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Grizzly Bears at Brooks Falls, Alaska

by Dr. Mike Mellum   
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mother and cubs

mother and cubs

nearby boar

nearby boar

trouble ahead

trouble ahead

fight to begin over fiishing spot

fight to begin over fiishing spot

fight is on

fight is on

mother suffered a gash on her left leg

mother suffered a gash on her left leg

walk down the falls

walk down the falls

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

got one

got one

lunch

lunch

boar

boar

someone wants your meal

someone wants your meal

dining with sea gulls

dining with sea gulls

danger

danger

lurking boar

lurking boar

nice claws

nice claws

menacing claws

menacing claws

boar in falls

boar in falls

snorkeling for fish

snorkeling for fish

boar

boar

missed him

missed him

fight over prime fishing spot

fight over prime fishing spot

angry boar

angry boar

fishing the falls

fishing the falls

boar up close

boar up close
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article published 8/10/2009

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Obviously, the Nikon P80 is more than adequate at 30 yards. I have a Canon SX10, which is quite similar, and shots at 30 yards are easily captured. If I want to get a pic such as a head shot of a bear with a fish, I can crop and enlarge with Picasa. No need for tripods and long lenses.
— Neal Smith, August 16, 2009
I use a Nikon P80 that has a 18x optical lens. Nothing special. Some of the shots were with a Canon Rebel with a 200mm lens. I like the Nikon because I don't have to carry all of the lenses around in a back pack along with a tripod. The bears are only about 30 yards from the platform that you are on. The one disadvantage is that you can't put on a a polarizing lense or haze filter on the Nikon. You could use a 3x and get a good picture at this location. A lot of the photographers were trying to get the fish as soon as it enters the bear's mouth. They shoot a lot of shots per second on a tripod. They try to get only the bears head and the fish.
— Dr. Mike Mellum, August 15, 2009
What kind of camera and lens did you use to get those great shots?
— Neal Smith, August 15, 2009
I had to book Brooks Lodge 1 1/2 years in advance. Brook's Lodge was crawling with photographers from all over the world with huge telephoto lenses trained on the falls waiting for the money shot of a fish jumping into the grizzlies mouth.
— Dr. Mike Mellum, August 14, 2009
Great series of pictures!! Maybe the best ever on this site. Sure beats pics of my wife's flowers I used to put up.
— Neal Smith, August 14, 2009
Pretty amazing!
— Chris and Rich Hanley, August 12, 2009
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