Bear

Challenge #9 in the Zoo Animals series. Hosted by Grafibasilissa.

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American, Black, Brown, Kodak, basically anything but Koala and Polar bears will work.

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Announced:

Sunday, 15th July, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 22nd July, 2012 – Saturday, 28th July, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 29th July, 2012 – Saturday, 4th August, 2012 (GMT)

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No watermarks or other identifying marks
No Koala bears
No Polar bears
Only real 'live' animals

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Grizzly Charge

by omoise

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Wild Grizzly charging, luckily for me from across a sizable pond...

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF VR
Submitted:	Sunday, 22nd July, 2012 19:34 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 11th August, 2009
Focal length:	650 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	F7.1
ISO:	400
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Total comments: 4

You are sooooo right. I only had my wife next to me though... ;o)

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Just remember...You don't have to out run the bear. You just have to out run the guy next to you!

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Believe me, so would have I... even with the pond, I ha constantly in mind where the car was (not that close) and what other options I had. But I'm grateful for the long lens indeed...

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This is a super shot. I would have been worried if the focal length said 100mm!

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