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20240829-Alaska 5-1098
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Description

I took a photography tour in Alaska where we went to a lake and watched the bears catching salmon. The salmon have swam up the river to this lake and are spawning. Being in a boat and having overcast days made for high ISO’s to get the faster shutter speeds. I am not sure if the photo captures the excitement of watching this.
I have edited for noise, lightened the exposure and cropped.

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Does it capture the moment?

Technical Details

This was shot at 1/1250 shutter speed, 3200 ISO, and F6.3. 600MM

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I darkened the whole picture and then did a linear gradient on the background and darkened that more. This really makes the bear stand out. I would share it but not sure how to do that.

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Thanks for the help

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Excellent job on the repost Phil. Great coming at you action in this one. I love the intent look on the bear as it is chasing the fish.