Dow Williams - May 18, 2010 9:28 am - Voted 10/10
great opportunity...great photo...reminds me of some of the more special wildlife moments I have had as well....congrats man
mrchad9 - May 18, 2010 11:20 am - Hasn't voted
Re: great opportunity...Thanks Dow! It was a great moment. I've seen bears many times but my adrenaline really got going this time. One of those times where I was torn between taking pictures and video, yet was lucky enough to get a bit of both.
And the bear just went about its business searching for food all the while.
Marcsoltan - May 18, 2010 6:06 pm - Voted 10/10
Incredible luck...to run into a none aggressive one. I would have been walking backwards very quietly.
Great photo op, Chad. How far away were you? It looks like you zoomed some.
mrchad9 - May 18, 2010 7:17 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Incredible luck...Oh yes- I zoomed in 3.8x, and then edited it to be vertical instead of horizontal. But it mostly isn't real sharp because of the low light- very cloudy and in the forest- the camera was giving me the stabilization warning and I was too excited to keep still.
About 60-70 feet away, well under 100 for certain. Another way to look at it, he could have caught me in a sprint in about 3 seconds. The bear looked at me before I spotted it even, and then it just went about its business.
jrjonesy - May 20, 2010 7:20 pm - Voted 10/10
It'sa beautiful color phase. Nice pic!
mrchad9 - May 20, 2010 7:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: It'sThanks! I was glad to be there.
mrchad9 - Jun 24, 2010 10:19 am - Hasn't voted
Re: wowThank you! Give it time, and after a few weekends in Sequoia or Kings Canyon you'll see one for sure. I've run across two already this year, though this one was the far better experience.
Tomek Lodowy - Dec 11, 2010 12:21 pm - Voted 10/10
hungryhe must have been very hungry, hope you kept safe distance ! great capture.
Tomek
mrchad9 - Dec 12, 2010 3:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: hungryHe was, and not even the least bit interested in me either. Just walked around digging through bark for food. Thanks!
Chad
madeintahoe - Dec 11, 2010 1:02 pm - Voted 10/10
Beautiful Color!I love his/her coloring..beautiful cinnamon color! I love the Bears! I have only seen one bear in the wild in all my years of hiking/backpacking and quite a few passing through our yard and in neighborhoods which is not good..should be the other way around.
Looks like that tree is a big treat for this special Bear!
mrchad9 - Dec 12, 2010 3:08 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Beautiful Color!That tree and several others. He just went from tree to tree getting what he could.
I've never seen one near Tahoe, but lots down in SEKI, always a thrill though.
Chad
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