Wait For Salmon

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• rcrick (68)
• [2008-04-10 19:20]

Hi Harry,

Mate this is excellent, I've seen this image on so many wildlife docos, just beautiful, detail and composition perfect, and as for the motion of the water, Spectacular !

Cheers Rick :)

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• bobair (44)
• [2008-04-10 19:40]

Hi Harry,
this is a classic shot in every sense of the word as I have seen many that look so very similar over the years.I like the blurred water and the look of concentration the bear has he is focused on what he is doing;as were you because the colour is spot-on and the details are many and best of all the point of view-classic!Thanks for this dynamic looking capture of a bear I would like to photo very much as well. Bob

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• kmr13777 (703)
• [2008-04-10 19:55]

WOW!!
This one'e very beautiful Harry. Excellent details and the womderful milky effect in the water. You have done a great job in capturing the focus and concentration on the bears face. Excellent exposure and very natural and nice colors.

Kudos!!

TFS
Kirti

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• Adanac (21378)
• [2008-04-10 20:21]

Hello Harry,
Exceptional results from the slow shutter speed. This is wonderful I'm glad he cooperated at least for one. Thanks for sharing this splendid capture.
Rick

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• Popye (158)
• [2008-04-10 21:42]

Harry,
This is such a beauty. Great exposure time, framing, comp, sharpness, and colours. I hope you did make a large print and framed it properly. Geniune great work.
TFS
Jan

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• JPlumb (2904)
• [2008-04-10 22:30]

Hi Harry, great action shot of this Grizzly fishing. 1/20th of a second worked well to catch the motion of the water, yet it was still quick enough to catch the bear in a good sharp pose. The bear is very well positioned within the shot with excellent exposure on the bear giving us excellent colour and great sharp detail.

Thanks, John

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2008-04-10 22:33]

Hi Joe

A wonderful shot - classic actually - good composition and POV with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.

James

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• anilnediyara (780)
• [2008-04-10 22:33]

Hi Harry,

Another classic from Alaska :) Superb shot, technically as well as aesthetically is a world of its own. Shots like this will sure help others to set standards to meet ( and sure will help camera cos. to sell more of their stuff too :) )

TFS, Regards
Anil

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• Art_R (3892)
• [2008-04-10 22:34]

Hi Harry , wow what an amazing photo , great job.

regards

Art

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• Dis. Ac. (24509)
• [2008-04-10 23:05]

Hi Harry,

Exellent capture and shot from these grizzly bear in his natural habitat.
Beautiful colors and pov.
Exellent exposuretime, the water is not freezing.
regards gert

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• fragman (43778)
• [2008-04-10 23:47]

amazing capture, TFS Ori

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• dB_grafix (3019)
• [2008-04-10 23:49]

It is nice of you to explain the shot Harry. It is easy to just shoot a bear standing idle in the forest, but this was well worth the many tries on film. The only thing I do not like about this, is that it makes me want to go to Alaska and try seeing a similar sight,and I don't know when that could happen haha.
Very professional photo!!

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• jcoowanitwong (13754)
• [2008-04-11 0:21]

Hello Harry,
Fantastic that you can get this sharp image at low shutter speed. The water movement is well seen. TFS this fine image.
JC

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2008-04-11 0:41]

Hi Harry,
It's a beautiful photo. f/16 gave you a very good DOF, and with 1/20 sec you got the motion of the water which looks beautiful with the still main subject. You're lucky that he managed to keep still for a short while. Exposure control, focus, sharpness, POV and composition are very nice. Good work!
TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• mariki (9477)
• [2008-04-11 1:41]

Hello Harry,

Superb picture of this bear waiting for salmons. Very good POV, DOF and sharpness. Great exposure and nice effect of the water. Good light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2008-04-11 1:42]

Hola Harry,
precioso trabajo,
efectos y pov,
detalles agradables y buen foco.
saludos

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• earthtraveler (3483)
• [2008-04-11 1:47]

Hi Harry,
Wonderful image of this bear in the falls. The flowing blurred water looks great and the bear is so solid and powerful looking. Beautiful composition and fine sharp details of the bear. Super work! Tfs Richard

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• Amadeo (3323)
• [2008-04-11 2:23]

Hola Harry, excelente composición, la luz perfecta. Un saludo

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• jossim (12636)
• [2008-04-11 2:27]

Bonjour Harry,

Superbe moment et parfaite prise de vue de ce spécimen.
Félicitations et merci pour le partage.
Joseph

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• Humanist (541)
• [2008-04-11 2:45]
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Incredible colour and the composition is just stunning! But, ummm, how were you within 200mm range safely? Surely you were almost on top of this bear?

