the fishing bears of kuliak bay ......

We decided to go to Kuliak Bay instead of the closer Kukak Bay even though a storm was moving in. Kuliak Bay was packed with fish. And bears.

The weather was perfect in the morning and it rained in the afternoon. The gamble had been worth it. Kuliak was a tiny, picture perfect bay with crystal clear water packed with several varieties of salmon -- silver, chums and pinks -- and Dolly Varden Trout, which follow the salmon and eat their roe.

The skiff parted hundreds of darting fish as it glided through the shallow water.

We saw three sows with cubs. One sow had a pair of gangly yearling cubs nearly as large as her that were still nursing and snatching fish from her. When there are plenty of fish like at Kuliak many adult bears are picky and eat only the brains and skin of the salmon which have the highest concentration of fat. Not this mom who bolted down every bit of fish that her wailing cubs did not grab from her.

I hope you weren't using your 50mm

The bear images are wonderful Ed but I gotta tell ya, the first on on your Zen is soooo peaceful and tranquil. Really grabbed me.

Well Done!

Jay made me look at your zen. Those first two are nice. I like the second one better. I like how the sky and the left part of the image form a white V. That 16-35 looks nice and so does that 1ds miii

I'm just lovin' #7. Must be the eye. This is an opportunity I'd love to have sometime.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #8497586
The bear images are wonderful Ed but I gotta tell ya, the first on on your Zen is soooo peaceful and tranquil. Really grabbed me.

Well Done!

thanx Jay. we we're expecting a storm but that's what we got instead . our next destination was kukack bay. only a couple of bears but stunning scenery.

i also have some godd stuff from kodiak (land and air) and others from a cruise of prince william sound. i'll post some landscape stuff later as i sort through the files.

ed rader

Tom Reichner wrote in post #8497596
I'm just lovin' #7. Must be the eye. This is an opportunity I'd love to have sometime.

thanx Tom. even on my tiny netbook i saw that one as a keeper. she had just eaten a salmon.

ed rader

In that shot she actually looks more like an Airedale Terrier than a Bear. What a unique image!

Some of the best bear shots I've seen here....excellent images! Well done!

Ed, these are just wonderful. Well done!

jgrussell wrote in post #8500539
Ed, these are just wonderful. Well done!

thank you guys!

ed rader

These are all great, Ed, as your stuff usually is.

Ed,

Your a brave man. I can't pick a favorite they are all outstanding.

Jon

sparker1 wrote in post #8501412
These are all great, Ed, as your stuff usually is.

Ed's got that "point and click" thing down pretty well don't he?

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #8501429
Ed's got that "point and click" thing down pretty well don't he?

i prefer the term"happy snappy" that i learned from you a while back .

ed rader