Hi folks ,
thought this image of the running Coastal Brown Bear would fit to this month theme .
Image taken in Lake Clark NP in Alaska , one early morning with the seldom visible sun during my stay in Alaska. I have not been spoilt with bears during that 1 week , just 3 of them.
In this case i was surprised and kind of afraid about this bear , it was my first situation that a bear approached me in high speed ,and i was alone out in the field, i thought......... But he was running after another bear who was hidden behind a sandbank .
I did not see him coming into my direction , he came out of my back side , just heard water splashing and turned around .....and started shooting .
I used quite funny cam settings ,from todays view . Nothing i can do about afterwards .
Canon EOS 1D MK II n
EF 500 IS L
Tripod
F 6,7 ; Iso 100 ; 1/250 sec
Processed with Photo Ninja and PS CC ; cropped for leveling - so no more room all around ; the HL on RHS are some kind of distracting for a homogeny BKG , again nothing i can do about .
I still like the frame and the action with the splashing water and of course the light.
Hope you like it , too ;C&C are welcome and thank you for watching and commenting to my previous thread.
I love the outline of the golden halo around the bear and the movement in the water. I'd like more room for the bear to run into, but otherwise it all works well for me
Hi Andreas - Sorry for the delay in commenting but it was a holiday weekend here and I was away. Love the rim lighting here and I sort of like the specular highlights on the right. I agree with Mike on a bit more room to the right if you have it. I would also back off on the sharpening of the water splash. In 2 trips to Alaska I don't think I ever saw light like this at dawn or sunset so you were lucky in at least one way even if you only saw 3 bears.
Thanks Rachel and Chris for your feedback , appreciated.
Rachel i am fine with the cracking sharp water .
Chris , Mike and Rachel as stated in my intro sadly i have no more room to play on RHS , i wished i have it , but ............. too complex for canvas extension , i think .