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Grizzly moment
Grizzly moment
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-06 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX DG HSM for Canon EOS
Location: Portage, Alaska
Date: Jun 14, 2007
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2007

 Young grizzly bear caught rubbing itself on a log. This was shot at approximately 7pm - sun still high overhead.
I shot this with the Canon EF70-200mm f/4 USM L, with a 1.4 teleconverter attached. No flash. Spot metered

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Fujifilm X-T2
Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
 07/12/2007 02:38:04 AM
My, those claws are something else.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/05/2007 10:20:18 AM
Nice capture.
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Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/05/2007 10:07:53 AM
If this wasn't in a zoo you were mighty lucky to get away with this shot... unless you were using a VERY powerful telephoto... Hope that was the case and this cub won't have to grow up in jail.

Message edited by author 2007-07-24 03:07:25.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 07/04/2007 06:46:37 PM
It looks like he is wondering what you are doing!
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 07/03/2007 12:46:29 PM
Would like to have seen more of the bear.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Nikkor 300mm f/4.0
 07/03/2007 06:57:47 AM
Nice nails! Which salon do you use?
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/02/2007 04:32:46 PM
Nice capture of that bear!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2007 06:20:06 AM
were you eaten alive? good detail.
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