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Ursus arctos


Ursus arctos
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Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2712 W: 78 N: 7405] (30147)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-15
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon 400mm 2.8 IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Open Up ...Part I [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-17 4:40
Viewed: 1162
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a species of bear distributed throughout the Northern hemisphere. Weighing up to 130–700 kg (290-1,500 pounds), the larger races of brown bear tie with the Polar bear as (the largest extant land carnivores. The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), the Kodiak Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), and the Mexican brown bear are North American subspecies of the brown bear. However, DNA analysis has recently revealed that the identified subspecies of brown bears, both Eurasian and North American, are genetically quite homogeneous, and that their genetic phylogeography does not correspond to their traditional taxonomy. It is sometimes referred to poetically as the bruin.
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Taken in "Olmense zoo"
shadow/highlight applied
workflow pp as usual; resizing, touching up(levels, con, sat, burn, dodge, clone) and sharpening in USM.
Save for web.

Wish you a nice weekend!
Thanks


Camera Model Name
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time
15/08/2007 17:18:18
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/400Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F3.5
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length
400,0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Daylight
AF mode
One-Shot AF
Picture Style
Standard
Parameters
Tone Curve : Standard
Sharpness level : -
Pattern Sharpness : -
Contrast : 0
Sharpness : 3
Color saturation : 0
Color tone : 0
Highlight tone priority : No
Color matrix
-
Color Space
Adobe RGB
File Size
14237 KB
Dust Delete Data
No
Drive Mode
Low-speed continuous shooting
GPS Data
Latitude : -
Longitude : -
Altitude : -
Geographic coordinate system : -
Owner's Name
annick vanderschelden
Camera Body No.
518005
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Very cool capture Annick..
Bears, primates, and cats...It's what the viewing public wants to see ;-}
Very well done.
Howard

Hi Annick.
Again, stunning detail, lighting, exposure and colour.
Wonderful

Kathleen

Hoi Annick,
Is weer genieten geblazen om daar dit portret te kijken.
Prachtig zoals jij deze bruine beer in beeld hebt weten te vangen.
Erg mooie strakke plaat.
Groeten en een prettig weekend gewenst,
Harry

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 0 N: 172] (2411)
  • [2007-08-17 5:08]

Wonderful - as usual.

Gorgeous portrait.Wonderful color and detail in the fur! Well done! Cheers, Klaus

Hello Annick,
Good expression on it's face!
very good close-up with sharpness, true colour and details!
well composed and well seen
TFS
cheers
Tony

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 172 W: 51 N: 548] (2875)
  • [2007-08-17 7:55]

Hi Annick,
Wow! Amazing bear!! Excellent details and sharpness, love that brown fur!
Great work.
Lise

Hi Annick,

Prachtig portret van deze "Bruine Beer"
compo, scherpte, details, kleur, POV en BG zijn PERFECT

TFS Thijs

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-08-17 14:24]

Hi Annick,
a technically perfect shot.
Excellent DOF and composition.
Well done,
Joe

Bonsoir Annick
Capture exceptionelle, je me demande si je garderai mon sang froid.
Excellente netteté et attitude du sujet.
BRAVO
Amicalement jean-Paul

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6167] (21074)
  • [2007-08-18 0:22]

He looks very intense, Annick, with his steady stare and mouth slightly open.
Beautiful gold highlights on the brown fur, all standing out nicely against the masterfully blurred BG.
I really admire the way you capture the expressions of the animals.
TFS. : )

Hi Annick,
A beautiful capture of this brown bear. Very lovely portrait. Nice details with very good POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hello Annick,
perfect portraite of bear. High clarity. exposure, sharpness, POV, composition great. frame also nice.
thanks for sharing
have a nice weekend
Ahmet

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 717 W: 38 N: 1560] (5019)
  • [2007-08-18 23:22]

Hi Annick.
Stunning shot of this brown bear, superb detail and well framed, Cheers Rick

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-08-20 19:13]

Hello Annick

A beautiful portrait of this brown bear.The details are sharp with excellent focus.The POV is amazing with wonderful DOF.The colours and lighting are natural.Superbly done.TFS

Rob

Hello Annick,

This is another great animal portrait you're showing us here. I admire your perseverance in searching the best angle for your animal pictures. There are no signs that you've taken the picture in a ZOO as the backgrounds you always find are ideal for such beautiful portraits.
This particular bear seems to be a youngster to me but I'm not a bear specialist. The composition is excellent as usual. There are no distracting objects in your scene and the portrait stands out perfectly against the well blurred background. I'm trying to figure out where the light source was and I think it was coming from up and behind because it creates such a nice highlighted outline, especially in the mouth area. The exposure and focus are very good and the details are perfectly sharp. I guess the equipment helped a lot in obtaining the high quality of this picture. You mastered it with great skills. Thanks a lot!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

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