Griz cub with a grin

[Todd Frost]

Grizzly cub with apparent grin, captured during my late spring Yellowstone trip.
D200, 70-200 f2.8@200, ISO200, f6.3, 1/350, spot metering.
Thanks for looking,
Todd

[Robert Amoruso]

Todd,

Nice looking image. You left just the right amount of room for the virtual feet. I like the flowers and the fact you did not cut any at the edges. The bear is nicely placed in the frame and the tree a strong vertical element. I would have preferred not to have a yellow flower merging with the bears paws and moving left or right could have solved that.

[Mike Dale]

I would be very happy to have taken a shot like this. Well taken. I can see the point about the yellow flowers, maybe try and clone them out?

[Howard Burkert]

I agree with all of the comments above. Cute cub and perfect timing on the shutter release.
Best,
Howard

[Todd Frost]

Thanks for the comments, these little things like the flowers are the most overlooked elements of so many images. Thank you all for pointing these little nits out as I did not even notice it. You get so focused on the center of interest you forget your surroundings sometimes.
Todd

[Fabs Forns]

A happy feeling from looking at this. The flowers make for a nice touch, delightful :)

[Raymond Packard]

Nice shot, I hope you were on the lookout for mama.
Ray

[D. Robert Franz]

Nice image here Todd. It may have been interesting to try shooting this wide open to soften both the FG & BG more to emphasize the subject even more. I know things happen fast but if you ever have a chance you might try it. Roberts suggestion were right on.