Spent Monday in the mountains.. my home away from home. Saw my first bear of the season as well as alot of sheep... mostly ewes, but a few rams as well.
May 08, 2008 at 04:21 PM
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#4, 5 and 6
May 08, 2008 at 04:22 PM
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# 7, 8 and 9
May 08, 2008 at 04:22 PM
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#10, 11 and 12
May 08, 2008 at 04:23 PM
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#13, 14 and 15 (oops, I thought there were only 13 )
May 08, 2008 at 04:24 PM
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Very nice Shelley. They are all well done, I am kind of partial to the bear but that is just me.
Tim
May 08, 2008 at 04:42 PM
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Excellent stuff Shelley! I like the close-up portraits the most like the first shot and the last one. What lens are you using for these?
May 08, 2008 at 05:12 PM
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Nice shots Shelley, I'm gonna have to drive out to Waterton very soon.
May 08, 2008 at 05:33 PM
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Wow Shelley, that is a walk in the wild! Some how it seems that perhaps that bear was a little closer than you may have expected, what a beautiful coat of fur. The rams are very cool and massive, a few of your shots show a great perspective with the mountains in the BG and ridge line. Seems the ones on the run were feeding and got spooked up What a wonderul rugged outdoor hike that was, glad you shared it
Karl
May 08, 2008 at 05:41 PM
Lars Johnsson Offline Image Upload: Off
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Really great series. love the first image
May 08, 2008 at 05:50 PM
Dave In La Offline Buy and Sell: On
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such depth in 1 and 14....as usual, a real pleasure to view Shelley
May 08, 2008 at 05:57 PM
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Great series of shots as usual Shelley,
boy do these make me wish I had more wildlife around me.....
Congratulations
Lil
May 08, 2008 at 06:31 PM
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Excellent shots Shelley - such great clarity in all of them. The bear captured are fab
Well done.
David
May 08, 2008 at 06:43 PM
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Beautiful clear shots. That bear looked in pretty good shape after a long winter. Great Composition in number 1. Thanks for sharing.
May 08, 2008 at 07:02 PM
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Really nice Shelley, these look so real. Great job shooting and processing. The image quality is stunning. Love those eyes in #3.
May 08, 2008 at 07:14 PM
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Beautiful clear shots. That bear looked in pretty good shape after a long winter. Great Composition in number 1. Thanks for sharing.
May 08, 2008 at 07:47 PM
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Back to the home herd I see Shelley Well done. The Ram always strikes a very powerful pose. The Bear looks like it was pretty darn close. How often do you see these guys a year? I've only seen one bear in the wild, it was at yosamite. And as I got out to take a few pics the Ranger appeared out of nowhere to scare it off as it was drawing a large crowd on the side of the road.
Anthony
May 08, 2008 at 10:42 PM
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Nice job, I especially like the rams, the young one in mid-stride is great.
May 08, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Doug Bentlage Offline Image Upload: On
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Shelley, you've done it again! I love this series, especially 1, 2, 3, 7 and the last two, outstanding job on all of these!
Doug
May 08, 2008 at 11:58 PM
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Number 1 and the last one are stunning!
May 09, 2008 at 01:50 AM
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Nice shots Shelley! I really like 14.
J
May 09, 2008 at 01:54 AM
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Enjoyed these, Shelley! Great job in hard light - lovely portraits!!
Susan
May 09, 2008 at 04:02 AM
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Shelley Well Done I think that bear in #3 saw his first human of the season too.
May 09, 2008 at 11:07 AM
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Excellent job, Shelley. Both series, the bear and the rams, are awesome. I like the clarity, the color tones, and the fine detail of all the images. 1, 3, and 11 are my favorites.
Socrate
May 09, 2008 at 02:54 PM
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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Very nice Shelley. They are all well done, I am kind of partial to the bear but that is just me.
Tim
Thanks Tim. I'm also partial to the bear, as they are so much harder to find.
First bear of 2008 and rams...(13 pics)
What a wonderul rugged outdoor hike that was, glad you shared it 
I think that bear in #3 saw his first human of the season too.