thanks for the compliments! That bear was NOT photographed in the Park, or in a captive situation, it was a wild, free ranging sow and two cubs (could be Alberta bears or just bears from the Park expanding their territory), but they were photographed in Montana. In fact, those bears, as far as I can tell, are new to the area, they were not around last year. The photos were taken with a 500 mm f/4 nikkor lens from a relatively close distance of about 40 yards.

The bears never exhibited any dissatisfaction from my presence. I photographed them for two days (camped out about 10 miles away instead of driving all the way home). Anyway, what a spectacular and extremely rare find!

As per the catchlights, they are natural, i situated myself in such a manner as to get the best angles I possibly could. Photographing bears, in full sun, is one of the toughest things I've ever photographed - even tougher than goats in snow!

That bear on the elk carcass was a cub, here is mommy!

Thanks for looking. . .