation on the greens a little bit. Otherwise tickety boo.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Gabriela and Jon for your comments , much appreciated .

Jon .... I could go less saturated in the greens , will try and change the hue to a more cooler tone .

[haseeb badar]

Hi Andreas -- Have missed your posts all these days, glad i am again able to post and comment to one of your post. This is such a wonderful image. Liked so many elements here, the play fight , splashing water, drool, and so on. You have captured a very nice frame, conveying the action in that moment. Nice IQ as always and the tones are perfect Imo.

Nicely done,
TFS !

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Haseeb ... thanks a very big bunch for your kind words , much appreciated .
It was for sure a spectacular , albeit short , scene that I witnessed .
We had really a great time at the narrow Kambalnaya river ....

Cheers Andreas

BTW .... at the moment I am trying to shoot songbirds in my backyard :2eyes2::2eyes2::2eyes2: .... very different to something like the post . But it is somewhat fun , at least I use my kit and have something to work on in the digital darkroom .

[haseeb badar]

I am certainly going to start with backyard photography with whatever opportunities i get.

[Marc Mol]

Classic Bear action here Andreas, love the drooling saliva with good eye contact on both subjects.

Granted the overcast conditions, the PP is first rate! :w3

TFS

Marc

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Marc , for your comment :wave:

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Fantastic image Andreas. Love the action, the PP work and the composition. Superb work! T F S.