Big Bear

[Rachel Hollander]

Taken at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. This bear broke its jaw in a fight a few years ago. He still fishes on occasion but mostly steals fish caught by other bears. As soon as he arrived at the falls, all the other bears ran away.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/125
f7.0
ISO 800
Aperture priority
From a tripod
This is cropped slightly

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[stuart wanuck]

nice image looks like a teddy bear tfs

[Robert Amoruso]

I am sure everyone is glad to see him show up. Looks like he is sticking his tongue out at the photographers.

Good composition. I would try some selective sharpening on the face to make that stand out more.

[Stephen Stephen]

Rachel despite his broken jaw and large scars on his left front leg he seem in relatively good shape. I like the eye contact and the habitat aspect of this image.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Stuart, Robert and Stephen.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Peter and he definitely seems to be a survivor.

Rachel

[Hilary Hann]

Like the image Rachel and the story to go along with it. What a survivor!

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Hilary

[Nico Steenberg]

Great photo. Like the sense of water movement. Subject is well exposed with good colours. Well done getting it this sharp at 1/125

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rachel, good to see him looking healthy, despite a broken jaw. I like the eye contact, and that he is about to go into the water. Maybe a little tight on the right.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Nico and Stuart. Btw Nico, it was from a tripod.

Rachel