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Copyright: Tjutjut Bramantoro (tjutjut) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1699 W: 80 N: 2564] (12247)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-09
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D200, AF-S VR Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/800 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-22 12:03
Viewed: 642
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 74
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Bear at Beijing Zoo . . Have a chance to see eye on eye with this big animal.

"Brown Bears have furry coats in shades of blonde, brown, black, or a combination of those colors.
The longer outer guard hairs of the brown bear are often tipped with white or silver, giving a "grizzled" appearance.
They have a very short, stubby tail, just like all bears in the world. Brown bears have a large hump of muscle over their shoulders, which give strength to the forelimbs for digging.
Bears are very powerful; even if considered pound for pound, a large specimen can break a neck or spine of a fully grown buffalo with a single blow.
Forearms end in massive paws with very powerful claws up to 15 cm (5.9 inches) in length.
Their heads are large and round with a concave facial profile.
The normal range of physical dimensions for a brown bear is a head-and-body length of 1.7 to 2.8 m (5.6 to 9.2 feet) and a shoulder height 90 to 150 cm (35 to 59 inches), although the abnormally large specimens exceed these measurements.
The smallest subspecies is the European brown bear, with mature females weighing as little as 90 kg (200 lb).
The largest subspecies of the brown bear are the Kodiak bear and the bears from coastal Russia and Alaska. It is not unusual for large male Kodiak Bears to stand over 3 m (10 feet) while on their hind legs and to weigh about 680 kg (1,500 lb).
Bears raised in zoos are often heavier than wild bears because of regular (sometimes excessive) feeding and limited movement. In zoos, bears may weigh up to 900 kilograms (2000 pounds), like the well-known "Goliath" from New Jersey's Space Farms zoo. "

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Cheers,
Tjutjut
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Hallo t..
verry nice Picture and goot JOB
BRAVO!
regards,
Ella

this doesn't look like a zoo photo at all Tjutjut :)
it looks like it was shot in the wild :)
good framing to leave a little green in the background for contrast
excellent sharpness and colors :)

koh

Hi Tjutjut,
Great bear portrait! Really scary even for a big baron :-)
TFS
Hans

hello tjutjut!
excellent shot, wonderful sharpness and eye contact.
tfs
zoran

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 439 W: 132 N: 193] (6576)
  • [2007-06-22 13:21]

wonderful details of the huge bear..
amazing shot my friend...
love everything with this image...
my congratulations... :)

Hi Tjutjut,
What a great portrait of this Bear.Good colours, sharpness and details.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1491 W: 0 N: 1] (9301)
  • [2007-06-22 13:43]

very nice portrait of this brown bear.
Gr Jos

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1019 W: 120 N: 1589] (8133)
  • [2007-06-22 16:02]

What a magnificent picture of a magnificent animal.
Normally I feel the need to cuddle them, but this one looks a bit fierce. You have captured this expression very good!
As I sayd... a magnificent picture.

Cheers,
Anneke

it looks like its about to eat you! great capture on the bear's expression, fierce! tfs

jowhite

Very nice close-up shot of this brown bear Tjutjut.
Lovely how he's looking at you while you took this shot.
Very good composition and exposure.
You should see these wonderful big animals in the wild.
It's a great experience I can tell you.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend, Harry

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1104 W: 26 N: 1556] (9038)
  • [2007-06-23 0:06]

Great portrait Tjutjut:)
Very sharp and excellent presentation.
Congratulations - Tom

Hi Tjutjut, My goodness it is very realistic. Glad you used a telelens to get that close, to survive to show us the result! A beauty. Murray.

wow.............
he looks big and scary
very sharp beershot
like it
tfs
M

Hello Tjutjut!
Lovely portrait!
Great detail and clarity!
Nice colours!
Excellent done!
Lili

I love your little pet, great animal really impresive, good details and colors. TFS

rintile

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2890 W: 45 N: 1604] (13930)
  • [2007-06-23 13:57]
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He really looks mean.!
Perfect 'close up' of this beatuful animal.
I remember in the past, on festivals, you could fight with them, loke sumo wrestling. When you could push him uot of the ring, you won. hahah, it never happened.
Jan

