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Alaskan Brown bear charging salmon
Alaskan Brown bear charging salmon
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Location
Silver Salmon Creek Lodge, Lake Clark, AlaskaTime
4:45PM - 6:30PMLighting
Lighting was challenging due to high wind and freezing rainEquipment
Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF500 mm f.4L lens and Canon 1.4TC , Gitzo tripod and Wimberley 200 II headInspiration
I have always wanted to photograph Alaskan Grizzly Bears and when the opportunity presented itself I was able to travel to lake Clark to try my luck. Unfortunately, the salmon had not arrived and most of the bears were in the back country eating berries, Things looked poor for my chances at capturing some shots of the bears I had traveled so far to see, but on the last day a couple of bears made an appearance, despite the poor weather a few of us decided to head out to see what we could get.Editing
Other than levels and curves not much was required for this image, basically as it came off the cameraIn my camera bag
Canon 580 flashes(2) Canon 1.4 TC, Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L, cable release, Polarizing filter Nikon D810 Nikor VR 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 EDFeedback
Be prepared for weather changes and have appropriate equipment covers to protect against foul weather, patience. Wildlife does not always cooperate!
