Guess Who Came To Dinner?
(Countdown #13)
First of all, I need to clarify something about this shot - DO NOT judge the quality of this photo - this was taken with my point & shoot camera, since I thought my wildlife viewing was over for the day. Most evenings while in Denali NP, we would stay out photographing the wildlife quite late. Each day was usually capped by a nice dinner & a few beers at the World Famous Salmon Bake (they serve dinners late, even @ 11 pm). This particular evening, we were eating and there was much commotion going on in the restaurant - spilling into the parking lot. Patrons began running outside. Curiosity got the best of me so I ran outside and realized that there was this grizzly bear walking literally down the sidewalk, right across from the restaurant door and right in front of the Princess Lodge. So, I took this shot, which obviously was not a quality one, but one that validated a story that we re-told many times during our trip.
Believe it or not, there were tourists running out to the bear to get in the shot near the bear. Not me! This grizzly was a bit too brazen.
Moral of the story: Always bring your camera with you, since you never knew when or where your next shot will present itself. :-)
Guess Who Came To Dinner?
(Countdown #13)
First of all, I need to clarify something about this shot - DO NOT judge the quality of this photo - this was taken with my point & shoot camera, since I thought my wildlife viewing was over for the day. Most evenings while in Denali NP, we would stay out photographing the wildlife quite late. Each day was usually capped by a nice dinner & a few beers at the World Famous Salmon Bake (they serve dinners late, even @ 11 pm). This particular evening, we were eating and there was much commotion going on in the restaurant - spilling into the parking lot. Patrons began running outside. Curiosity got the best of me so I ran outside and realized that there was this grizzly bear walking literally down the sidewalk, right across from the restaurant door and right in front of the Princess Lodge. So, I took this shot, which obviously was not a quality one, but one that validated a story that we re-told many times during our trip.
Believe it or not, there were tourists running out to the bear to get in the shot near the bear. Not me! This grizzly was a bit too brazen.
Moral of the story: Always bring your camera with you, since you never knew when or where your next shot will present itself. :-)