Katmai #2: Brown and Pink

[Arthur Morris]

This coastal Brown Bear with a freshly caught Pink (Hump-backed) Salmon was photographed at Geographic Harbor in Katmai National Park with the tripod-mounted Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/5.6.

Though I brought the 500 I used the 400 DO for much of my bear photography.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[DanWalters]

Very nice. I like the detail in the bear and fish. I also like the splashing water under the bear. Would love to head out on one of those trips.

[beykirch]

Hi Art,

the setting, exposure and detail are very good, but I would prefer having more canvas on the right hand side (sorry for the repeating patterns, that is not my specialty) and tilting it a bit clockwise.



What do you think?

Bernd

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Art, the setting, exposure and detail are very good, but I would prefer having more canvas on the right hand side (sorry for the repeating patterns, that is not my specialty) and tilting it a bit clockwise.
What do you think? Bernd

Hi Bernd, Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the repost. Here's what I think:

1: With the bear looking to its right, the subject needs to be on the right side.
2: In the original post, the bear is square to the world.
3: In your repost, you have cut off the virtual feet.

Thanks however for your efforts.

[Arthur Morris]

Very nice. I like the detail in the bear and fish. I also like the splashing water under the bear. Would love to head out on one of those trips.

Hi Dan, I will be running this trip again in 2010, in early September which is generally great for the bears catching salmon. If you would like info on the trip, please e-mail me at samandmayasgrandpa@att.net

[Robert Amoruso]

Composition works well but I might try adding a bit more contrast.

[David Fletcher]

Prefer the OP. good eye contact and position adds interest. Agree a tad more contrast will help pop.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the composition. It would have been great if the strip of land in the background would have been a bit more lighter. The splashing water and the clearly visible eye of the fish looks nice.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Arthur.
I like the detail and comp, other than the skew BG. I agree the bear is square to the world but I still find the skew BG disconcerting and would suggest a bit of a editing job to get it straight. (If OK with your ethics/philosophy and I am sure you have the ability:D).
The rest looks great.
I like the eye contact with both bear and fish.
I would still ove the see a brown in the wild, maby one
day.

[David Thomasson]

What a beast! Very nice. I would level the background horizon and leave the foreground as it is, which appears to be exactly right. I also
faded the background and punched up the foreground a little.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey David, Thanks for the excellent repost. As I have said before, you have a good eye and are quite skilled at Photoshop. What did you use for the upper water?

[Harshad Barve]

This is lovely image , loved dropping water , bear expressions and position of Fish
details are simply awesome ,
TFS

[David Thomasson]

Hey David, Thanks for the excellent repost. As I have said before, you have a good eye and are quite skilled at Photoshop. What did you use for the upper water?

Thank you. I just used the clone tool. The main trick is to avoid obvious repetitions of patterns.

[Jasper Doest]

Nice bear, nice fish...but I don't really like the shooting angle and the setting (with that riverbank at the top). Also IMO the bear looks a bit flat...I'd go for a bit heavier midtones.