Grin & Bear It

DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
edited August 11, 2005 in Wildlife
What can I say? The photo sucks, but it was the only one I could get before a ranger made me move back from the bear. The bear was waistdeep in a blackberry patch. Best I could do at 1/30th of a second at 300 mm with a handheld shot. ...but at least it's a bear.


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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    well an egret it ain't --black egret ---no no yep it's a baar and you be right any bear shot is a good bear shot
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Did you shoot the ranger??

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Did you shoot the ranger??

    g

    Yeah that's what I was going to ask, keep me from shootin a bear in the wild
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  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Ahhh I see you haven't read the tutorial by ED. When in this position what you do is pretend to obey the ranger then when he or she is distracted begin chasing the bear through the woods to get some really great shots.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    reply to all: I wanted to shoot the ranger. I went down the hill and found out from some on-lookers that he had left as soon as he yelled at me on the bullhorn. If I had known that I would never have gone down the hill.

    Believe me, I got as close as the bear would let me get. It was a male and let me know with a fake charge that I wasn't to get any closer when I got about 40 feet from him. The major problem was that there was also a female with three cubs in the area and I couldn't find her and didn't want to take a chance on getting between her and the cubs in the blackberry patch. As you can see from the photo, the brush was high and thick and no way was I going to push my luck that far.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Not to shabby considering the conditions you were shooting. Good capture.
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Dixie wrote:
    reply to all: I wanted to shoot the ranger. I went down the hill and found out from some on-lookers that he had left as soon as he yelled at me on the bullhorn. If I had known that I would never have gone down the hill.

    Believe me, I got as close as the bear would let me get. It was a male and let me know with a fake charge that I wasn't to get any closer when I got about 40 feet from him. The major problem was that there was also a female with three cubs in the area and I couldn't find her and didn't want to take a chance on getting between her and the cubs in the blackberry patch. As you can see from the photo, the brush was high and thick and no way was I going to push my luck that far.
    Sounds like a pretty exciting encounter. Good decision not pushing your luck with the female with cubs, although it would look cool, we don't need any action shots of you getting rushed by an angry mother.:hurt

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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Yes, Nick, it does bring to mind a thought, "If I can catch you, I can maul you."
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Thanks Harry. Will you show the me the wetlands if I head down to Florida to shoot some lighthouses this fall? Since I'm not doing the racing anymore I've changed my plans for the Everglades this year and will probably put that off until next year.


    Harryb wrote:
    Not to shabby considering the conditions you were shooting. Good capture.
    Dixie
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Dixie wrote:
    Thanks Harry. Will you show the me the wetlands if I head down to Florida to shoot some lighthouses this fall? Since I'm not doing the racing anymore I've changed my plans for the Everglades this year and will probably put that off until next year.
    Hey Dixie,

    If you come on down to the Space Coast area I would be thrilled to show you around.
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    dragon300zx wrote:
    Ahhh I see you haven't read the tutorial by ED. When in this position what you do is pretend to obey the ranger then when he or she is distracted begin chasing the bear through the woods to get some really great shots.
    Cool Shot Dixie..

    Unless Jeff has some pictures of me, you can't ACTUALLY prove I did that hehe....:D

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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited August 11, 2005
    ehughes wrote:
    Cool Shot Dixie..

    Unless Jeff has some pictures of me, you can't ACTUALLY prove I did that hehe....:D

    Ed

    Mother and cubs shot here http://www.digitalgrin.com/showthread.php?t=14366


    But we ALL know you would Ed!! rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • MHughesMHughes Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited August 11, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    But we ALL know you would Ed!! rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    I do have proof rolleyes1.gif


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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2005
    ehughes wrote:
    Cool Shot Dixie..

    Unless Jeff has some pictures of me, you can't ACTUALLY prove I did that hehe....:D

    Ed

    Mother and cubs shot here http://www.digitalgrin.com/showthread.php?t=14366
    if we had pics of ranger rick and us they would not leave my computer but if we chased the ranger i would be clicking and posting :D
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Dixie,

    If you come on down to the Space Coast area I would be thrilled to show you around.
    I'll let you know when for sure, but probably in November after I've lost the fall colors up here. :):
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2005
    Dixie wrote:
    I'll let you know when for sure, but probably in November after I've lost the fall colors up here. xzicon_smile_cool.gif
    deal.gif Sounds good.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2005
    I'm looking forward to meeting you and having fun shooting those BIF. thumb.gif
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