Archive 2023 · Katmai Bears; Aug23
p.1 #1Katmai Bears; Aug23
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Spent a week in Katmai last month. It was a good year for salmon which means there were plenty of bears.
Please view in the lightbox as they look much better. I still haven't figured out how to upload so things look sharp on this page.
1) Classic Looks
2) Charging Grizzly
3) Making a Splash
4) Fish Face
5) Zeroed In
6) Wasted Caviar
7) Got Milk?
8) Siblings
9) Big Boy
10) One angry momma bear
Edited on Sep 14, 2023 at 11:20 PM · View previous versions
Sep 14, 2023 at 11:06 PM
p.1 #2Katmai Bears; Aug23
Outstanding set Dan with excellent action shots, most impressive.
Sep 14, 2023 at 11:17 PM
p.1 #3Katmai Bears; Aug23
Wonderful action shots!
Love the big boy shot.
Justin
Love the big boy shot.
Justin
Sep 15, 2023 at 04:42 AM
p.1 #4Katmai Bears; Aug23
Dan - Wow great set. Love the fishing action. Those are some massive bears. Thanks for sharing these beautiful images !
Greg
Greg
Sep 15, 2023 at 05:23 AM
p.1 #5Katmai Bears; Aug23
Super set Dan. They are all sharp as they come up on my screen. You might want to check the magnification setting for your web browser.
Morris
Morris
Sep 15, 2023 at 06:25 AM
p.1 #6Katmai Bears; Aug23
Wow, great work Dan, and the first 4 shots really show the power and speed of these creatures when on the hunt.
Eric
Eric
Sep 15, 2023 at 06:34 AM
p.1 #7Katmai Bears; Aug23
Terrific set of images!
The eye level shooting angle looks great.
They look sharp on my screen but maybe posting larger versions would look even better.
Got my vote.
Dave
The eye level shooting angle looks great.
They look sharp on my screen but maybe posting larger versions would look even better.
Got my vote.
Dave
Sep 15, 2023 at 08:30 AM
p.1 #8Katmai Bears; Aug23
Dan,
What a fun and exciting set, you look like you had allot of fun.
Chris s.
What a fun and exciting set, you look like you had allot of fun.
Chris s.
Sep 15, 2023 at 10:02 AM
p.1 #11Katmai Bears; Aug23
louie champan wrote:
Outstanding set Dan with excellent action shots, most impressive.
Thanks, Louie.
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Tyr-Sog wrote:
Wonderful action shots!
Love the big boy shot.
Justin
Thanks, Justin. Yeah he was a big one.
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Dan - Wow great set. Love the fishing action. Those are some massive bears. Thanks for sharing these beautiful images !
Greg
Glad you enjoyed the post, Greg.
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morris wrote:
Super set Dan. They are all sharp as they come up on my screen. You might want to check the magnification setting for your web browser.
Morris
Appreciate the comment, Morris. And thanks for jarring my brain. Somehow I changed the zoom in my browser to 125 percent. Back to 100 and it looks much better.
Outstanding set Dan with excellent action shots, most impressive.
Thanks, Louie.
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Tyr-Sog wrote:
Wonderful action shots!
Love the big boy shot.
Justin
Thanks, Justin. Yeah he was a big one.
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Dan - Wow great set. Love the fishing action. Those are some massive bears. Thanks for sharing these beautiful images !
Greg
Glad you enjoyed the post, Greg.
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morris wrote:
Super set Dan. They are all sharp as they come up on my screen. You might want to check the magnification setting for your web browser.
Morris
Appreciate the comment, Morris. And thanks for jarring my brain. Somehow I changed the zoom in my browser to 125 percent. Back to 100 and it looks much better.
Sep 15, 2023 at 02:26 PM
p.1 #12Katmai Bears; Aug23
Erictator wrote:
Wow, great work Dan, and the first 4 shots really show the power and speed of these creatures when on the hunt.
Eric
Thanks, Eric. It's amazing how quickly that can move when motivated.
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dclark wrote:
Terrific set of images!
The eye level shooting angle looks great.
They look sharp on my screen but maybe posting larger versions would look even better.
Got my vote.
Dave
Thanks so much, Dave. I'm always amazed how many people just stand upright behind their tripod when simply sitting/kneeling down can make so much difference.
