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Dancing Bears Land


Dancing Bears Land
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Copyright: Anton Lefterov (edal) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1018 W: 98 N: 1570] (5440)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-02
Categories: Nature
Camera: Olympus E-500, Zuiko 14-45 3,5-5,6, Hoya Cir-Polarizing
Exposure: f/8, 1/350 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-06 13:57
Viewed: 529
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There has been a tradition in some nomadic Balkan communities to catch bears and tame them and teach them to dance for money under certain music.

Since 1999 the Bulgarian government has bought all the bears from their tamers - the poor beasts are let free in a dedicated reservation woodland park in the Rhodopi mountain at 1200 meters altitude. Of course, the animals are helped with food, because most of them have lost their abilities to look for themselves. There, behind the foreground greenery starts the Park.

There are some payed Jeep visitations in the park, but we were too late for them and here is only a shot of the place with bears lurking somewhere there...

xuaxo, Buin, Valerka, pablominto, Vames, MLINES, gracious, axiotea, parbo has marked this note useful
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Zdravo Antone
E pa lep[o je videti te ponovo posle dosta vremena sa ovako sjajnom fotkom
Predivna priroda zapadne Bugarske sto znaci da je blizu Srbije
Pozdrav,Braca

Hello Anton,
I like this image and the band of heavy and thick clouds sweats the dark blue bottom. The foreground is agreeably enlightened. A very beautiful work.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

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  • xuaxo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2503 W: 163 N: 2311] (3967)
  • [2008-05-07 5:31]

Olá Anton,
Amazing story! Land of the Dancing Bears!
And a beautiful photo. Very nice contrast of the pretty green trees and the "block" of clouds.
Um abraço,
F

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  • Buin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3303 W: 0 N: 6452] (22588)
  • [2008-05-07 9:54]

Hallo Anton!
I like this landscape very much - and the play of light and shadow in your photo! The last snow on top of the mountain is a real eyecatcher here. An impressing spring scenery ...!
Greetings from nearly summerly Germany!
Frank

Slav Anton,
Li pişt dahlan rêzbûna çiyayan,berf û mija tîr bihevre dîmenek rind derxistine holê.Pîroz dikim.
Dûrzan.

Hi Anton,
I visited your gallery and, in my humble opinion, you have one the most fantastic gallery here in TE. Congratulations.
Best regards
Maria

Zdrasti, Antone,
Olee, kakvo oblatsi!
Metsanite mai idvat da si napraviat piknik s teb, a?:)))
Budi zdrav i ne boleduvai!
Valerka:)

Hello Anton,
A fine landscape, where the fresh green of spring dominates the foreground!
i can even see a few wild flowers...
Nice lead-up to the snowcapped mountains and huge cloud formation!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Vames Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 517 W: 0 N: 331] (2713)
  • [2008-05-13 5:40]

hi Anton very nice landscape and bautiful colours !

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  • tober Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 241 W: 0 N: 128] (1381)
  • [2008-05-15 12:22]

Merhaba Komşu, the scene is really wonderful. Green tones of the forest combine very well with the white clouds and the blue sky line above. The story is also quite interesing. Best regards, Tolga

Hi Anton, Your landscapes are really good to see as they are places away from many places seen on TE. I like the various elements in this composition being trees, alpine tops and the skies. Good work. TFS. Murray.

Hi Anton,
great image with amazing different layers
very impressive shot
my compliments

Hello Anton,
Many thanks for sharing this beautiful landscape with so much lust greenery and it's nice to know the bears are returning to where they belong, the wild!
the image lighting is superb with cpl effect!
good sharpness, nice colour and details
well done
take care and best regards
Tony

Bonjour Edal
Great landscape well displayed in three layers which has fine luminosity. I like the contrast between the thick clouds and blue sky. Informative note as well...
Have a nice day
Marilyn

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  • Stepan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4872 W: 93 N: 3789] (24858)
  • [2008-05-28 23:38]

Reminds me Rhodop moutains... A green and humide ocean, with clouds, huge clouds... Sounds typical to me... Then...
Stéphane

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  • parbo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 15 N: 1714] (6316)
  • [2008-06-11 8:45]

Hi Anton,

Your timing is enviable while catching this enviable clouds. Excellent addition of green forest and snowy mountains. Your story includes sad and good parts. Great shoot, congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

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