It Came From The Forest

This is the second shot from my brown bear series in NationalGeographic (Dutch edition). Just like the previous image, it was shotfrom a hide in a large swamp area, deep in the taiga forests ofeastern Finland.

It was late in the evening and I was staring out of the window of ourhide, looking for any activity. When I saw the trees moving in thedistance, I knew there had to be a moose or a bear walking in ourdirection. I liked the distant forest habitat, so I decided to choosethe 200-400 over the 600 and include some of the trees. It turned outto be a light colored brown bear that emerged from the darkness, whichstood out nicely from the green tones surrounding it.

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Nikon D3, AF-S VR 200-400/4.0, 1/320 @ f/4.0, ISO 800, beanbag

A beautiufl sighting Marsel indeed. The brown shade of the bear stands out very nicely agains the greenery as you mentioned it. Also the white flowers in foreground makes nice interesting elements, just as if it was specular highlights.

 

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Very nice, even if I would have liked the bear even a bit more to the right (off centre) and that branches on the right keep distracting me.

For the rest (colors and so), very nice as usual!

Very nice capture! The overall composition is amazing. I probably would have made the mistake of useing the 600mm instead because i'm used to tight crops when in fact, this shot is much more appealing. Do you bait the hides or do you just sit and wait?