photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Ed Knepley | all galleries >> Photo a Day (PAD) since 5/04 >> apr_07_pad > 4/28/07 - Black Bear Cub
previous | next
06-MAY-2007

4/28/07 - Black Bear Cub

Great Smokies National Park (in the "wild"; not a zoo captive)
I'm not a wildlife photographer except when the opportunity falls into my lap. In this case, this cub was about 50 feet up in a tree (while its mother & two siblings were were on the ground waiting - & I was smart enough not to get between mom and the cub). As I watched it go from limb to limb as easily as a squirrel I wondered if it was going to drop into my lap. It eventually made its way back to the ground and paused en route to give me a photo op (mom gave it a smack).
Fortunately I had a long lens on my 2nd body - and enough sense to immediately switch to spot metering. Got several decent shots - most of which looked much like this one. Cute little critter. No wonder they're the "poster child" of the Great Smokies.


other sizes: small medium original auto
comment | share
Tom Briggs09-Nov-2008 20:06
Great catch of this curious cub ... v
Liz Bickel07-May-2007 06:48
Black bears are not easy to photograph; especially if you're not expecting to encounter one. Good job.
Guest 07-May-2007 01:02
Maaaaa!!!!!
Naomi 07-May-2007 00:24
Fantastic shot! V
Charles Lasnier06-May-2007 23:14
Nice pose!