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Title: "Hellebear" - bear feeding in false hellebore
Post by: Timber on July 05, 2009, 02:24:21 PM: Got up at 3:45 this morning so I could be in a prime bear spot right at daylight. After a short wait, this bear showed up and started munching on false hellebore plants. Because the sun hadn't yet risen over the horizon, the light was marginal, and only 1 out of the 80 or so shots turned out sharp (the second one). I need a better lens!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on July 05, 2009, 02:39:55 PM: Great pics. He looks really black in the middle of all that green!
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Post by: markts on July 05, 2009, 03:23:00 PM: Sweet pics, he looks pretty stout. Mark
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Post by: actionshooter on July 05, 2009, 04:09:36 PM: I really like the black/green, looks great!
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 05, 2009, 04:12:43 PM: very nice pics, and I agree looks really black against all that green
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Post by: shanevg on July 05, 2009, 04:58:50 PM: Pretty sweet pictures. I'd say they turned out well considering the low light.
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Post by: Wea300mag on July 05, 2009, 05:12:15 PM: Great pic, nice "BLACK" bear.
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Post by: blindpig on July 05, 2009, 07:28:14 PM: Very nice! That kind of black should be called a different name. Awesome pics.
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Post by: saylean on July 05, 2009, 07:39:00 PM: sweet pics, that bear has a cool face
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Post by: searchnfor on July 05, 2009, 07:47:27 PM: Great pictures Jon! Love the colors as well. I would love to see the picture you would get with a better lens!
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Post by: streak on July 05, 2009, 07:54:36 PM: Great pictures Timber, looks like you put some miles on up there between these and the goat pictures.
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Post by: Tom Reichner on July 05, 2009, 09:45:40 PM: Quote from: Timber on July 05, 2009, 02:24:21 PM
I need a better lens!
What a great job anticipating the bear! That vegetation makes for some really nice compositions.

What lens are you using?
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Post by: Bearhunter on July 05, 2009, 10:15:36 PM: Great pictures, unique face on that guy, kinda looks like he could grow a frow or something.
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Post by: JoeVon on July 05, 2009, 10:21:10 PM: Nice pics! Looks like that bear is still packin around some of his winter coat...
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Post by: Kain on July 05, 2009, 10:24:42 PM: Cool looking brotha bear. His face is really dark. Looks like he is a wolf in a bear suit. :chuckle:

It is cool you can see the leaves that he was chewing on. Very nice pictures. Was he looking at you or just looking around?
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Post by: actionshooter on July 06, 2009, 12:47:33 AM: I appritiate this thread for more than the pictures.
#1 I didn't know what that stuff was called.
#2 more important, I didn't know bears ate it...... :chuckle:
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Post by: boneaddict on July 06, 2009, 05:46:09 AM: I have him on the hook Tom. He hasn't slept since he held the 400. All I need to do is let him touch it one more time and its a done deal. :) I'll have to check your pics out tonight Jon. Can't wait.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 06, 2009, 05:47:15 AM: I appreciate this for more than the pics also!!
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Post by: billythekidrock on July 06, 2009, 06:06:58 AM: Great photos.
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Post by: Timber on July 06, 2009, 06:26:14 AM: Quote
What lens are you using?
Canon 100-400 5.6 IS

Quote from: boneaddict on July 06, 2009, 05:46:09 AM
I have him on the hook Tom. He hasn't slept since he held the 400. All I need to do is let him touch it one more time and its a done deal. :) I'll have to check your pics out tonight Jon. Can't wait.
Doug, you are right, I am losing sleep over it. My plan was to order the 400 2.8 this past weekend, but I chickened out.

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Was he looking at you or just looking around?

He was on to me most of the time. Just wan't sure what or where I was.
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Post by: boneaddict on July 06, 2009, 08:50:54 AM: You'll have a little buyers remorse for a week or two, but you will quickly get over it.
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Post by: Tom Reichner on July 06, 2009, 09:58:02 AM: Quote from: Timber on July 06, 2009, 06:26:14 AM
. My plan was to order the 400 2.8 this past weekend, but I chickened out.

That's the lens I use! In fact, it's about all I use anymore. You'll love it. Sweet thing about it is that autofocus will still work with either the 1.4x or 2x extenders on it. Some folks say the 2x results in poor images, but when there's a good amount of light it's actually quite good.
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Post by: Kain on July 06, 2009, 10:33:18 AM: Man if that is his summer coat I wonder what his winter coat is like. What a fatty!
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Post by: MLBowhunting on July 06, 2009, 03:01:31 PM: looks like a great bear :chuckle:
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Post by: need2huntmor on July 06, 2009, 10:50:38 PM: Great pictures!

If you get the 400 2.8, and have no use for the 100-400 anymore, you can throw it my way. :) I would love the 100-400, just can't swing the price right now. I definitely need a telephoto real soon though.
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Post by: lee on July 07, 2009, 05:37:41 AM: Interest'un!

I "Googled" Hellebore and read that the plant is extremly toxic. Roots, stalk, and leaves are all posionous, ..... to us at least.

Me
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Post by: Timber on July 11, 2009, 08:24:13 PM: Found this bear again in the same spot this afternoon. He's got a mouth full of cow parsnip.

I got a new lens, but the light was very harsh today (I'm full of excuses). I promise better pics next time.
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Post by: shanevg on July 11, 2009, 09:20:21 PM: The pictures may not be great, but at least you got to see him again. Probably the same bear alecvg and I saw earlier in the morning. Hopefully you'll have better luck with lighting next time.