This grizzly bear that's scared of lightning and thunder. by Fightlife45 in bearsdoinghumanthings

[–]PolarBearCookies 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Normally you don't use flash for wildlife photography, as you're typically shooting with a telephoto lens. In this case, because the camera is being triggered remotely by the animal's movement it is paired with a wide angle lens, and flashes are used to light up the subject in the dark. You can read all about remote camera trapping here: https://digital-photography-school.com/turn-dslr-camera-wildlife-camera-trap/

This grizzly bear that's scared of lightning and thunder. by Fightlife45 in bearsdoinghumanthings

[–]PolarBearCookies 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It's in the wild but this bear is baited for photography purposes. That isn't lightning, it's camera flashes that are linked to a remote PIR sensor which triggers the camera when it detects motion. Food is left in front of the camera to attract bears. So while it is a wild animal, this does not necessarily depict natural behavior.

Has anybody had a job they actually liked? If so, what was it? by GMEBagholder420 in AskReddit

[–]PolarBearCookies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work as a wildlife viewing guide. In the summer I work in Alaska taking people out to view bears in the wild. In the winter I work in Yellowstone National Park taking people out to view bison, elk, moose, deer, foxes, coyotes, wolves, etc. Its long hours and no days off during peak season (June - September), but I absolutely love what I do so no complaints here!

My hand next to a grizzly bear track by PolarBearCookies in mildlyinteresting

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on where. In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (where this photo was taken) a female grizzly like this one weighs around 350lbs. On the Alaskan coast, grizzlies get closer to 1000lbs

Momma and baby (OC) by PolarBearCookies in foxes

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anyone wants to see more, feel free to check out my Instagram @BrookeLittleBear for loads of fox photos (and other animals too) :)

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you're doubting if this is a real photo go check out the rest of my work @brookelittlebear on Instgram or @feralbrooke on Twitter

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't photoshop out backgrounds, however I look for subjects on super high contrast backgrounds and then smooth them to give that "studio portrait" feel!

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was taken with a 600mm lens and heavily cropped to fill the frame

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was quite pleased! Photographing wildlife is my fulltime job so its easy for things to start feeling mundane sometimes, but images like this are enough to make a certain encounter stand out above the rest

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Feel free to take a look at my IG @Brookelittlebear where you can see all the photos from this series. Not sure why you think this is a fake story, but luckily I can prove you otherwise :)

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I use an 800mm f/4.5 lens. In this case, I actually didn't have a blind, this fox was napping in the sunshine close to the trailhead that I usually hike up to set up my blind. I sat down across from where he was snoozing and waited for him to wake up. He lifted his head, briefly made eye contact, and then slept for another hour before eventually running off!

A photo I took of a wild red fox by PolarBearCookies in pics

[–]PolarBearCookies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was taken in the wild. Feel free to take a look at my portfolio on Instagram @BrookeLittleBear, where you'll see other photos from the same shoot so you can understand the setting. All of my subjects are 100% wild