Thrill of the Chase

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A pair of Brown Bear cubs that were having a blast chasing each other and rough housing while Mom was digging holes for voles. Note that there are a couple cub size vole holes in this photo :wink:

Sony a6500, SEL200600G @ 324 mm, ISO-320, f/8.0, 1/1000, hand held. Cropped into a panorama to get rid of the parts of a paved bike path that were in the top of the photo. The arrangement of the cubs worked well with a panorama crop also.

Thrill of the Chase
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@garyminish

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Outstanding, Gary! It doesn’t hurt that bears are my favorite animal! Terrific detail, especially on the cub who is on the move. Well done.

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Very good, Gary. Great action and an interesting story. Detail in both cubs is superb. I like the way the pano crop works.

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Great techs and I love the dynamic poses, especially body language of the front one.
You may add overall canvas, if you like.

Cheers !

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Gary, a pano crop was definitely a smart choice. This arrangement is perfect, as the clear view of the leading cub is really necessary to lead the eye through the frame effectively.

I think Jagdeep touched on this, but I would simply say that if there was any unused original canvas on the left edge that could be brought back in (without the bike path showing), just a tick more would be nice to give that cub some breathing room.

Max

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Great image. You even get the feeling of wild play that these cubs are probably feeling. Cool.