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Brown Bears, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2581

Brown Bears, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2581

I shot this image with my 500mm lens (equivalent of a 750mm) off the top deck of a Cruise West boat in May of 2007. I was on board as the leader of a week long photo cruise. The ship was passing by Gloomy Knob which is usually great for mountain goat shots in May. We stumbled upon this family of brown bears half-heartily trying to hunt the mountain goats. The bears did not have a chance in the steep and rocky terrain that the goats thrive in. This image illustrates the month of June ...
St Larazia Island and Mt Edgecumbe, Sitka Sound, Alaska – Image 2580

St Larazia Island and Mt Edgecumbe, Sitka Sound, Alaska – Image 2580

St Larazia Island sits due west of Sitka and is one of the last islands a boat passes before heading out to open ocean. One of iconic images of Sitka is Mt Edgecumbe. I wanted to combine the images of Mt Edgecumbe, St. Larazia and ocean together in one shot. I shot this image with a 20mm lens low on the water to emphasis the turbulent sea that can characterize the open ocean sitting in front of Sitka. This image illustrates the month of November in my 2009 Southeast Alaska Calendar. ...
Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2578

Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2578

Out on a limb: This first year bear scooted out on a spruce tree limb when its mother became alarmed by another approaching black bear and shooed it up the tree. I shot this photo with the lens totally racked out (equivalent of about a 600mm) and hand-held. Shot from a viewing platform, the vibrations from the other folks moving on the platform precludes the use of a tripod. This image illustrates page 19 in my newest book just released in early June, “Black Bears of Alaska’s Mendenhall ...
Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2577

Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2577

A lone black bear crosses Steep Creek. I shot this photo early in September which in Juneau means early autumn. What I love about this photo is the great light of the evening sun illuminating the grasses along the creek showing the first signs of autumn yellowing. But what sends this photo over the top for me is the icebergs in the lake in the distance. Juneau is one of the few places in the world where you can show bears and icebergs in the same frame. This image illustrates pages 2-3 in ...
Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2576

Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2576

A mother black bear with her twin cubs stroll the banks of Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier. Many people think black bears are black. But, in fact black bears come in all colors from white to grey to black to brown. This photo illustrates some of the color phases. The mother is two-toned with black legs and face and a brown back. Her twin cubs are black and brown. This image illustrates page 17 in my newest book just released in early June, “Black Bears of Alaska’s Mendenhall ...
Bear Belly, Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2575

Bear Belly, Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2575

Last week’s image featured this bear catching a red sockeye salmon. In this image this very large bear reclines on some willow bushes after finishing a sockeye salmon supper. While scratching her chest with one paw, she licks clean the other paw. Bears usually never display their bellies. It is a very vulnerable position and only a bear totally comfortable in their surroundings will do this. Because this bear was so large, many of us thought it had to be a male (boar) bear. This position ...
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