A grizzly in the grass

From a couple of years ago during my last visit to the Khutzeymateen on British Columbia’s west coast in the Great Bear Rainforest.  I reworked this image for a black and white photography contest.  I liked how monochrome palette highlighted the textures in the wet fur and the sedge grass. But, for me, it’s those eyes that steal the show and make the image.

7 responses

  1. Coeur Riley's avatar
    Coeur Riley

    It’s probably been mentioned before but 139
    is a female. She was with her latest cub in Boulton Creek campground this weekend.

    June 6, 2021 at 5:50 pm

  2. Bears are really big and scary. One walked right by my window at our home. We live in the woods. I had eyes in the back of my head when I went outside for a while lol

    December 16, 2018 at 6:46 pm

  3. I want to find out who the bears stylist is… His fur is perfect!

    December 14, 2018 at 5:20 pm

  4. Oh My! How Scary!

    December 14, 2018 at 9:29 am

  5. David Garens's avatar
    David Garens

    With the perfect background of the lines created by the grass, with the bear’s fur all nicely combed, it looks like a charcoal sketch.
    Sometimes black and white photos can reveal things color can’t.

    December 14, 2018 at 9:18 am

  6. Wow! What a great picture.

    December 14, 2018 at 9:16 am

  7. I especially like the combination of vertical grasses and horizontally arranged bear hair on its head.

    December 14, 2018 at 5:35 am

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