Wildlife Photo Competition 6 2017 : Entry Number 56

We have a beautiful scruffy bear and an absolutely desperate looking salmon, the piercing eye of a hunter and the helpless eye of the hunted. This is a stunning capture with a strong composition and a striking fast shutter speed that breaks up the water. Grizzly bears catching salmon photos have become pretty common but you have found something original. Well done, you win this round.

My name is Anita Ross. I am so thrilled to have received this award. I feel so fortunate to have been able to witness the coastal brown bear moms as they were fishing at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska this last September. For this shot I was sitting at the edge of the water in the rain when much to my surprise this bear know as Crimp Ear decided to bring her catch onto the shore so close to me. I was using my Canon 1DX Mark II and 400DO II lens. My settings were f/4, 1/1000, ISO 1250, 400mm.