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    Another one from Lake Clark N.P. taken in the evening with some softer light. Mom and 2 of her 3 one year old cubs. They had just finished nursing.

    Canon 7D2
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    f5.6
    ISO 800
    HH, small crop for comp, levels, curves, TK luminosity masks, color adjustments, sharpened in PSCC.

    C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

    Rachel

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    Nice tender interaction here between mom & her cubs, Rachel. Great lighting & colors all around.

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    Dearest Rachel,

    Mama bear was really posing for you here. She is so pretty!

    I am loving this, beautiful colours and tonality and superb detail. Mom is gorgeous, she takes the limelight from the cubs here I am afraid:)

    All works for me Rachel, I would perhaps like a tad more below but not a big issue.

    Happy to see you included quite a bit of the environment and I love those various shades of green. I really wish I had just one image of the species

    Happy Easter my friend!

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    A cute image of the bears Rachel, I like the light, the colours and sharpness. Agree on a bit more room below. Nice one.

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    Hi Rachel, a lovely family image, and Mommy Bear looks so cuddly, not that I would even try. You have brought out the detail in their fur coats so well, and all three separated from the BG nicely.

    Happy Easter.

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    Very nice indeed Rachel, I looked last night and again this morning. I am glad I didn't comment last night because I am sure I am seeing colours more ideally this morning. I love those soft looking brown coats, the way the light has illuminated the mummy bear is just beautiful.
    Just a minor suggestion, maybe consider toning down the tree trunk on the LHS and the pale grass stem on the cubs, the heal brush or content aware fill would remove them seamlessly.

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    Rachel they look like you could cuddle them but maybe not a good idea.The three look really nice but mum looks great,smashing capture.

    Keith.

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    Hi Rachel, a nice capture, with good detail. Is there a frame where the RH cub is either looking forward or angled more to camera, looking away is a bit unfortunate. I also feel moving the whole frame down would have been better if this is a small crop, as it would add more below, the framing is too top heavy as presented, more 'weight' at the foot of the frame. As you have added a TK I would back of on the opacity, or selectively applied it, the image is warm as per your intro (time of day) but the warmth I think shouldn't affect the grass, but just my take.

    I don't think toning down the LH tree trunk will help, personally I would have lost it in the BKG so there is less distracting elements.


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    Thank you all for the comments and suggestions, much appreciated as always. I'll take a look at the tree and grasses. Steve, the cub on the rhs had been lying down after nursing and was not really happy that mom got up. This was the only frame where they both had remotely decent HAs.

    Thanks again,
    Rachel

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