Brenton C Posted October 24, 2013 Share #1  Posted October 24, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) The story here is better than the pictures. These are pretty cropped, but taken from safety in side my car with my M3 and Summicron 50/2.  How did the cubs get in the tree, you ask? We're driving along in Banff National Park, and come across a couple of dozen people photographing a mother and her cubs eating berries not 10 feet from the road.  Of course, we've all seen the warnings about feeding bears. No one would be that stupid. Taking pictures from 10 feet away was never mentioned in the warning, however, and so the crowd gathered on the shoulder, camera shutter emulators clicking, flashes flashing.  THEN, one brave (foolish) fellow steps forward from the crowd to get that much closer -- 10 feet is not close enough. Mother bear charges! Cubs shoot up the trees! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/215317-bearly-sane/?do=findComment&comment=2449742'>More sharing options...
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Brenton C Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #2  Posted October 24, 2013 Here's the other picture. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/215317-bearly-sane/?do=findComment&comment=2449743'>More sharing options...
Karl G Posted October 24, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted October 24, 2013 Brenton, pretty good reportage pictures, giving the story, camera and sensible behavior on your part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted October 24, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted October 24, 2013 Brenton, Â Interesting story. I had a similar experience with a grizzly up in Jasper Park. People get crazy when they see wildlife. They don't realize these are wild animals and should be respected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted October 25, 2013 Share #5 Â Posted October 25, 2013 Brenton, Â Good shots and great reportage narrative. Far better getting your pictures in a safe place rather than to becoming a bear sandwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share #6  Posted October 25, 2013 THanks for your positive feed back and encouragement, fellas!  Yes, I was really surprised how close people got. Those bears were just lazily minding their own business, picking those berries, and moving along the ditch, with the gallery of picture taking spectators moving along side. Sort of reminded me of a golf match.  Slow and nonchalant as those bears were, I'm sure it seemed perfectly safe -- until all of a sudden it wasn't safe! And that's when they gecha!  I saw the bear charge, and luckily it was only a bluff. It ran only 3 or 4 steps toward the guy, and stopped short. Everyone was just stunned where they stood.  Here's another one, from my passenger side window, uncropped, with the 50mm lens: pretty darn close! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/215317-bearly-sane/?do=findComment&comment=2449832'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 25, 2013 Share #7 Â Posted October 25, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) You are allowed to post images up to 1024 pixels on their largest side, and files sizes no larger than 300 KB. Please show us bigger viersions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted October 25, 2013 Share #8 Â Posted October 25, 2013 a very good story about stupidness and intelligent behaviour of animals. In the shots even this can be seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share #9 Â Posted October 25, 2013 Stu', Â Thanks for that tip! When I get home I'll either replace, or repost the photos with maximum size/quality versions. Â I sure appreciate the encouragement on this forum, especially given how staggeringly good the photos I see around here all the time. Â I'm just delighted I returned to film, and found this terrific forum! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share #10  Posted October 26, 2013 Reposting bigger photo files... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/215317-bearly-sane/?do=findComment&comment=2450537'>More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share #11 Â Posted October 26, 2013 Got one. Having trouble sizing others to fit . . . I'll learn! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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