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2008-04-11 2:47]

Hello Harry,
You can't have it all:-). You got a beautiful fall here due to the 1/20 shutter speed. And the bear is sharp enough...a rhetorical question whether the bear should be sharper or not.
I imagine seeing its head moving all the time:-)
Awesome image!
Congrats
TFS
Annick

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• pekkavalo1 (6789)
• [2008-04-11 4:27]

Hi Harry,

Another excellent wildlife action picture. Details of the bear are very sharp and BG is suitably softer still showing streaming water nicely. Good work.

TFS

Pekka

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• gannu (14761)
• [2008-04-11 4:41]

Hello Harry
What a shot with the animal standing in the water. Excellent shot with superb clarity. Well done TFS ganesh

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• ralfsworld (6560)
• [2008-04-11 5:14]

Hi Harry
This is nice shot of this bear waiting for his catch... you get your catch before hi did his so 1:0 for you :)
Captured motion of water make this shot singing.
TFS
Ralf

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2008-04-11 5:16]

Hi Harry,
this must have been a very cooperative bear, ;-) very good sharpness and details with 1/20sec.
The soft water is beautiful around the bear.
Well exposed with nice lighting and beautiful colors.
Great work as usual.

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• CeltickRanger (37400)
• [2008-04-11 5:42]

hello Harry

WOW ! superb shot of the Grizzly bear
and a great composition of the image,
fine POV and framing, excellent DOF,
i love that sharpen blurred water,
excellent sharpen and details of the bear,

TFS

Asbed

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• rightway (333)
• [2008-04-11 7:55]

Hi Harry,
Very nice capture of this bear on the top of a water fall. Great composition and details.
TFS
Wei

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2008-04-11 8:12]

Hi Harry,

I don't know which is more spectacular - the wonderful bear or the wonderful motion of the water. A fantastic shot and I can understand why you like it so much. So do I!

Jane

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• matatur (5312)
• [2008-04-11 9:09]

A fine and powerful portrait with an ecological importance, perfectly captured with quite a high resolution, in spite of being a scanned diapositive Harry, good work indeed!
Mehmet

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• Necipp (100)
• [2008-04-11 9:16]

Awsome shot this is the sort of work that seperated the pro from the amateur, I like the sharpness of the bear contrasting well against the slow timing movement of the water and an excellent composition also tfs Harry have a great weekend Best rgds Necip.

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-04-11 9:24]

Hello Harry
There are many lucky shots about and this is certainly not one of them!!
Your plan to get the milk effect in the water is pure genius..and pure patience!!..most cameras would be set to the fastest shutter available...It stunning Sir!!
All the Best
Paul

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2008-04-11 10:17]

Hallo Harry,
Dit is er weer zo een van ongekende kwaliteit. Zo'n plaat maken alleen de allerbeste fotografen. Wat een dynamiek en helderheid in deze foto! Een absolute topper!
Goed weekend,
Peter

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• Arjun (7593)
• [2008-04-11 10:26]

hello sir,
beautiul picture.
no words
tfs

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• uleko (10940)
• [2008-04-11 12:22]

Hello Harry,
Wow, what a splendid moment you've caught here! The Bear looks really fantastic against the background of rushing water. Great focus, excellent details and lovely colours. A lovely feeling of movement. Brilliant work!
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla
P later

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• marcin (2057)
• [2008-04-11 12:50]

Hello Harry
wow!! amazing photo, very well done, thanks for sharing and have a great weekend

marcin

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• jignasi (27917)
• [2008-04-11 12:53]

Buena luz y colores fielmente captado. El conjunto es realista e impresionante con una buena elección de la velocidad de exposición.
Un abrazo: J. Ignasi

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• maurydv (36428)
• [2008-04-11 13:38]

Spettacolare cattura, un'esposizione straordinariamente perfetta ai fini creativi, un'immagine di eccellenza sotto tutti gli aspetti. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• angybone (7684)
• [2008-04-11 13:50]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an effect! The bear is so sharp and clear and yet the water is wonderfully exposed, creating such a dramatic effect. I'm adding this to my favorites - that should speak for how much I love this shot!

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-04-11 15:04]
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Wow! Now this is special!
How on earth did you get this!!!
Did you use a tripod?
The smooth water contrasting with the pin-sharp Bear is amazing!
Exceptional composition.
Just amazing!
Straight into my favourites.

TFS!!!!!!!!

