Kamtschatka Brown Bear ( F )

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi all ... another one from the Kuril Lake on Kamtchatka
This time a female with her two fearful cubs , no wonder there was a large male on RHS .... always tricky for the mums . It was not the gull that frightened the three
Some may find the gull is a distraction .


Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 500 IS L II + 1,7 TC
HH

F 5,6 ; Iso 1000 ; 1/2500 sec

Processed with Darktable 4.6 and PSCC 2024 ; cropped for composition after a rotation that was needed because of horizon line

Hope you like it

Thanks for commenting to my last postings

Cheers Andreas

[Gabriela Plesea]

Interesting image, Andreas. I do think leaving the gull in leads the viewer to think the little ones were frightened by the presence of the bird. So I guess it's up to you how you want to influence the viewer?

I would personally lose the bird, would prefer to add a bit of 'mystery' to the story, leaving things to the imagination. But that's just me. Certainly not an issue, just another option.

Do like the image and subjects are just gorgeous. Techs look good, tones too, I notice the little cubs' coats are darker which is quite nice as it brings them to the fore and somehow separates them from mom, they stand out so nicely.

What else can I say...I enjoyed viewing, so much to look at. Hope you can share more from this trip, you must have hundreds of images. Many thanks for sharing!

Kind regards,

[Jonathan Ashton]

What a super image, the cubs look afraid and the mother looks very tense, it did not occur to me that the gull could have been a contributory factor, the first thing that occurred to me was to consider a big daddy bear. Processing and colours look ideal.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Gabriela and Jon .. for your comments and suggestions .

© Gabriela , i was actually too lazy to get rid of the gull .... and yes indeed a big male was on the right side out of the frame , those cubs do not get frightened by just some gulls . I do have thousands ...

Cheers Andreas