Katmai 2009 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Katmai Quick Mask Magic

[Not a valid template] This is the original capture: "Before"

When the mother bear placed her head above the cub, I knew that the moment would not last more than a second or two. My urge was to move to my left to separate the gull from the bear, but if I did that, […]

Bulletins, Baby Bears, and More...

[Not a valid template] Handheld Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens with the EOS-1D MIII. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/4 set manually.

With its light silver nuchal collar (ruff) we nicknamed this baby Katmai bear “Lion Cub.”

I just got back from a nice extended weekend at the Midwest Birding Symposium. […]

Bear Boat Overview

[Not a valid template] Canon 70-200mm f/4 IS L lens handheld at 70mm with the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: 1/160 sec. at f/4.

George Brunt (above, with a coastal Brown Bear), who was with us on the June trip, Ken Canning (who attended the Portland, ME seminar), and newcomer […]

Resolve Blog, Anchorage, Katmai, Bears, and Eagles

[Not a valid template] This sweet looking coastal Brown Bear was photographed with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/5.6. At times, we had bears–including this one–as close as 6 feet from us. She was hiding behind my group in an […]

Blacklit Images

[Not a valid template] Blacklit Coastal Brown Bear, Katmai National Park, AK. See the image below for the techs. And do click on each image to view a larger version. I created the opening image from the image below. [Not a valid template] This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L lens, the […]

Planes, Boats, and SUVs….

[Not a valid template] This coastal Brown Bear was photographed with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIII (while I was lying flat on my belly in the mud). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/8. When working large subjects with large subject-to-camera distances the […]