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Of Bears and People I
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is the first image of a short series on the interaction between bears and people in Western Canada's national parks.
The image was taken on the the Icefields Parkway that connects Jasper and Lake Louise, somewhere between the Sunwapta and Athabasca waterfalls. This is a medium-sized black bear, pretty emaciated after the hibernation that must have ended a month or so ago, who replenishes his reserves by grazing. For those who don't know already, the diet of the two species of bears that inhabit the Rocky Mountains consists mostly of plant material. The sides of the highway are cleared in order to improve visibility and provide excellent early pastures because the snow melts more rapidly in these sunny areas. Seeing bears on this highway is not at all unusual, especially in the spring, early in the morning, late in the afternoon and during cool rainy days. Stopping the car on the shoulder and admiring wildlife is not too strictly frowned upon, but leaving the vehicle and feeding the animals is not allowed and presumably punishable, although my guess is that the park wardens are somewhat lenient with the enforcement of these rules. As you can tell, the bear is going after his grazing business even if the car is stopped only 12 feet away.
Photographically, properly exposing dark fur against a bright background requires partial metering. |
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Good control of exposure to maintain the detail in the dark fur despite that glaring lighting in the background. Good composition and a really interesting note.
Thanks for sharing
Mark
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