Kamtchatka Brown Bear on the move

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks .... i am in bear mood .
More to follow from my side .
This time an image from the Kuril Lake , again taken under rainy conditions even if rain was not that bad as the previous image i posted . At that location there was a hide , where we were able to have shelter from time to time .
I like this one for its dynamic and the gorgeous low shooting angle .... which was not always possible .

Canon EOS 1Dx II
Ef 200 - 400 IS L with TC engaged ( 560 mm )
Tripod
Angleviewfinder

F 6,3 ; Iso 4000 ; 1/2000 sec ; Man Exp ; Auto Iso

Processed with DPP and PSCC 2019 ; cropped and levelled slightly to 90 % of FF

Thanks for watching and commenting to previous image ...

Cheers Andreas

[Marc Mol]

Love this running open mouth pose in anticipation of food moment here Andreas. Agree......a nice dynamic low POV pose.

I like how the bear pops from the drab overcast conditions. Print this LARGE

TFS

[Frank Schauf]

Great dynamic scene, Andreas.

[Basil Dardagan]

To achieve a result like this on a grey overcast day shows just what can be achieved when you know what you are doing. AMAZING IMAGE

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Marc , Frank and Basil for your kind comments ... much appreciated .

[Jonathan Ashton]

Oh this is good! I know how difficult it is to get the image well detailed and also not noisy in these conditions, this is good work! No negative comments from me.

[Steve Kaluski]

It works Andreas, but if you have it, then a sliver more on the LHS?

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Jon and Steve ... your comments are appreciated .

Steve - no more space on LHS , sorry

[Morkel Erasmus]

Superb, Andreas!! Really riveting.

[John Mack]

Looking great. Love the water and the pose on the bear. Nice low angle as well.

[greg cowle]

Great capture here! I'd like to see a bit more of the claws coming out of the water, but that would be called nit-picking. Really nice all round.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Andreas, this is superb! Love the dynamism here and the bear just stands out amidst the grey tones. Well done!!! TFS.

[Jay Shah]

Hi Andreas, this really works with water splash, sharp details, and nice colors. On my monitor it seems eyes are under slight shadow. If this was mine I would try to dodge area around the eyes and brighten the eyes so that viewer has greater engagement with the subject. I think that will take the image even further.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Jay , Sanjeev , Greg ; Morkel and John for your kind comments , much appreciated .

Jay - thanks for your thoughts , for me there is no need to dodge the eye and surroundings . Looks completely natural to me ....

Thanks Andreas

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Andreas - Fantastic action image with excellent tones, particularly well controlled hls of the splash. I wouldn't touch the eyes. It all works as is.

TFS,
Rachel

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Rachel for your kind comment ....