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Before the Blindside

Before the Blindside

Two yearling brown bear cubs play in the tall grass after a long winter's nap in the Lake Clark region of Alaska.

Two yearling brown bear cubs play in the tall grass after a long winter's nap in the Lake Clark region of Alaska.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800

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Nov, 2014

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Winner in Bear Necessity! Your Best Shot of Wild Bears Photo Challenge

Contest Finalist in Cuteness Overload Photo Contest

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Animals

Your pictures of the bears are outstanding!

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Thank you! I could have photographed cubs all day!

Lovely shot. Congratulations on being Featured.

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awesome and adorable!!! congrats on the featured!

What a beautiful capture! Congrats!

Simply adorable. Congrats on being featured.

Absolutely beautiful and sweet.

Cute, congrats on your feature!

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VERY NICE SHOT

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You captured such a sweet expression. Great shot.

Beautiful capture.Congrats!

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Awesome capture!

lovely photograph!

amazing shot, Congrats! ")

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congrats. awesome. How cute they are

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Amazing, beautiful shot!!! Congratulations on your Feature.

So cute looking, beautifully compose, wonderful capture. Congrats on the feature.

This is so adorable, wonderful capture

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Congrats on the feature and oh my word, too adorable. I'd be worried where Mama is tho

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Congratulations !

Lovely!

Just simply superb...can't buy a look like that! :)))

Wonderful image. Congratulations on being featured. Tim

Wonderful capture

Beautiful heartwarming picture :) Congrats

The story, the focus, the composition, the colour, the emotions - all came out so beautifully. We can see it whole day. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful shot. It is just brilliant.

I love this picture! They look like such a fun subject to take photos of.

Aw just too cute - great photograph!

Congratulations on both your Awards!

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Cute shot

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Aww ......so adorable!!! Wonderful capture!! : )

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Thank you for sharing all the bear shot!! Must admit I'm a bit jealous, I hope to one day get into one of the wilderness areas for wildlife shot!!

Congrats on winning our "Bear Necessity" Photo Challenge. Well deserved!

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Awesome capture!!! So cute!!!

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