Alaska brown bear cubs

[D. Robert Franz]

Photographed this pair of 2nd year cubs last June in Lake Clark N.P. I love 2nd year cubs, they remind me of Teddy Bears....

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: D. Robert Franz
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Focal length: 144mm

[Morkel Erasmus]

Certainly a pleasing shot - their poses and inquisitive expressions mix well with the pristine surrounds.
A scene I would have loved to see. Nicely framed and processed.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Dale - This works quite well. I like the comp and placement in frame. Great standing poses too. You were close shooting this with the 70-200.

TFS,
Rachel

[Loi Nguyen]

Lovely image. There is so much to like, the two bears and their expression/standing up, the creek behind, the forest beyond that.


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[haseeb badar]

Hi Dale -- Fabulous pose and moment , would love to see and capture something like this if I ever get an opportunity. Lovely back drop as well which is adding to the frame. Is it only me or others have missed it but i find the fur a bit grainy and oversharpened to some extent , may be because of getting wet ?

TFS !

[Gabriela Plesea]

Delightful scene Dale, I am loving this.

Well seen and captured, I find the framing to be very pleasing. I also like those Teddy Bears, so much expression on their faces. The one on the LHS seems more puzzled than the other, I keep wondering what they were looking at?

Beautiful colours and superb scene overall, well processed too.

So let me do the girl thing for once and say "aaaargh, so sweet "

Kind regards,

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Dale lovely scene with the two youngsters , i like the spring /summer colors .
Good and interesting pose of the bears .
Is that taken at Silver Salmon Creek ?
Just wondering about the missing fine detail in the grass around the bears ? looks a bit blurry , NR ?

Well i bet they did look for other bears ... Gabriela .

TFS Andreas

[D. Robert Franz]

Delightful scene Dale, I am loving this.

Well seen and captured, I find the framing to be very pleasing. I also like those Teddy Bears, so much expression on their faces. The one on the LHS seems more puzzled than the other, I keep wondering what they were looking at?

Beautiful colours and superb scene overall, well processed too.

They were watching a approaching male (boar). They can be very dangerous to the cubs so they really keep an eye on them...
So let me do the girl thing for once and say "aaaargh, so sweet "

Kind regards,

Thanks Gabriela, They were watching a approaching male (boar). They can be very dangerous to the cubs so they really keep an eye on them...

[Mike Poole]

I like this one a lot Dale, 2 very good alert poses from beautiful subjects, and there is a lot of interest throughout the image with the water and the BG. Good placement of the bears within the frame,

Mike

[Stuart Philpott]

I concur them both being upright really adds interest for the viewer. I like the diagonal of the stream Dale it leads me beautifully to the woodland, Hahs I won't do the girl thing but they are Beuatifully Captured the scene is so lush with the greens

take care

Stu

[Steve Kaluski]

Great encounter Dale, love the inquisitive pose of the two bears.

A scene I would have loved to see.

You need to stretch your legs Morkel and hop on a flight and take a rest from African animals, but you may need to buy a long pair of pants though.

TFS
Steve