River Siesta

As I'll be leading a tour to Alaska in a couple of months, I thoughtit would be a good idea to go through the images from the previousvisit and have a second look at the ones I selected then. As always, Inoticed that there are shots that I didn't select back then -apparently I didn't like them - but that I do like very much now. Andthere are shots that I did select, which I don't think are veryinteresting anymore. Fortunately, there were also some shots that werepart of my initial selection that I still like, and this is one ofthem. It's interesting to see how your taste changes over even a veryshort period of time.

Instead of waiting for thatsalmon-leaping-into-the-mouth-of-a-bear-shot, I decided to focus on aspot with the least action; a sleeping bear. By choosing a relativelyslow shutter speed, I was able to blur the water (while retainingsubtle texture) to give a moody feel to the scene and emphasize themotionless state of the bear. I used a polarizer and small aperture toget my shutter speed down.

Nikon D2Xs, AF-S VR 70-200/2.8, 1.4x TC, polarizer, 0.6s @ f/16,ISO 100

Oh. Fantastic. I wonder how long the bear was striking that pose for you to take a slow shutter shot. Simply awesome.

Really a fantastic image. Thank you !

Masterpiece as always. He is so relaxed - wonderful.

Exceptional. Thanks for sharing. I really like this.

The blurred water very effectively conveys the passage of time around the motionless bear. Nicely done!

Phil

Superb.

Top flight picture, love the bears expression.

Wow. I never saw a waterfall long exposure like this. Congratulations.

Lovely shot! Great technique!