Coastal brown bear, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2713

I photographed this brown bear from a double kayak while shooting the images for my Glacier Bay book. I had an assistant with me to paddle the boat while I attempted to photograph wildlife close-up. I found that paddling and photographing at the same time was a fool’s errand. It always seemed I should be shooting when I was paddling and vise-a-versa when I was photographing. My budgets do not always allow for an assistant, but for this book project I had an assistant along for the eight week shoot completed over two summers. This image is featured on pages 54-55 in my photo book on the park: “Glacier Bay National Park: Alaska.” Enjoy the photo and thanks for visiting. Once again as a reminder, I will be leading a small boat photo cruise in Glacier Bay National Park this coming summer with Dolphin Charters (www.dolphincharters.com), July 6-12, 2011. Come join me for a week-long cruise in the bay exploring Alaska.Camera body: F5, Lens: Nikkor 300mm f/4 Film: 35mm Velvia, ASA 50, digitally scanned© Mark Kelley