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csinseattle wrote:
Dan,
What a fun and exciting set, you look like you had allot of fun.
Chris s.
Glad you like them, Chris. Yes it was more fun than the law should allow.
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eyelaser wrote:
Stunning!
Eric
Thanks, Eric.
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cnskusa wrote:
Excellent images. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed the post.
Wow, great work Dan, and the first 4 shots really show the power and speed of these creatures when on the hunt.
Eric
Thanks, Eric. It's amazing how quickly that can move when motivated.
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dclark wrote:
Terrific set of images!
The eye level shooting angle looks great.
They look sharp on my screen but maybe posting larger versions would look even better.
Got my vote.
Dave
Thanks so much, Dave. I'm always amazed how many people just stand upright behind their tripod when simply sitting/kneeling down can make so much difference.
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csinseattle wrote:
Dan,
What a fun and exciting set, you look like you had allot of fun.
Chris s.
Glad you like them, Chris. Yes it was more fun than the law should allow.
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eyelaser wrote:
Stunning!
Eric
Thanks, Eric.
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cnskusa wrote:
Excellent images. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed the post.
Sep 15, 2023 at 02:30 PM
p.1 #13Katmai Bears; Aug23
These are Great Shots Dan. What a awesome set !! I love them all ! Voted !!
John
John
Sep 15, 2023 at 02:33 PM
p.1 #14Katmai Bears; Aug23
What a great set of images, no doubt a wonderful trip!
Bob
Bob
Sep 15, 2023 at 02:42 PM
p.1 #15Katmai Bears; Aug23
Wow! Incredible set of images!
All these are so cool! They are all top self quality, but if I had to pick one fave....#5, hands down with the stop-motion capture of the water along with the fish grab/kill.
All these are so cool! They are all top self quality, but if I had to pick one fave....#5, hands down with the stop-motion capture of the water along with the fish grab/kill.
Sep 15, 2023 at 04:44 PM
p.1 #16Katmai Bears; Aug23
They look sharp enough on my monitor and more sharpening would look unnatural to me.
Nice variety.
Tony
Nice variety.
Tony
Sep 15, 2023 at 05:48 PM
p.1 #18Katmai Bears; Aug23
I am in love with all of these! So magical and powerful all at once.
Sep 16, 2023 at 07:10 AM
p.1 #19Katmai Bears; Aug23
Action, Stills, and Interactions, you covered it all, nice work Dan !!
Sep 16, 2023 at 07:29 AM
p.1 #20Katmai Bears; Aug23
johnohio wrote:
These are Great Shots Dan. What a awesome set !! I love them all ! Voted !!
John
Thanks so much, John.
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Bobg657 wrote:
What a great set of images, no doubt a wonderful trip!
Bob
Glad you enjoyed them, Bob. Yes it was a great time.
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jcnemy wrote:
Wow! Incredible set of images!
All these are so cool! They are all top self quality, but if I had to pick one fave....#5, hands down with the stop-motion capture of the water along with the fish grab/kill.
Thanks for the kind words. Catching a fish in mid-air used to be the holy grail. Still somewhat unique but much easier nowadays with higher frame rates.
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Imagemaster wrote:
They look sharp enough on my monitor and more sharpening would look unnatural to me.
Nice variety.
Tony
Thanks, Tony. Yes I just had zoom set to 125 on my browser. All better now.
These are Great Shots Dan. What a awesome set !! I love them all ! Voted !!
John
Thanks so much, John.
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Bobg657 wrote:
What a great set of images, no doubt a wonderful trip!
Bob
Glad you enjoyed them, Bob. Yes it was a great time.
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jcnemy wrote:
Wow! Incredible set of images!
All these are so cool! They are all top self quality, but if I had to pick one fave....#5, hands down with the stop-motion capture of the water along with the fish grab/kill.
Thanks for the kind words. Catching a fish in mid-air used to be the holy grail. Still somewhat unique but much easier nowadays with higher frame rates.
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Imagemaster wrote:
They look sharp enough on my monitor and more sharpening would look unnatural to me.
Nice variety.
Tony
Thanks, Tony. Yes I just had zoom set to 125 on my browser. All better now.
Sep 16, 2023 at 07:34 AM