M1stphotography wrote:
These are obviously outstanding photos. Congratulations, great work. Would you mind explaining some of the equipment and settings you used, as well as the weather/lighting conditions at the time? Thanks.
Hi Matthew. Welcome to FM. Sure, these all were shot with a Canon R5 and RF 600 F4 & a RF 100-500. As these were shot over a few days, settings and weather were all over the place. Most were shot with the 600 and cropped, I believe the last one was with the 100-500. Most of these were in the woods , the first one was under a walnut tree, with dappled light. Hope this helps.
astralbyte wrote:
Also interested in the lens and equipment you used here and approximately how far away you were. Even though they’re black bears and not brown, I bet mama bear wouldn’t have been too happy with you getting super close!
Welcome to FM. All shot with a Canon R5 and a RF 600 F4 with extenders. A few shot with a RF 100-500. In my experience bears are like people, all have different personalties. Sometimes the same bear can be more or less tolerant at different times and situations. Commonsense and experience are your guides. Some of these I was on the edge of the woods shooting into the woods. Others I was in the woods with them. I try to never get to close, not really necessary given today's equipment. Honestly, I think you get more natural behavior buy keeping your distance.
Erictator wrote:
I almost sprained my wrist reaching for the Vote button so fast. Such a magnificent set John , you really caught the essence of the family unit interaction. The little climber is so cute testing out his climbing skills too.
Eric
Eric your to funny !! Always appreciate you responding and of coarse your Vote. Many thanks my friend.
These look awesome John, I think 9 is my favourite. Got your PM but my account is too new to reply. Guess I'll have to post some more pics to get it going
M1stphotography wrote:
These are obviously outstanding photos. Congratulations, great work. Would you mind explaining some of the equipment and settings you used, as well as the weather/lighting conditions at the time? Thanks.
Sure, and also, most importantly, explaining the size of the cojones required to get this close to a mama bear.