Joe

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• lise (2877)
• [2008-04-11 16:29]

Hi Harry,
This is such a wonderful shot! Love the blured water falls. Great POV and the light , colours and sharpness are superb.
Very well done.
Lise

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• darwin (1401)
• [2008-04-11 18:04]

Hi Harry
Classic capture and pose
Crystal clear image
Superb detail
Well done. tfs jon

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• Luis52 (15809)
• [2008-04-11 18:26]

Hola Harry.
I just dont konw what to say about this beautiful photo. Great image. High quality level. Pro-Photo.
Nikon F5 eh? Good work to change to Digital.
f/16 and 1/20 gives a exellent effect on water.

TFS My good Friend.
Luis52.

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• Mana (18598)
• [2008-04-11 18:46]

Hi Harry,
I almost read the title 'Wait for Sumon' and felt thrilled. Outstanding shot and the effect captured on the running water is just marvellous. The grizzly patiently waits for catches and the moment is illustrated so beautifully. Immaculate sharpness, colours, light and exposure. Very skillful work. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• cobbydale (66)
• [2008-04-12 1:38]

Harry, the first word that came into my head when I saw this was Wow! And I see I wasn't the first either. This is superb. The way you have kept the bear sharp whilst also capturing the movement of the water is very impressive. "Top drawer" as we say in the UK! Going straight into my favourites.
cheers
Leon

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• Hil (5035)
• [2008-04-12 3:55]

Hi Harry

Superb action shot of the Grizzly, documenting the famous Salmon catching.
Excellent watchful pose and great POV.
Nice sharp details and I like the blurring of the water giving us the impression of the raging flowing water.
Very nice colours and superb lighting.
Great note too.

Hil

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• marhowie (486)
• [2008-04-12 7:22]

Hi Harry,
Great technique, the waterfall looks very nice @ 1/20th.
And your effort paid off with nice details throughout the animal.
This big guy looks like he's ready to jump, straining forward this way..
You captured the intensity of the bear fishing perfectly :)
Well done!
Howard

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• SkyF (8073)
• [2008-04-12 9:45]

Hello Harry,
this is fabulous, very nice timing and a excellent composition.
The slow shutter speed gave you a lovly milky effect on the water.
Great work.
Sky

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• lizzie (2855)
• [2008-04-12 19:19]

Hi Harry,

Well, patience for sure paid a lot in your case, what an amazing shot!
I really like the opening you've used (F16) creating this beautiful effect on the water!
You only need one shot! and you got two!!
Congratulations for this fantastic image, I even feel the strength of the water against this beautiful bear!

Lise

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-04-13 0:51]

Hello Harry,
Superb composition with such beauty!
great use of f/16 to achieve the effect on the running water!
perfect sharpness, good colour and superb details on the subject!
very well done
cheers
Tony

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• boreocypriensis (9571)
• [2008-04-13 1:16]

Hi Harry,
Another splendid shot of a bear in feeding with excellent details, DOF and POV!
TFS.
Greetings from Cyprus,

Bayram

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• hester (11638)
• [2008-04-13 2:27]

Hi Harry

I'm amazed that you managed to get a shot with blurred water and a sharp bear. Reading your notes I would say two out of the 37 images was actually excellent on this shutter speed. It really is a stunning shot, beautifully composed and it captures the moment. It needs to be in a magazine.

TFS

Karan

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• izler (44)
• [2008-04-13 9:39]

hello Harry
wonderful hunt photo with successful using of camera settings
composition, POV, light, sharpness and details are great
TFS
regards
izler

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• elefantino (14406)
• [2008-04-13 10:32]

Hey Harry, what a shot!!
Great idea to use long time exposure to have silk-water.
Goodo compo and sharpness on the bear.
Well done and straight into my favourites!

Andrea

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• stevkds (1811)
• [2008-04-13 12:15]

Hi Harry,
amazing shot. Very impressive picture and dynamic shot. Full of energy. Very well done. tfs. Stev

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2008-04-13 12:17]

Hola Harry.
Una instantánea fenomenal.
Bello encuadre y acertada exposición.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

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• Argus (50626)
• [2008-04-13 13:11]

Hello Harry,
A superb pose against the waterfall, the fine sharpness of the Grizzly, the POV and composition all make this a marvellous image that is a joy to view!
Thanks for sharing it!
Best wishes, Ivan

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• Tamrock (1928)
• [2008-04-14 2:54]

hi harry!
congrat to amazing and very
beautiful pic!
well done!

