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Crossing the River


Crossing the River
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Copyright: Pieter van der Horst (sAner) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-28
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 28-135 IS USM, RAW @ ISO 100, Hama UV 72mm
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Travelogue: sAner & sAndra in AlAskA
Date Submitted: 2006-08-01 13:41
Viewed: 2918
Points: 54
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
---> This time I got the wb right.

If you need a reason to go to Alaska, Denali is it. Words can't decribe how fantastic this place is. With three times the size of Yellowstone this park boasts an enormous number of wild animals. Bears, Caribou, Moose, you name it.

The first day we went into the park we saw this sow with her two cute cubs. In front of our lens they crossed the Toklat River. The cub in the left almost drowned when he crossed the second part of the river. Luckily he made it and we got a series of photos of all the action. :) If I can find the time I'll upload those photos as workshops.

The Grizzly Bear, sometimes called the Silvertip Bear, is a powerful brownish-yellow bear that lives in the uplands of western North America. It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear living in North America.

Grizzly Bears reach weights of 180–680 kg (400–1,500 lb); the male is on average 1.8 times as heavy as the female, an example of sexual dimorphism. Their coloring ranges widely across geographic areas, from blond to deep brown or black. These differences, once attributed to subspeciation, are now thought to be primarily due to the different environments these bears inhabit, particularly with regard to diet and temperature.

The Grizzly has a large hump over the shoulders which is a muscle mass used to power the forelimbs in digging. The head is large and round with a concave facial profile. In spite of their massive size, these bears can run at speeds of up to 55 km/h (35 mph).

Normally a solitary, nocturnally active animal, in coastal areas the Grizzly congregates alongside streams and rivers during the salmon spawn. Every other year females (called sows) produce one to four young (most commonly two) which are small and weigh only about 500 g (1 pound). Sows are very protective of their offspring.

The current range of the Grizzly Bear extends from Alaska, south through much of Western Canada, and into the northern Northwestern United States including Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. It is originally native to a greater range than this.

All information from: wikipedia.org
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Exif data-

Shutter Speed: 1/250
F-stop: f/7.1
Focal length: 135mm
ISO Speed: 100
White Balance Mode: Cloudy
Exposure Compensation: 0
AF Mode: AI Focus AF
Weather Condition: Partly cloudy
Time: 13:24:30
Tripod: no
Flash: no
Filters: Hama UV Filter
Image Quality: RAW
PP software: PS CS2
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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-08-01 13:44]

Hello Pieter, well done on this capture. It's like a family holiday! It's simple and more importantly...wild :-)

Very well done.

*I've turned off my points, I cannot recieve and I cannot give. I'm sorry for the latter*

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-08-01 13:54]

Ik had deze gisteren ook al begroet Pieter,
maar ik zag de orginele versie gisteren. In ieder geval hij is prachtig hoor, mooie capture, goede foto.
gr. jaap

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-08-01 13:56]

Hi Pieter,
I can't remember what I said about this shot previously so I'll start again :-) It's a great shot for sure, seeing these beautiful animals in their own environment. I like the composition showing us the surrounding terrain too. Great detail and exposure, natural colours and lovely white balance :-)
Best regards,
Adrian

Hi Pieter,
It did fix the colors better. Well done!
A Great scene!
Scott

Wat een ontzettende indrukwekkende beesten! Geweldig om ze in het echt te mogen bewonderen!

Mooie foto ook. Goede compositie van deze berenfamilie

Groetjes Kristy

Hello Pieter,
this is an excellent natural picture. I like it very much. Great moment you captured here. Great sharpness, details and colours. Great POV and excellent note too. This is an excellent presentation. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2006-08-01 16:35]

Dag Pieter,
Goede compositie, perfecte scherpte , een mooie foto die een heel naturlijk beeld geeft.
Bedankt voor het delen

Very interesting scene and very good picture, you managed well in this harsh light, the result is very good.

