Folks, this year, I am sheltering at home, to contain the spread of coronavirus. No July 4th fireworks for me. However, let me present to you, my July 4th celebration from last year. Here’s an image I made a year ago.
Brown Bear on Brooks River, Alaska, USA. After lunch, we hired a guide from Brooks Lodge and went wading in Brooks River, for several hours. This pretty much put us in the same space as the bears with no separation. All the Bear and Salmon shots so far were made from a safe deck – while we got uninterrupted view of the bears in their natural environment, we were separated by a wooden fence and we were safely behind it at a height. This wading experience is totally different, being in the same space. This shot and the remaining shots in the Alaska series, were made under such circumstances. During this session, I realized that bears don’t attack humans without reason. If we clear the path and allow them to be, they are not bothered by us humans. Nikon D4S with Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6 lens.
Brown Bear and Brooks Falls, Alaska, USA. Nikon D4S with Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6 lens. This was the 15th keeper photograph from my morning shoot at Brooks Falls. After this image, we went to lunch.