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• Karin (2089)
• [2008-04-14 5:12]

Dag Harry,
Gisteren had ik geen tijd voor comments en nu ben ik veel te laat! wat kan ik nog zeggen dat niet al werd gescheren?
Die beer staat stevig op zijn poten, zo in de sterke stroming, hij staat als een rots in het water dat je zo mooi vloeiend hebt weten weer te geven. (veel zalm gegeten)
Compositie is fantastisch, scherpte ook.
TFS

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• wuta (2142)
• [2008-04-14 7:22]

Hallo Harry , Een schitterende foto van de beer kan niet beter , het water vloeit mooi compositie van de beer en de kleuren prachtig gedaan , Groeten Teunie

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• martinmena (1601)
• [2008-04-14 13:07]

Hi Harry.
A great time photographing a beautiful animal like this oso.Muy beautiful picture, your gallery is very buena.Un greeting.
Martinmena

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2008-04-15 6:05]

Hi Harry, I like salmon as a bear, and this splendid animal is waiting as me for this very good fish, splendid shoot with wonderful DOF and great exposure, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• IulianGherghel (1413)
• [2008-04-16 10:07]

Hello!
Excellent!
Great colours, details, and sharpness.
A very good composition.
Your comment is very interesting.
All the best!
Iulian

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-04-17 6:43]

Hello Harry

I love all your shots.The subjects are always dramatic with excellent action.
It doesn't take much imagination to see a story unfold.
The water looks amazing.
I love the feeling of anticipation.
Excellent focus and sharpness.
The shot is well exposed.
The colours are well saturated.
TFS

Rob

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• lorendubois (9343)
• [2008-04-17 12:01]

Bonsoir Harry
Un chef d'oeuvre... je reconnais le professionnalisme...
Le sujet est réellement bien, la prise de vue : exceptionnelle
Merci
Laurent

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2008-04-19 0:31]

Hi Harry.
I am amazed twice. Your huge comments are touched me. Your terrific shot is impressed me a lot. Fantastic work. But what could I wait from you? My all congratulations. Great technique. The shutter speed is brilliant as well as the created effect. Water stream is reflected fantastically. Expressive pose of the bear is great too. Lights, colours an composition are also outstanding. Great sample for imitation. Bravo.
Alexei.

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• JORAPAVI (4643)
• [2008-04-20 4:30]

Hola Harry,
Esta foto es impresionante como toda tu galería, el momento y la composición son únicos, me la llevo a favoritos. Un cordial saludo

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2008-04-21 4:00]

Hi Harry,
A lovely capture of this beautiful Grizzle waiting for Salmons. A nice National Geographic shot. Excellent blurring effect of the water fall and the Grizzle is very sharp. And that is the patience one uses when catching a salmon. Excellent composition and details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• gondox (1585)
• [2008-04-21 8:31]

Hi Harry!

Did it take much film but it was very much worth! So magnificent shot it's even hard to decide what to say; everything is so obviously perfect here and such a unique shot all I can say it's top ten on TN since I'm here! Thanks so much for sharing!

Best regards,
Andor

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2008-04-22 6:18]

Hello Harry,
A beautiful composition!
Most impressive is capture of the expression in the bear's face as I can read both expectation and alert with a high level of adrenaline...
Simply excellent!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• jackart (1965)
• [2008-04-23 6:20]

Hello Harry!

O Yes! This is masterpiece! Great scene amazing framing and splendid colors. Very well captured!

Regards
Jacek

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• keanhoon (1264)
• [2008-04-23 7:45]

The bear must have stand still for quite some time, to get a soft flow of water work. Great work.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

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• vmukherjee (1472)
• [2008-04-23 19:43]

Great shot! Looks straight from the pages of national geographic :) . The smooth silky feeling of the flowing water lloks wonderful. Good composition.

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• MartinL (0)
• [2008-04-24 21:06]

Harry,

What a stunning image! This is top notch photography without a doubt. The water flowing around the bear really makes this shot. You've composed this beautifully, with great sharpness, POV and detail. You must have been happy to be able to photograph this bear at 1/20 of a second and still get away with such excellent results. Great work.

Best Regards,

Martin

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• Signal-Womb (11094)
• [2008-05-07 14:09]

Top Shot! Love the pose and you achieved good speed on the water. Excellent work Harry.

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• Seabird (1387)
• [2008-08-02 7:09]

Hi, Harry,

this is simply wonderful!! an excellent photo in all aspects.
thanks for sharing!!

chrs,
Man Yee

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• Ingrid1 (0)
• [2013-06-13 7:24]

Dear Harry,
I enjoy your work very much and have added it to my theme "animal's Behaviour"
You did a brilliant job technically, showing how fast the water flows, and on the other hand capturing the body language of the waiting bear to catch fish.

Warm greetings from the Tzaneen dam, Limpopo, South Africa
Ingrid Shaul