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-08-01 18:37]

Hello Pieter,

Wonderful capture of the Grizzly family, Great compo and colours, very natral looking.

Well Done
TFS Hilary

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-08-02 1:56]

Hi Pieter!
First of all great story from great place! Alaska must be superb for nature lover and photographer. Very good scene, like from BBC movie. Wet bears look slightly funny. Good quality and what a meeting!

Hi Pieter

I can see a story here... now let me think, somewhere in the story it would say:

As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear.

What do you think, would a story like this be a 'seller'? :-)

A lovely shot of this family. Well seen and shown. Sounds like you had a magnificent holiday. Look forward to more posts. :-)

Hi Pieter,
I envy you to have witnessed such a great moment! Nice POV and sharpness. These beautiful wild animals are majestic, lucky you! Well done and good white balance :-) TFS,
Claudine

Hello Pieter,
Very good shot! Great to see animals captured in wild. You did well on the POV and composition, details are very good too.
Very nice job!

What a great scene, Pieter, you were so lucky to see them. I've been watching a program on BBC about bears the past few weeks and they are in Alaska, probably the same place, by the look of it. Did you see any bears fishing for salmon or was it the wrong time of year? I'd love to see that.

There seems to be a slightly harsh look about this photo, maybe it's a tiny bit over exposed or maybe it's harshly sharpened, I don't know. I expect it looks much better on the full size image ;)
Andy

Hi Pieter,
Fantastic capture of this wonderful wild image, great natural colour.
Thanks for sharing!

What a fantastically wonderful capture, Pieter! I can't believe how lucky you were to see this in the natural habitat, what a cute little family.

Alli

P.S. Alan and I both had birthdays this week, mine was yesterday!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-08-04 7:33]

Hello Pieter,
Wonderful scane and capture.Former one was also lovely.It's great to catch them in natural habitat.I liked especially composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Hello Pieter,
Fantastic shot of these beautiful bears showing them in their natural habitat, it mustv'e been exciting for you. :)

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-08-04 18:05]

Hi Pieter
Great bear shot. Looks like a family. Good colours, sharpnes, DOF and POV.
Well done Pieter

osse

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2006-08-06 9:05]

This is a super composition and an excellent capture of this "teddy bear's picnic." I guess the words of that children's song should be: "If you go down to the *stream* today, You're in for a big surprise!"
I look forward to another post from you some time soon!
TFS
Silke

Hello Pieter,

Hoe gaan dit met jou?

What a moment! I would love to see these critters in the wild and you got the cubs. :)

Very well done.

Hi Pieter,
Well it does look a bit better I must admit :)
The bears coats look a more natural color and slightly darker..
Very well done mf.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-08-15 17:41]

Hello Pieter,
this must be quite somehting to experience such a sighting in the wilderness. I don't think I could have held the camera still enough to get such a nice shot ;-). Wonderful POV and great details. A very well composed shot.
TFS..Sky

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-08-15 22:04]

Hi Pieter, you posted this while I was away.
Good to see the bears in the wild. (We don't have any bears in Akld Zoo now, and they say they won't get any more - too hard to look after!)
Mama bear and her twins, and they are really wild. It must have been exciting seeing them out in the open like this. Great capture, thank you,
Janice

Hello Pieter,
Wonderful capture of this grizzly family. You got very close to them with your 135 mm lens. Nice light and composition too.
Best greetings,
Michal

Hallo Pieter,
Mooie sfeervolle foto. Goede compoelenmenten zoals de berendriehoek. Hard zonlicht speelt net geen parten op bvb de beren.
Goed werk!
TFS
Annick

Hello Pieter,

Excellent work, great details, very crisp, Nicly composed and capture photo, Perfect colors excellent work,

TFS Kyle

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-12-06 20:22]

Bonjour Pieter,cette prise nature est magnifique,j'aime beaucour.
Merci pour le partage.

Joseph

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