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27 Comments | Report
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz December 15, 2014
Love this!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 December 19, 2014
WOW ")
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 11, 2015
Superb capture - at the right place, at the right time. Congratulations on being Featured.
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon February 11, 2015
Congratulations on your feature, great capture
Remraf
 
Remraf February 11, 2015
Great shot!
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan February 11, 2015
A fine catch and success at last. Brilliant capture..... congrats on the feature.
Bruz Platinum
 
Bruz February 11, 2015
Beautiful capture. Congrats on the award.
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud February 11, 2015
Wow, great catch for both of you! Excellent Capture. Congratulations on being featured.
chuckrickman
 
chuckrickman February 11, 2015
Tremendous capture. Salmon is so good for you. Congrats on being featured.
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD February 11, 2015
Fantastic wildlife capture. Congratulations.
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz February 11, 2015
AMAZING!!! Congratulations on your well-deserved feature.:)
dareco
 
dareco February 12, 2015
Fantastic!
hammermad
 
hammermad February 13, 2015
Nice catch, excuse the pun. Beautiful animals and perfect timing with this image.
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter February 13, 2015
Excellent capture. One of a kind. - Jake
OutOfTheWild
 
OutOfTheWild February 22, 2015
Beautiful capture :)
emileabbott
 
emileabbott March 05, 2015
Great nature capture. Well timed and composed to catch the action. Like the sense of movement of the water to add to the dynamics. Congrat
julianus
 
julianus March 05, 2015
It seems to hear the roar of the waterfall, while the hungry bear has just captured his dainty prey: a red salmon who tried to run the river. An extraordinary shot in a very crucial event of wild life. Well done, indeed.
jan1
 
jan1 March 05, 2015
Wow!!!
DavesAdventures
 
DavesAdventures April 01, 2015
One of my biggest dream photo shoots is to do and try to do what you just captured right here. What a dream come true this must be to capture. One of my favorite shots on Viewbug.
Dave
DavesAdventures
 
DavesAdventures April 01, 2015
Congratulations . . I have deemed this photo Winner of the challenge that I created. Thank you so much for sharing this shot and keep shooting those scenes and sharing with us that may never get a chance
aardvarksrule
aardvarksrule August 14, 2015
Thank you very much, Dave.
KatieMcKinneyPhotography
 
KatieMcKinneyPhotography April 01, 2015
Amazing capture! Congrats on the award!
aardvarksrule
aardvarksrule April 02, 2015
Thank you!
Vitta
 
Vitta April 08, 2015
Wow!!! Fantastic!!!
Rorysart
 
Rorysart April 17, 2015
If the bear was not in the centre it would have much more impact. You have an amazingly sharp image, with movement shown in the water droplets, which gives the image life.
Iamtherealkevin
 
Iamtherealkevin May 26, 2015
Very cool!
subhashdasgupta
 
subhashdasgupta May 27, 2015
unparallel
mikeskelton
 
mikeskelton June 07, 2015
Awesome shot. Love the waterfall and the bear together
edandaniphone PRO+
 
edandaniphone May 15, 2017
Awesome.
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Behind The Lens

Location

Brooks Falls in Alaska. Had to take a floatplane to get there!

Time

It was around 9 or 10 am, the sky was cloudy so I wasn't too concerned with reflections or harsh lighting. Getting fur detail was a challenge.

Lighting

Nothing fancy, just a giant softbox over the sun - clouds.

Equipment

Nikon D300, 80-400 zoom lens and a carbon fiber tripod.

Inspiration

There were bears EVERYWHERE!

Editing

Yes. Pulled out the details in the fur and touch or saturation.

In my camera bag

Just camera, lenses (50mm, 70-200, 24-70, 16-35), polarizer and ND filters

Feedback

Go to Alaska. Now. You won't regret it.

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