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Photographing bears can be exhilarating....but unfortunately on rear occasions deadly.

http://www.adn.com/article/20120826/denali-park-hikers-camera-offers-clues-bear-attack

http://gawker.com/partially-consumed-hiker-discovered-in-yellowstone-g-1723014100

The first and recent incident at Yellowstone may not have have involved a photographer, but the Denali incident from 2012 did.

So how close does one need to be to "fill the frame"? The NPS at Denali recommends staying 1/4 mile from bears. For a decent photograph, that would seem to be a bit far even with a super-tele and a lot of crop.

So what is your "comfort zone" ?

This guy was about 50 meters away.....and that was close enough for me.




SOOC. He knows I'm there....and I know my car is two steps behind me.






With heavy crop. I got a decent shot...and a chance to go again another day.




Aug 09, 2015 at 08:46 PM
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Darwin's theory in action...


Aug 09, 2015 at 09:13 PM
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Aug 09, 2015 at 09:25 PM
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Respect and understanding behaviour go a long way, but I suppose there is always risk

https://pawsitive1.smugmug.com/Travel/Waterton-2009/i-cHjn5Xx/0/O/IMG_9310.jpg

https://pawsitive1.smugmug.com/Travel/Waterton-2009/i-6jXZ8BX/0/L/IMG_9421-L.jpg



Aug 10, 2015 at 05:37 AM
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If we are to be honest with ourselves, you really cannot heed the NPS advice and get a decent bear image. Anyone disagree?


Aug 10, 2015 at 06:35 AM





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