Uh, is it too late to change my story? "Bigfoot's chasin' us!" <g>
On 8/1/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is that a bear? Looks like Bigfoot getting up from his afternoon nap to me <g> > > It's not that great a photo but, the story that went along with it is. > > Dave > > On 8/1/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howdy, gang! > > > > Last weekend I went for a short hike at Little Pine State Park near > > Williamsport, PA with my father-in-law and my brother-in-law. I was > > there to take photos, they were there to get to the top of the > > mountain. The section of trail we decided on was about 1 mile out and > > back and straight up. Just after I finished my second roll, I decided > > to head back down the mountain. The in-laws had pushed on a few > > hundred yards ahead of me. Shortly after starting my descent I heard > > my father-in-law shout "Scott! It's a bear! He's chasin' us!" Then > > I heard it bellow. Then I saw my brother-in-law come over a boulder > > so fast you could have sworn there was a bear chasing him. I turned > > and started to run, remembering the old adage about not having to > > outrun the dragon, just the halfling. Then I heard them laughing. > > Much loss of face. :S Turns out the "bellow" was the result of my > > father-in-law slamming into a tree with his shoulder. Serves him > > right. > > > > But there was a black bear. It was laying on a rock just off the > > trail. They had come down to get me so that we could go back up and > > get some photos. So I loaded another roll into the *ist, attached the > > F80-200, and headed back up the mountain to track a bear. See > > anything wrong with this picture? > > > > We spotted him just before reaching the point where Phil had > > originally encountered him. He had moved off the trail about 150 > > yards and was heading down the mountain. He paralleled our movement > > for almost a quarter mile before turning away. I made several > > attempts to get a decent photo, but the forest up there is dense and I > > really needed to be closer. For some strange reason, I didn't feel > > like bushwhacking that day. Anyway, this is the best of the lot: > > http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=152 > > It's not a very good photograph. I was on the move, the bear was on > > the move, and the camera was on the move when I took it. Classic Pan > > 400 exposed at 200ASA, probably at about f8. Scanned at 1200dpi, > > highlights and shadows adjusted a bit, re sized and saved for the web. > > > > My apologies for making a short story long. > > > > -- > > Scott Loveless > > http://www.twosixteen.com > > > > -- > > "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman > > > > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
