Wet and Dejected

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Silver Salmon Lodge, Tyonek, Alaska
Lake Clark National Park

We watched this clumsy bear try to catch salmon in a shallow river for 30 minutes, unsuccessfully. He finally gave up and lumbered to shore.

He looks very dejected, but of course that is simply anthropomorphism.
He is likely just hungry and mad!
I love that his eye is visible; bears so often walk with their heads down, it’s tough to get an eye.

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Nikon D850
500 mm
Software: Adobe Photoshop 26.2 + DxO Pure Raw
Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec
F Number: f/8
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 800
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

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He does have a look of rejection. Now it’s time to nap, worry about eaten later! He looks kinda funny all wet, hair all messed up and out of the water. And a little skinny (hungry I aspect). The profile shot is nice with the different color fur and to see his eye is an extra. I like the contrasting BG color and the FG grass.
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It is beautifully captured, nicely composed and technically solid !
You may bump the saturation a touch in the BG.

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@JRajput
Ok, done! Enough?
Thank you, Jagdeep -