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I take my camera where ever I go. This one day I was walking along the river bluffs and saw a pod of seals on the river bank. None were in the water and most were facing towards the water. I took three pictures of the pod, I always take at least three shots in case I move or the shot is unfocused. I also take my time to edit my shots and when I did this time, a friend was watching over my shoulder. I was counting the seals in zoom mode and had counted 69 seals on shore. In the second shot what I did not notice was an object in the middle of the Mad River, but my friend did and asked me to zoom in on it. It appeared to be a fin, or even a branch of a submerged tree. But we had not had any storms to bring in debris. The fin, or object is only in the second shot. Great whites are very common up here off the coast, if this is one, it was only a few hundred yards up the river from the mouth.
Wow, that's what I'm talking about Floyd. If I lived in Barrow, I'd be photographing these adorable monsters every minute I could. How frequent are sightings like this? As you know, the pose is less than ideal here. It's better to have an animal facing you, even if it's just a little. But the superb clarity and sharpness of the exposure make up for it. Depth of field is perfect. Got any more?
Well, we don't see one every day, that's for sure. But with a little effort there's a photo op at least once or twice a year.
This particular image was selected precisely because it is a full profile side view. It's a little harder to get as generally they are either coming at you, away from you or at least watching you, The shape of the neck and head is unique among bears, so capturing it in full profile is significant. Likewise the texture of the fur is of great interest.
That's a resampled version of a print I did yesterday. It's a 16x20 canvas gallery wrap and was sized at 19x23 inches (8280x6840, which included the white border) and sharpened for that size. So it's been up sampled, edited, and then down sampled and the title added.
It was shot last May, and along with this one several others have been printed, almost all of which have the bears looking straight at the camera. Below is the one from that day that gets the most attention.
This is from a couple years ago. Another bear that was intent on having me for dinner. In this case just as I was about to vacate the vicinity a truck came down the path and distracted him so that I could continue shooting.
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If I lived in Barrow, I'd be photographing these adorable monsters every minute I could. How frequent are sightings like this? As you know, the pose is less than ideal here. It's better to have an animal facing you, even if it's just a little. But the superb clarity and sharpness of the exposure make up for it. Depth of field is perfect. Got any more?
