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Uploaded: 09/16/05 3:01 AM GMT
Grassy Solitude
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Among the dry grass in the Fraser Canyon a young black bear forages for the winter hibernation fast approaching. It was a little too comfortable with my presence for my liking and as he dissapeared over the hill I decided not to follow.

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::verenabloo
09/16/05 3:24 AM GMT
Wow Darryl!! this is just fantistically awesome!! I can well understand why you would not follow him...but that yoiu even got this photo is just great! What a treasure..And the way he sits there in the grasses..how much lovelier could it get!! VERY NICE !!!
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::djrangman
09/16/05 3:32 AM GMT
couldn't you have poked him with a stick to get his head above the grass?!? j/k Very nice capture- love the golden color. The shrub in the background adds just the right anti-focus for the balance of the composition.
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::marilynjane
09/16/05 4:21 AM GMT
Hi Darryl, WOW, how handsomely intriging this massive, (while still young), creature of the wild looks! I am with you, I also doubt I would follow! What a photo, very nicely done! Sincerely, Marilyn
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+camerahound
09/16/05 4:36 AM GMT
Here, kitty, ki--
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No sense in being pessimistic – it won't work anyway.
::lowlander
09/16/05 9:17 AM GMT
Absolutely amazing picture...what else can I say.

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams
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::kodo34
09/16/05 9:46 AM GMT
gorgeous picture , the gold grass and the bear make a graet pair . High marks.
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have a nice day and read more fantasy.
Sengir
09/16/05 11:10 AM GMT
Very Nice shot.
Love the colors.
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Marzena
09/16/05 11:17 AM GMT
Sweet puppy, oops, cub !!! Young or older it nevertheless does not look too friendly.
The picture is very very beautiful. 10/10 for the artistic value and your courage, Darryl, would be worth at least 150 ...
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With all my love and respect, Marzena
June
09/16/05 11:42 AM GMT
See what I told you about following behind things, lol.
Watch out bro! LOL
How sweet this is eh?
JuneBug
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"A picture is worth a thousand words"
cinny7
09/16/05 11:44 AM GMT
A wonderful shot...love the color contrasts and the perspective!
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Aeires
09/16/05 4:23 PM GMT
Is it me or are really great bear wallpapers hard to find? Thanks for posting one of the best bear images I've seen, the grass looks awesome and you timed it perfectly to have the bear looking great.
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mesmerized
09/16/05 7:27 PM GMT
Excellent shot Darryl...the contrast in the color of the bear with the grass is very striking...there is nice detail in the grass...and the curiosity of the animal matches that of mine the way he is partially hidden and peeking through the grass...great job.:Pat.
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KEIFER
09/17/05 5:46 AM GMT
from the thumbnail I thought it reminded me of my Spanish-Thank-You-Dog (grassy-ass) .. but .. silly me .. that wouldn't be funny now that I know it's a bear

and that .. dissapearing over the hill, thing .. is how he gets all his hibernation mates .. you really missed out
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foofoo
09/17/05 8:44 PM GMT
I feel as though I'm the one that was looking through the lens taking this photo- It is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you :)
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forestwolf34
09/18/05 1:15 AM GMT
Coole!! Luv the bear!!! Great job!!! 34/10
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SilverFang
09/18/05 11:14 AM GMT
Ha! You got so close! Great shot and lucky you, you made it to the computer to upload this! I like the framing of the bear here, behind the wheat. Great shot!
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bgeek
09/20/05 3:12 AM GMT
Sweet shot man
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cavaille
09/21/05 5:04 PM GMT
Wonderful image of a fine creature, great picture.
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+mayne
09/22/05 4:24 AM GMT
Thank you my friends for the great comments:-)
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Darryl
+ppigeon
09/23/05 11:24 AM GMT
Hey! Is he your neighbor in British Columbia? I'm not sure to visit you one day...
Very nice capture. Love the grass on the blue sky at left too :-)
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RickM
09/27/05 4:08 AM GMT
Cool!
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mimi5947
10/11/05 12:20 AM GMT
Wow, am I way behind or what?? lol Awesome capture of this beauty Darryl...especially when both of you scared each other! Hope that Shannon has sufficiently recovered from her fright and that your bruises are healing :~)
This makes a great desktop btw~
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~ Mimi~
::madmaven
10/12/05 4:26 PM GMT
Absolutely breath-takingly awesome! I am envious of your experience! How wonderful!
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LadyVader13
10/28/05 2:22 PM GMT
Wow, such an awesome shot! You are braver than I would have been. Great work!
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::Paul_Gerritsen
11/01/05 7:10 PM GMT
I love this! You know I envy you a bit for being able to do in the wild what I have to do in the Zoo.
Thumbs up for Darryl!
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.alexis518
12/03/05 2:15 PM GMT
Everything about this shot shouts perfection. Could be the comfort level of the cub had something to do with mama being nearby. Love the color and detail in the grasses.
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.Temper
04/05/06 5:21 AM GMT
Amazing shot I wouldn't have followed him/her either very well done and keep it up
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.varkonyii
06/13/06 7:02 PM GMT
It's a very-very good image, I like it so much..
..and more would deserve (c-index) to my mind...
Thanks for sharing...
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.1bunnyslippers
09/13/06 2:08 AM GMT
Top notch photo! Well composed, clarity and detail. This bear is a beauty - he may think that the golden grass is hiding him. The grass is striking going across his face - and I like the way he is peeking through the grass at YOU. The contrast between the golden color of the grass and the bears black coat, is well done. And the small area of blue sky adds an extra zip to this image. Excellent quality Darryl :))
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I'm going to be just browsing for images for awhile..I guess I'll be lurking. I need this break-to catch up on things.
::verenabloo
09/24/06 5:43 AM GMT
Hey there..this is the first time I've seen this lovely photo of yours...what a charming bear he is...and he let(??) you take his picture? Did you bribe him somehow?? I think you made a wise decision not to follow him...or YOU might have been his lunch? Whew...but this photo is awesome...the deep grasses just make it magnificient!! Verena
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nazli
04/15/07 11:47 PM GMT

This is fabulous!
I congratulate you on being so coolheaded as to get him so
beautifully framed and in focus!
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.beccat14
01/24/09 4:17 AM GMT
lovely shot
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