Brown Bear by Ken Conger

Thursday, 22nd March 2007

Last Jump

by Ken Conger

Our Virginia Boy Scout Troop 518 took a trip of a lifetime. We did fundraisers for two years in order to visit several of the National Parks in Alaska. Our goal was to do some remote camping, view some incredible scenery and wildlife. The last park we visited was Katmai National Park. The salmon were running during our three day visit and the scouts were able to watch the Brown Bears catch fish at the falls. With camera in tow was hoping to capture a photograph of a salmon in the air just before a bear clamped down on the fish. Happy with the results and hope you enjoy the image.

Equipment: Canon Mark IIN with 400mm/2.8

Ken Conger

Ken is a career conservation police officer. His motivation and enthusiasm for wildlife protection carries over to his leisure pursuit of wildlife photography. Ken has a collection of images that range from birds to large mammals. None of the images on Kenâ€™s site are caged or staged and are strictly of wild animals.

www.kencongerphotography.com

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Brown Bear by Ken Conger was Photo of the Day on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007. It is tagged Wildlife, Fish, Bears, River, Alaska. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

14 Comments

Anna de'Capitani Says:
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:31 am
This is a great capture Ken, thanks for sharing. I hope to go to Alaska in the future…Anna
Terry Astbury Says:
March 22nd, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Amazing shot!!!! absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing Ken
Mark in Florida Says:
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Nearly perfect framing, timing and position…I don’t think you could have positioned them better if they were wax! Thanks for sharing.
Paul Dass Says:
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Wha. . .What a great shot, you must have fixed your camera to your eye and walking around!!!It is amazing.
Ken Says:
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:18 am
Thanks all for taking the time to leave such kind comments!
Chris Says:
March 26th, 2007 at 3:34 am
Totally Incredible…!!

No words !!
Photo Buffet Says:
March 28th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Absolutely amazing, Ken! This wooly guy hasn’t sunk his teeth into his catch yet - what timing on your part! I hope you’ve framed this as a memento of your trip. Great shot.
Eli Shams Says:
July 9th, 2007 at 7:50 am
The decisive moment !
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
July 29th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Excellent shot! Great composition, well exposed and very sharp. This is indeed the decisive moment!
Albert @ ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY Says:
December 18th, 2007 at 10:30 am
This is certainly a gold medal shot! Excellent! Tks for sharing.
Ann Says:
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:41 am
Less is more, so I will just say, WOW/WOW/WOW.
Anurag Says:
March 24th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Perfect timing!
syal Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
excellent timing…this is an incredible shot!!! keep up the good work! cant wait to see more…
Peter Cooney Says:
May 4th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
This kind of thing has been happening for many hundreds of thousands of years, you’ve captured it wonderfully well! Great job.