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  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 975 W: 17 N: 1059] (6026)
  • [2007-06-23 21:43]

Beautiful fluffy details and pose! Great capture. TFS
Christan

Hello Tjutjut,
This is a fine portrait!
This is the same kind of bear roaming around uin the forest here, but I haven't come this close for photography, hehehehe...
Good details and fine colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2206 W: 0 N: 492] (11087)
  • [2007-06-24 16:17]

Hola amigo,
precioso retrato,
hermosa textura y bella compo,
los colores son agradables,
buen pov, iluminación perfecta,
saludos

Bonjour Tjutjut,
a beautiful capture in the sharp one. Which beautiful speciment of bear, a force of nature, a simple blow of legs and... not let us not speak about it because it is natural. Almost the eyes in hold even if there A were the camera between two. Well done.
Amitiés, Corinne

Wow Tjutjut ,

Nice shot ! Good capture of this bear.
It seems to say: Don't disturb me :)

Well done : TFS

Regards, Josée

great shot nice textures and colour

Hi Tjutjut.excellent portrait and shot, Very nice sharpness and colors.well done.TFS.
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1596 W: 51 N: 0] (13590)
  • [2007-06-25 6:21]

Hi Tjutjut ;)
great photo and portrait...TFS
Best regards,
J ;)

Hello Tjutjut,

I agree with Koh, it looks like photo from wild. Very beautifully captured bear. Sharp and nicely composed. TFS

Vandana

follows

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  • AMKA Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 85 W: 13 N: 9] (38)
  • [2007-06-25 11:03]

Wowwww....tjutjut..keren banget lah image ni..berapa jarak you tangkap ini gambar?...sangat detail lah dia punya sharpness..cantik dia punya bulu,seakan2 saya nak peganglah..hehehe,saya impi-impikan lah nak tanggkap gambar macam ni...bertuah lah kamu kawan!...Takniah kawan!...
Saya nak simpan gambar ni dalam saya punya favourites dan dalam folders personal saya.Saya harap tak kebaratan ya!....

Salam,
AMKA

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  • NecipP Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 717 W: 17 N: 522] (6615)
  • [2007-06-25 16:01]

Excellent work fine detail and focus good light and exposure fine work tfs rgds Necip.

Very good capture. Good sharpness and details.
Love those puffy ears :-).
TFS
Pierre

Bonjour,
Ne jamais regarder un animal sauvage dans les yeux...c'est une question de survie.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hello Tjutjut!
Nice bear portrait,well captured.
Cheers.
Cezar

I love bears...from afar!
So you keep visiting zoos and botanic gardens. Your latest photos are lovely. I haven't been able to spare time for TL recently and so missed them. Congrats.
Fusun

Hi Tjutjut! Very impressive! Great zoomimg with lots of details!
Perfect crop!
Very well done! And you caught him at the right time when he was looking at you!


Take care, Yan :)
ps: Many thx for your great words on "Casino-Hilton Lake Leamy - Revisited
" :) I am very happy that you like it!

pl

This is a great capture.I had an encounter with a Black Bear 15 feet away in a National Park and I never had a chance to open a window & take a shoot.We just played safe and stay inside the Car.TFS.
Mel

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  • NellyD Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 398 W: 0 N: 671] (2615)
  • [2007-06-30 11:15]

Hi Tjutjut,

Wow, what a great portrait of this brown bear.
Wonderful how you could capture him this close, it doesn' t look like he's in a Zoo at all.
Beautiful colours, great details and I like the eyecontact very much.
Thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Nel

I wonder how this one passed up my eye. Fantastic close-up as usual, nice details, lighting, and POV.
Great job!
TFS
Leanne

ini juga bagus banget, POV dan DOVnya ok sekali,terlihat dari perbedaan titik fokus di bulu,
anda banyak sekali kemajuan photographynya mas, sebentar lagi bisa buat studio nih :)
tertarik untuk buat studio mas ?

regards
Haldian

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  • fkokol Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 235 W: 0 N: 98] (1132)
  • [2007-07-23 12:43]

What an amazing shot. It's really big. wonderful colour and sharpnes. greetings,
figen

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