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I was God's own drunk and a fearless man And that's when I first saw the bear
I was God's own drunk and a fearless man And that's when I first saw the bear
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Challenge: Jimmy Buffet Song/Lyrics (Standard Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO IS II USM Lens
Location: Estes Park, CO
Date: Aug 2, 2017
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2017

 God's Own Drunk

God's Own Drunk/Buddy Bear

This cinnamon-colored black bear had a rough day. He was rousted out of his daytime napping place and tagged with rubber pellets from a police shotgun. (A local had complained about his proximity to her property.) Then, he engaged in a fight with another bear whose territory he encroached. He wasn't happy and was saying, "Hurry sundown!". Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, 1/500s@f/4.5, ISO 1000, lens focal length 400mm. 08/02/17 6:33pm.

BuddyBear_J3A1535-2DPC

Published on the front page of the 08/11/17 edition of the Estes Park News.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 36
Avg (all users): 6.2391
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.9474
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Views since voting: 652
Views during voting: 85
Votes: 46
Comments: 5
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 08/23/2017 01:00:48 AM
I can't believe how many people are seeing bears in Rocky! I hope I get to see one sometime. This is great!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/18/2017 08:32:25 PM
Beautiful light.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 08/18/2017 03:39:33 AM
That feels like you are pretty close to that bear - great shot. The out of focus areas are a little off-putting, not sure if that's the quality of the lens or post-processing, but the bear itself is great
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/18/2017 01:08:13 AM
Probably be better for you if you were sober when you saw the bear. ;-)
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 08/16/2017 03:18:38 AM
He looks like a real mean one as well..

VOTE 6
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