D4.... GRIZZLY Proof!
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Avi B
Registered: Dec 07, 2006
Total Posts: 6753
Country: Canada

Wow that's some story. Glad you're okay.

And your gear still works. That's the icing on the cake...

mikesrc
Registered: May 02, 2009
Total Posts: 378
Country: United States

Dude never, never , never go in to the woods without a good pistol and plenty of ammo strapped to your hip!!!

ckcarr
Registered: Dec 02, 2006
Total Posts: 4005
Country: United States

Amazing and great story.

Tell the truth, you were eating a messy bologna sandwich while photographing!

Sneakyracer
Registered: Mar 24, 2004
Total Posts: 1637
Country: United States

OMG, that is crazy!

Hummm, 600mm lens, $10,000, just out and hard to get Nikon D4, $6000, Carbon Fiber tripod and head, $1500, watching a naughty bear stomp and chew on it... NOT PRICELESS!! I would drop and cry!

(unless I had one of these)
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ShutteredMe
Registered: Mar 29, 2009
Total Posts: 2854
Country: United States

WOW, amazing! Glad you are ok. No gear is worth your life. You did the right thing.

-Quang

Picture This!
Registered: Aug 03, 2010
Total Posts: 1095
Country: United States

glad you're ok. Great story.

euua
Registered: Aug 26, 2009
Total Posts: 1556
Country: Canada

good one

Story wow !!! Glad you are ok and dont worry about gear - life is more important

xaradaisy wrote:
The D4 survived because it locked up and played dead.

Conrad Tan
Registered: Dec 08, 2007
Total Posts: 27618
Country: United States

Glad you and most of your gear are alright!!!!! Hot damn... I'd have shat myself!!!!

Kell
Registered: Apr 10, 2012
Total Posts: 348
Country: United States

you can't outrun a grizzly, but you don't have to, you just have to outrun your camera

IzzyG
Registered: May 01, 2012
Total Posts: 219
Country: United States

Poff Photo wrote:
At least you have photos to show the insurance company! How often does that happen? Glad you're OK and kept on shooting! This is a perfect example of why I shoot weddings; even the WORST MOB doesn't stack up to this!

You must shoot some tame weddings ;p

Slug69
Registered: Mar 04, 2008
Total Posts: 908
Country: Australia

I think you pushed the shadows too much in the first couple of pics.

They need some more contrast.

MagicNikon
Registered: Jul 09, 2006
Total Posts: 1919
Country: United States

OMFG

Javier Munoz
Registered: Nov 10, 2007
Total Posts: 536
Country: United States

I think the bear wasnt happy with the composition

trudy
Registered: Dec 18, 2004
Total Posts: 19
Country: United States

Wow, you are crazy not carrying anything ( 44 cal). A grizzly at full speed,woud be on you in a heart beat. Specially if they think you are retreating in fear. Great shots,story! Good thing he was busy trying to chimp.

Javier Munoz
Registered: Nov 10, 2007
Total Posts: 536
Country: United States

To all those trigger happy members of the forum. How many shoots would you need to stop a Grizzly bear barreling towards you providing you are not James Bond.

vchowdhary
Registered: Jul 12, 2009
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I would have soiled my pants.

posten
Registered: Oct 20, 2004
Total Posts: 418
Country: United States

WOW

posten
Registered: Oct 20, 2004
Total Posts: 418
Country: United States

Pics of the damage please!!!!

tdong
Registered: May 08, 2008
Total Posts: 707
Country: Canada

awesome and sad . next time buy a bear spray

jared charney
Registered: Jan 13, 2011
Total Posts: 8
Country: N/A

crazy! good thing you had a 2nd camera on you--nice to know your gear survived--obviously designed to even survive a bear attack

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