John, I agree with you here.
When you get to the point where captures like this are possible, you need to
move to the next level & capture the subject doing something or in a unique
situation. This takes alot more time. This shot as is, is just documention
of a brown bear in his habitat. Might be part of a larger body of work on
the brownb bear.
Anywho, thanks for commenting.
Kenneth Waller
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From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PESO - Barren Ground Bear
I agree with (was it?) Bruce, who said it looked a bit like a stuffed bear.
Perhaps sometimes with a long lens you can get too close. Technically
perfect, but with no room for context. It's beautifully shot, but it's
just a bear's head with some indeterminate vegetation.
I felt the same with one or two of the close-up shots Christian posted
recently, though I hasten to say that some of his other shots were quite
superb.
I feel there is a danger with wildlife pictures, that more is less. The
closer you get, the less you see. It reminds me of Shel's recent post
concerning the reproductive and excretory organs of squirrels. That much
detail is great for determining the sex of the creature in question, but
does it make for a photograph or an illustration in a biology book?
John
On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:28:08 +0100, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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you guys know the drill
Yea, nay and or comments
what would you do differently?
Thanks in advance
Kenneth Waller
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