p.2 #1 · More Alaska Coastal Bears*Images are Back*What crop is a better choice?
#2 with a little more to the right for me on crop.
Wow, that is close action and a unique 'bear trap' or 'barrel trap
Grasses seem a bit too saturated in 1 and 2 but a fine looking bear!
Oh, and the last is great and would also work up nicely cropped without the photog
Lucky you and thanks for sharing your close encounters.
Karl
p.2 #6 · More Alaska Coastal Bears*Images are Back*What crop is a better choice?
Nice shots but that last one is way too close. I don't care how safe you think you are. That is an apex predator and if it had the inclination, it would kill you with no effort. I think the recommended cushion is 50 yards and that appears to be 6 feet. I am not posting this to be rude, but its not something that should be acceptable in the photography community.
p.2 #7 · More Alaska Coastal Bears*Images are Back*What crop is a better choice?
I thought about bht-kevin post comments and I don’t think I’m going to “poke the bear” so to speak and turn this post into some long winded battle of ethics and who can type better than others. The previous post that he was involved with did not turn out so great and caused the thread to be locked.
There is nothing that I can or would like to say that would not cause any kind of response. I have decided to remove the images and let the post disappear to the depths. I really don’t see it ending well and the beautiful bears will be overlooked.
I thank graciously those that did comment on being constructive as to what crop is preferred and I respect his or her opinions. It has reinforced my thinking that a crop can make or break a image and it is an art of balance not to take lightly.
Thanks,
Patrick
bht-kevin wrote:
Nice shots but that last one is way too close. I don't care how safe you think you are. That is an apex predator and if it had the inclination, it would kill you with no effort. I think the recommended cushion is 50 yards and that appears to be 6 feet. I am not posting this to be rude, but its not something that should be acceptable in the photography community.
bht-kevin wrote:
I forget how sensitive people are sometimes. I honestly meant to offense and the pictures were great. I don't think you should take the others down, just no need to promote being 6 feet from a wild animal as normal practice. I've seen some absolutely horrible things with animals attacking humans (domesticated). I'm sure that shapes my opinion.
p.2 #8 · More Alaska Coastal Bears*Images are Back*What crop is a better choice?
PV Hiker wrote:
I thought about bht-kevin post comments and I don’t think I’m going to “poke the bear” so to speak and turn this post into some long winded battle of ethics and who can type better than others. The previous post that he was involved with did not turn out so great and caused the thread to be locked.
I forget how sensitive people are sometimes. I honestly meant to offense and the pictures were great. I don't think you should take the others down, just no need to promote being 6 feet from a wild animal as normal practice. I've seen some absolutely horrible things with animals attacking humans (domesticated). I'm sure that shapes my opinion.
p.2 #9 · More Alaska Coastal Bears*Images are Back*What crop is a better choice?
I agree that it is generally best to keep your distance from wild animals. From a safety point of view, I want to emphasize that we did not approach bears, but set up in an approved location at a distance. There were other groups of people in the area also. Occasionally the bears would approach quite closely but at that point there was really no place to get away from them. We were careful to stay in a group, follow the directions of our guide and have bear spray. I think Alaska bears in Katmai, McNeill River, etc. are fairly used to people and are often in close proximity, but certainly you still want to be aware that they are wild and can be unpredicatable even when they do have the abundant salmon as a food source.
Patrick
