Posts tagged grizzly

Three Bear Bums. Two toodle bears and Mom. Look at those bums…and the little paw pads!

Three Bear Bums.

Two toodle bears and Mom. Look at those bums…and the little paw pads!

Quick. How many bears do you see? (click for full size)

Quick. How many bears do you see?

(click for full size)

Watching Saturday morning cartoons…

Watching Saturday morning cartoons…

See last post for discussion So, by removing the crow am I no longer showing an honest depiction of the scene? If I never saw the crow fly through the frame, am I not creating an honest representation of what I was seeing? I am curious what you think…

See last post for discussion

So, by removing the crow am I no longer showing an honest depiction of the scene? If I never saw the crow fly through the frame, am I not creating an honest representation of what I was seeing? I am curious what you think…

I took this picture early one morning on the Chilcotin river. The mood with the mist and early light were wonderfully eerie. This big female suddenly came splashing around the bend cutting right through the light. I was so in awe I almost forgot to hit the shutter and just managed to get off a burst of about 12 shots as she disappeared up the bank. It was magical…except when I got home to look at the photos I had not noticed a crow had flown right through the frame outside the depth of field. I love crows but truthfully, an out-of-focus crow in front of a majestic grizzly-in-the-mist-not so much. As a wildlife photographer I have generally limited myself to adjusting my photos with basic controls-exposure, levels, some colour adjustments, and sharpening, which digital photography seems to demand. I am always cropping my compositions, but rarely have I ever removed something from a photo. (I confess to removing some bird poo off a lovely photo of a lilac breasted roller. It was unsightly.) The more I looked at this photo, the more I wanted to see it without the black silhouette in the foreground…so, I made friends with the cloning tool and am curious what you think… (See next post)

I took this picture early one morning on the Chilcotin river. The mood with the mist and early light were wonderfully eerie. This big female suddenly came splashing around the bend cutting right through the light. I was so in awe I almost forgot to hit the shutter and just managed to get off a burst of about 12 shots as she disappeared up the bank. It was magical…except when I got home to look at the photos I had not noticed a crow had flown right through the frame outside the depth of field. I love crows but truthfully, an out-of-focus crow in front of a majestic grizzly-in-the-mist-not so much.

As a wildlife photographer I have generally limited myself to adjusting my photos with basic controls-exposure, levels, some colour adjustments, and sharpening, which digital photography seems to demand. I am always cropping my compositions, but rarely have I ever removed something from a photo. (I confess to removing some bird poo off a lovely photo of a lilac breasted roller. It was unsightly.) The more I looked at this photo, the more I wanted to see it without the black silhouette in the foreground…so, I made friends with the cloning tool and am curious what you think… (See next post)

Casper the bear. The star of my new banner.

Casper the bear. The star of my new banner.

Dropped my keys…

Dropped my keys…

In celebration of the opening my ART SHOP this week, I have a very special offer for my tumblr followers and you can only find it here!  So, when you when you have some peaceful time to yourself, please check it out. Please?

In celebration of the opening my ART SHOP this week, I have a very special offer for my tumblr followers and you can only find it here!  So, when you when you have some peaceful time to yourself, please check it out. Please?

Thanks to all of you for encouraging my photography. I truly appreciate you following.  I have a favor to ask …? I am trying to build my Facebook artist page. Apparently this is becoming critically important for things like raising sponsorship dollars for projects-such as a wildlife photo exhibit. If you would like to help, please consider “liking” my page? Or maybe sharing this FB post with your friends? For those of you who have already jumped on-board-I really do thank you!  Cheers, NJ

Thanks to all of you for encouraging my photography. I truly appreciate you following.  I have a favor to ask …? I am trying to build my Facebook artist page. Apparently this is becoming critically important for things like raising sponsorship dollars for projects-such as a wildlife photo exhibit. If you would like to help, please consider “liking” my page? Or maybe sharing this FB post with your friends? For those of you who have already jumped on-board-I really do thank you!  Cheers, NJ



This is Rascal the Bearcub…my alter-bear ego.

This is Rascal the Bearcub…my alter-bear ego.

Casper the cub and his catch!

Casper the cub and his catch!