Big Boy

Critiques [Translate]

•  
• tboy83 (41)
• [2008-06-16 17:25]

Hey Attila,

I love the picture. I am especially fascinated with bears and hope to be able to shoot one in the wild one day. Hopefully my experience will be as rewarding, and safe, as yours was. Thanks

Tom Thurston

•  
• writerscrawlz (2491)
• [2008-06-16 17:48]
• [2]

You are very one lucky photographer! Bears make their point well known, and fortunately, you listened. Still, this is a big boy. Only slightly out of focus, probably when you realized how big he was? With nothing between you and Big Boy, you made the right decision to back down. I like seeing your work, so stay safe, huh? (Uh, that means stay alive!) Thanks for sharing though - including your experience. I was at Yellowstone a couple years ago, and as hard as it is to believe, parents allowed their children to chase a grizzly with a disposable camera. Fortunately, nobody got hurt - it boggled my mind that parents allowed it though. That same year, somebody pulled what you did and was forced up a tree and several hours later was rescued. They were also very fortunate. I've a feeling that's one experience you won't forget anytime soon! Thanks for sharing your experience honestly though because many teachers use this site as a science and not only do the students look at the animals and read our notes, but after, they write a report about it. Your notes, especially your honesty, may help a youngster who may be tempted to do the same. So again, thank you.

•  
• MartinL (1360)
• [2008-06-16 18:52]

I am out of time but this picture caused me to post a quick critique....
First off, as Kathy has pointed out, you're lucky to be able to post this picture tonight. I really don't know what possessed you to cut him off! You must surely realize how powerful those animals are right ? Another thing that I see here is that sometimes photographers and people forget that we are just mere visitors in animal's territory. Disturbing wildlife just to post a picture on a website totally defeats the purpose of such venues. The point is to observe, enjoy but not to cause any stress to those beautiful creatures. At least that's the way I look at nature photography.
I thank you for your honesty. Unfortunately, you are not the first one to do something like this and won't be the last one either. Maybe at the end of the day, this post will generate something positive? I really hope so, for everyone's benefit.

Best Regards,

Martin

•      
• bobair (4608)
• [2008-06-16 21:19]
•  [Show CommentHide Comment]