Another drive into Lytton to pick Sydney up from rehearsal tonight. Just as I was coming down into Izman Creek I remembered Alleshia, my niece, telling me about the three bear cubs she had seen in the same area two days ago. I was keeping an eye out when 10 seconds later I come around the switchback and there’s all three cubs with their Mama standing near the road!
I quickly pulled over while grabbing my camera, I then noticed I only had my 17-55mm lens on, darnit! I snapped a couple of quick pics through the windshield in case they bolted, and then fumbled to get my telephoto on.
The 17-55mm pics aren’t great but you can see all three cubs and Mama.
One of the cubs is quite a bit lighter except for his dark brown face. The other two cubs look black and the Mama looks brown… quite the colour differences. :)
By the time I got my telephoto on and stepped out of the truck they were starting to head over the hill but Mama gave me a quick look.
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2 comments:
That's the constant juggle, isn't it? "Which lens / settings combination will I need at random, next?"
I usually leave the camera set on a low AV, average metering, and then switch back & forth between that and TV, spot-metered. I leave it in the low AV mode most of the time so that I can catch things like birds & fast-moving things, knowing that I'd prefer the other settings for things like flowers or architecture (which don't move).
I no longer have the lens problem, thankfully. :)
man thats unreal how close you can get to them awesome
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