Alaskan Coastal Brown bear.....2
Alaskan Coastal Brown bear (Ursus arctos ) waving a friendly “Hi”
whilst relaxing on the beach on the Katmai peninsula.
In answer to several questions, Yes this image is real, and not
digitally created.. This sub adult had just finished chasing fish in
the creek inlet, and he lay down for a rest. Most of the time he laid
on his belly, but for a short time he laid on his back and put on this
show. I was on the beach with about 6 other people standing about 100
yards (metres) away. It was a precious moment.
Comments and faves
mikebaird, G.M Photography, alegator91, Off ya chops, and 612 other people added this photo to their favorites.
mikebaird (41 months ago | reply)
Precious, unique, compelling - well done.
puliarf (41 months ago | reply)
This is too cute. It was good to have a 400mm lens, no?
kevincole (41 months ago | reply)
Alan, this will be a tough one to beat, great capture in the moment.
BirdieMama (41 months ago | reply)
What a tremendous shot. Really great, he does look like he is waving hello!
Elina Martha J. (41 months ago | reply)
aaa, that is just too cute! wouldn't like to meet him though....
nadeym (41 months ago | reply)
wow, great shot
Steve Corey (41 months ago | reply)
Great timing! Really catches the eye and brings a smile.
G.M Photography (41 months ago | reply)
My fave!
Off ya chops (41 months ago | reply)
Great capture, nice of him to wave to you
Dannie Tj. - 李泉亮 (41 months ago | reply)
Hi there :)
Laura.Campos (41 months ago | reply)
que fofo!
idog~ (41 months ago | reply)
LOL, awesome!
.michalfanta. (41 months ago | reply)
Perfect! lol :)
jody9 (41 months ago | reply)
You could make a hell of a lot of money with this photo! It's just amazing.
Lanois (41 months ago | reply)
This is too funny. Amazing capture!
SPEPTobie (41 months ago | reply)
this put a smile on my face
In punta di piedi di Troise Carmine - Washi (41 months ago | reply)
Bravissimo
Ciao
Washi
www.montagneinvalledaosta.com
Zimpala (41 months ago | reply)
Very original picture of bear! bravo!
Len not Lenny (41 months ago | reply)
How was it securing that model release form? I hear they can be unbearable with details. ;-)
MyEhive [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
how close were you?
Life Sun Death (41 months ago | reply)
Sup!
xanderm.cn (41 months ago | reply)
dugg
VicPhotos (41 months ago | reply)
Ha..ha...
LuckyRVA (41 months ago | reply)
'zup!
Alan Vernon. (41 months ago | reply)
To MyEhive, I had been dropped on this isolated beach, by bush plane, with about 6 other people and a guide. We were about 100 yards (metres) away from this sub adult bear. A magic moment I will never forget.
d.photogal (41 months ago | reply)
what a great capture!
bhartzer (41 months ago | reply)
now that's a great pic. you don't get a chance to take a picture like that quite often.
MyEhive [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
wow - Alaska too, amazing shot.
Josefe aka Hipnosapo (41 months ago | reply)
¡Buenísima! :D
Zozman (41 months ago | reply)
Superb stuff - hello Mr Bear.
the.last.puppet (41 months ago | reply)
great!
ray811 (41 months ago | reply)
that's amazing. hai!!!
Paula Dorman Baecher (41 months ago | reply)
What a WONDER and Happy picture! So simple yet so beautiful!
david n austin (41 months ago | reply)
Absolutely love it!
Lilb792 (41 months ago | reply)
awesome shot
The Citizen Fisherman (41 months ago | reply)
This would make great wallpaper. How do you get it in higher resolution?
JerseyBricklayer (41 months ago | reply)
First Pedo bear comment! oh hai guys!
ThreeDee912 (41 months ago | reply)
As seen on Digg!
digg.com/comedy/oh_hai_guys
Matt Rowles (41 months ago | reply)
Love it! So casual :)
Pasquale D'Silva (41 months ago | reply)
I love this bear a lot.
MightyMu (41 months ago | reply)
O HAI!
{WLQ} Photography (41 months ago | reply)
LOL at hai bear!
digitalsingularity (41 months ago | reply)
Nicely done
mikebaird (41 months ago | reply)
Alan, I'm an admin for a group called Photography, Digital 100 Examples (see rules, Creative Commons A, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
This is the best example I have seen yet to motivate people to share their images on Flickr -as of this post you have 163K views and 100's of favs - this is a learning example of what can make a good photo - something that sparks a response in the viewer due to pure content.
Hedgehogs Running Amuck (41 months ago | reply)
Wonderful.
Pauljh (41 months ago | reply)
awesome
plentiful (41 months ago | reply)
Funny! Watch out, you might need these tips!.
kin0be (41 months ago | reply)
hahaha awesome catch.
outreach417 (41 months ago | reply)
Great shot and sequence too, thx to Digg for sending me to see it