Olympic National Park

[Timberstalker]

Awesome pictures Pope. 

[billythekidrock]

Billy, I did see a bear but he was no whopper.  I dunno, I looked at him and he had big mickey mouse ears so I figured he was small.  His belly didn't sag at all and he looked like his legs were long.  Here is a small picture of him...

The big ears thing is a myth.
This looks like Bunch Fields and I am assuming you took the pic from the (newly paved) road. If so, I don't think it is my whopper, but it is definately a shooter if on huntable ground. I am basing the "shooter" definition on the fact that I have spent alot of time up there and I know the distance from the road to the treeline.

Still a fun pic.
Did you see any elk there? Maybe these little guys only a year older?

[Jackjr]

Nice pics.  Thanks for sharing.

[bucklucky]

KABOOM!! Dead bear!

[actionshooter]

Cool pics and a neat area, spent a fair amount of time there myself, done enchanted valley twice.

[Head-shot]

Nice pics Shawn, as usual, thanks for the post.

[robb92]

Great pics!!! Thanks for posting them.

[popeshawnpaul]

I think the picture makes the bear look bigger than he really was.  This was not a big bear.  I would have guessed him at 150 lbs...  He looked really skinny and young.  I actually wondered where mom was.  I didn't see the elk this time...

[popeshawnpaul]

I was going through a few more pictures and my wife liked this one.  Kind of the same Rialto shot with a different focal length.  I think those rocks out there are called the needles...?

[bucklucky]

Pope you take some nice pics!

[popeshawnpaul]

I love shooting panoramic images but they never seem to translate well to internet viewing.  I shot this one with four images and merged later.  My wife Anna saw this image while driving and demanded I pull over and shoot this scene for her.  I guess she has a good eye.

[robb92]

Another great pic!!!!

[rosscrazyelk]

Pope you want to give me some lessons?

[popeshawnpaul]

I'd love to.  You name the time and place and let's go shooting.  Grouse one of these weekends or a landscape/waterfall trip in the cascades for a day?  (not sure you are ready for big rams yet...lol)  I'm game for almost anything.  If anyone ever wants to go shoot and take me to your honey hole let me know. 

I have learned a ton by shooting with good photographers over the years.  Sometimes just shooting next to them and hearing when and why and how they are shooting.  How they set up.  How they approach a subject, etc.  Most photographers are cocky a-holes so I don't like to shoot with pros.  Tony Bynum is that exception.  I learn a lot just shooting near a guy like that.  It's already affected how I shoot and approach wildlife photography.