Kamchatka brown bear has had her first swipe at the salmon, twirling around for the catch.
I was set up for static bear when I got dynamic bear, hence the aperture, but kept focus tracking nicely on the eyes, and the paw with those great claws are pretty much on the same plane, so it worked out. Creamy background to boot.
400mm, 1/1600, f3.2, ISO1000.
Kuril Lake, Russia, last August.
Killer image beautifully processed. I love soft light for most of my photography and for bears it is pretty much a necessity.
with love, artie
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Cracking good shot here Greg, the soft light, techs, colour, placement in frame plus overall quality is all there, the leading paw and head turn are the cherry on top!
Hi Greg - This is a beautiful, action shot. Nicely captured and processed. I agree it is the best that I have seen you post. Only suggestion I have is that the yellows in the ulc catch my eye a bit. I would tame or eliminate them. Nice one.
Greg this is the stuff dreams are made of! Great shot super timing, I like the composition, many would be tempted to go tighter but I like it as it is.
HI Greg -- This is a lovely shot as mentioned above . Loved the pose and the framing. IMO , the contrast especially the blacks on the Bear are slightly strong IMO and hence affecting the finer details.