jimsteeves

The Stare

The Stare

Brown bears on the mud flats of Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, guard their territory and keep an eye on the nearby photographers....
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Brown bears on the mud flats of Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, guard their territory and keep an eye on the nearby photographers.
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Exceptional capture and composition. Well done.

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That’s an amazing composition between the stare and other bear in the background. How far away were you?

50-100 ft, as photographers, we were in a group and of no concern to the bears

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Exceptional photo Jim ! Love the texture and the bear posture ! Wooow

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He’s just a teddy bear

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amazing capture !

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Katmai National Park ?

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Incredibly good shot !

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