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Loafin' & Loungin'
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 27 February 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This is a sibling cub to the earlier shot. I was graced with their presence last fall. I shot to many shots to show them all. This pose is another of my favourites.
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MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
My gosh, that is just great. You just got added to my watch list!
27 Feb 2009 5:28am
Hema Iyer from Bangalore, India
This is my favourite too. This little guy is posing so well for you. Fantastic shot
27 Feb 2009 6:08am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Fantastic, he looks so mellow, he didn't feel threatened at all...He must have sensed he faced a good soul :)
27 Feb 2009 8:25am
Denise from Perry, United States
This is a fantastic shot! I still think you should work for NG! I can't help but worry as to where Mama Bear was.....
27 Feb 2009 11:04am
@Denise: Denise, while I watched and photgraphed these cubs, mama was right there with them. She usually was just lying there watching carefully. When she would get up to go , the cubs instantly stopped what they were doing and would follow.
For these shots I was either just beside, or was shooting from inside my vehicle.
And an extreme large thank you for the compliment.
Marion from Liberty Township, United States
You are so lucky!!! I probably would have filledup all my memory cards with shots of these two. This one almost looks like he is smiling at you :) Fantastic capture!
27 Feb 2009 12:49pm
@Marion: Marion, I did consectively shoot. 2 sets of batteries, into the second memory card. several rushes of adrenaline.
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Wow, this is soooo good! You obvioulsly know a lot more about bears than I do, I would probably have chickened out after a few shots....
27 Feb 2009 1:17pm
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Fabulous capture, Lee! An absolutely great shot!
27 Feb 2009 2:04pm
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
fantastic shot.. what a great poser he is :-).
27 Feb 2009 2:20pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
What a cute pose, you couldn't ask for more, top shot.
27 Feb 2009 2:59pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
what an incredibly sharp image with excellent composition. It's as though the bear was posing for you.
27 Feb 2009 5:20pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
Simply marvellous. A first class portrait of this gorgeous creature
28 Feb 2009 4:25am
Mary from PA, United States
Marvelous!! He seems to be laughing at you :) Glad you got to see these guys...and then share them with us :)
2 Mar 2009 1:55am
@eric: Thank you for visisting. Please visit again.
Markela from Athens, Greece
What a cute cub!! You captured it at just the right moment.....up on the tree (lol)!!
2 Mar 2009 7:21pm
mats from Houston, United States
He looks more like a bear not the grizzly kind.. :-)
3 Mar 2009 4:04am
@Magda: Thank you
Vinman from Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Bears are great, they often seem to pose especially for the camera. We're not lucky(?) enough to have them wild over here but they were always my favourite subject at London Zoo as a kid.
7 Mar 2009 7:46pm
@Vinman: I'll tell you, we have plenty of wild bears here. Sometimes they are to playful. They get too close to urban areas, and cause damage.
