This is Morant one of the two orphaned grizzly bear cubs from the Canadian Rockies. I spent the good part of a week hoping to come across a grizzly bear and and after many lackluster days I finally spotted the two orphaned grizz hanging out in a clearing, more on them here http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Orphaned+grizzlies+doing+well+near+Lake+Louise/6723956/story.html.
Conditions weren't ideal but I had to make the most of the opportunity before we hit the main hwy for the trip back home. Talk about lucky timing and my adrenaline was pumping with excitement as I watched this young fella wander out of the forest and along the tree line right in front of me.
The rain was coming down so hard that at one point I missed a series of images because the 7D focused on the rain and not the bear. But I can't criticize the rain because it certainly made the grizz look grizzly.
I know conditions were tough, i.e. it was 1:40pm and bucketing down with rain but I expected better IQ from the 7D in these circumstances. I have been going back to these images time and time again over the last few months but have never been completely happy with the processing.
Techs Canon 7D w/ 70-200mm F2.8 IS mounted on bean back resting on suv window @ F4, 1/400, IS0800, 148mm
Let me know what you think.
Jamie







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I initially thought it could do with some CW rotation based on the trees, but now I'm not sure?. The slight rain streaks gives substance to the conditions and adds to the atmosphere of the shot and again, perhaps a slower SS might have captured more, like the snowy owls. Subject looks about right in frame and I like the look to camera. 


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