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parbo (11092) 2008-02-09 17:22

Hi Ryan,

Your capture is like from NatGeo. The story in your note is very interesting and show how clever they are. Your DOF and capturing this decisive moment excellent, especially I like your untouched natural colors and lights, wonderful. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

avene (12669) 2008-02-09 17:30

hat off to you, Ryan, in such a situation you managed to create not simply a decent shot, but a great one - love how the gentle curve of the road marking leads the eye towards Goldilocks [the title could not be better, by the way :)], the bears are perfectly in focus and her paw in mid-step adds nice feeling of movement. also, I like how the bear seems as fascinated with the people as they are with her.
really great shot, my compliments.
best,
Kristine

ViktorVaughn (1521) 2008-02-09 20:24

Great shot here Ryan, a lovely close-up of these grizzlies. I've never been lucky enough to see a grizzly in the wild (have seen some black bears before) but the cubs are very cute. The inclusion of the Jeep, and the woman in the pink really help make this photo stand out.

Regards,
David

cdmonson (4080) 2008-02-09 23:19

Hi Ryan:

I laughed out loud when I saw your title--seems like this shot was just made for that title. :) Fabulous composition, with the road leading your eye from the bears (the obvious subject) to Goldilocks, who seems to be practicing George's "how close can you get" technique. Insane, some of the tourists at Yellowstone. Anyway, fantastic shot all around.

Clark

JPlumb (3157) 2008-02-10 1:20

Hi Ryan, your timing for this shot, with the bears and Goldilocks is really amazing. And was there a mirror image with you hanging out of your car window in a similar manner to Goldilocks. She might have a great shot of you too, haha. Your detail is good, with great depth of field to tie in the bears and the girl, but it is really your timing that makes this one great. I liked your workshop shot too. Very natural looking.

Thanks, John

Floydian (30970) 2008-02-10 2:04

Hi Ryan,
Very clever to put a piece of the car in with the photographer, gives it human touch to it how close these animals have become in our world. I only have seen once a bear in Canada, but hope this year to see more in some northern states and Canada...thanks for sharing this one, i like it a lot.
Regards, Henk

Clairedelune (4911) 2008-02-10 16:56

Hello Ryan,
You probably realized that I am not Anglophone. So, "Goldilocks" did not mean anything to me. And when I don't understand something, I have that tendency to look for information. So, here I was, looking in the WWW for Goldilocks. The Web is a tremendous tool of our era, since in a few clicks here and there, I realized "Ah! It's Boucle d'or!" Not remembering well the story, I did read it again.
... No wonder it takes me ages to do a critique! :))
Were you in your car? There is some fuzziness in the left bottom corner. But nothing very disturbing. I am just curious. For me, what makes definitively the photo, it is that pink lady with golden curls! :)
Thanks for the smile!
Claire

aadilj (18058) 2008-02-10 21:52

wow thats a lovely chance shot. I love the way they look at the vehicle and that wild feeling about their being. good momental shot indeed.

baba_flies (8827) 2008-02-11 4:31

Aren't they something ... and you want to touch them - but we know better :) I like that you have included the car with the photo-taking girl showing the excitement that was in the air and I know this experience myself and how you forget everything around you ... sometimes also the dangers! The workshop is amazing too ... Excellent! Barbara.

Dpbours (222) 2008-02-12 0:41

Hi Ryan,


I had to think about that title, since I'm not a native English speaker and I couln't get the title at first. But now I do. :-)
I really like the composition with the out of focus photographer in the background. Very nice to see those animals in the wild and a very good note as well!!

Greetings,
Dennis

rbcy1974 (20756) 2008-02-21 3:50

HellO Ryan
Very nice
I really like the fairytale reference, the blond girl couldnt have come at a better time.
I am kind of surprised you can approach them so closely and live to tell about it.
Regards
Daniel

Rhiannon (1728) 2008-02-29 2:19

Wow, you were lucky to be at the right place at the right time. Beautiful animals, I would love to see one of those in reality. Very well composed. Excellent DOF.
Regards
Frida

marion44 (9) 2008-04-04 2:23

Beautiful photo ! Title is very clever seen your composition ! I like this composition as I think I would have first think of cropping the car but the photo is such better like that (despite the fact that I hate this sparkling useless 4x4...;). It's good to learn with other's photos.
Your note is highly interessing. The WS photo is really good as well. Thanks a lot for sharing.
(+ Clairedelune discussion)