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.

#4, 5 and 6

# 7, 8 and 9

#10, 11 and 12

#13, 14 and 15 (oops, I thought there were only 13 )

Very nice Shelley. They are all well done, I am kind of partial to the bear but that is just me.

Tim

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?

Nice shots Shelley, I'm gonna have to drive out to Waterton very soon.

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

Really great series. love the first image

such depth in 1 and 14....as usual, a real pleasure to view Shelley

Great series of shots as usual Shelley,

boy do these make me wish I had more wildlife around me.....

Congratulations

Lil

Excellent shots Shelley - such great clarity in all of them. The bear captured are fab
Well done.
David

Beautiful clear shots. That bear looked in pretty good shape after a long winter. Great Composition in number 1. Thanks for sharing.

Really nice Shelley, these look so real. Great job shooting and processing. The image quality is stunning. Love those eyes in #3.

Beautiful clear shots. That bear looked in pretty good shape after a long winter. Great Composition in number 1. Thanks for sharing.

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

Nice job, I especially like the rams, the young one in mid-stride is great.

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

Number 1 and the last one are stunning!

Nice shots Shelley! I really like 14.

J

Enjoyed these, Shelley! Great job in hard light - lovely portraits!!
Susan

Shelley Well Done I think that bear in #3 saw his first human of the season too.

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

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.