Before you call my wife and tell on me.......This day the rain fell most of the day in Yellowstone. Deepening the colors . A natural increase in contrast. The overcast sky made photographing black bears - PERFECT! This beautiful gal held my attention for a long period. In fact through at least two downpours. She was so good to keep her distance. We paralleled each other up the canyon for about a quarter-mile. I had a slight advantage that I was higher than her for most the time. Didn't make for the best perspective. Then her elevation and mine leveled out. I lost my slight advantage. A ranger was walking with me though. I thought I had a personal body guard until the ranger asked if I thought I could out run him (him the ranger, not the bear). I pushed it a little when I took this shot. She was probably 50 yards away. Notice that the bear is eyeing the ranger not me. Must be the man in uniform thing. Not often do we get this type of photo opportunity. Especially with crowds gathered. The rangers do a great job to protect the public from the wildlife. I really think we should do more to protect the wildlife from the public. The time that the bear and I walked up the canyon paralleling each other, she only looked over at us twice. Shooting 16 gig with shots of her face down in the grass gorging herself on the greens. In the end one shot was good. I like the sharpness in her eyes. The soft lighting helped with the contrast of her black fur. The grass looks enhanced but is not. This ones a keeper for me. Didn't hurt that I had a great model...........
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