Very Amateurish Pictures

Moderators: Rosie, Jean, JFR, Peggy, Gabes-Apg, grannyh, Gloria, Mars, starfire, Joefnh

starfire
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 5198
Joined: Wed May 25, 2005 5:48 am
Location: Pennsylvania

Very Amateurish Pictures

Post by starfire »

Had visitors this evening.
Sorry the pics are so bad. Pretty much my first attempts with a digital camera. Probably would have been better if I'd remembered to turn off the flash. (also the young bear would have stayed around longer - haha)

Image

Image
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber"
-- Winston Churchill
User avatar
Joefnh
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 2478
Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:25 pm
Location: Southern New Hampshire

Post by Joefnh »

Those are great, somebody was looking for a snack....

--Joe
Joe
User avatar
tex
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 35064
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 9:00 am
Location: Central Texas

Post by tex »

They look good to me, and bear photos aren't easy to come by.

Thanks for sharing.

Love,
Tex
:cowboy:

It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Polly
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 5185
Joined: Wed May 25, 2005 3:34 am
Location: Maryland

Post by Polly »

Hi Shirley,

Well, I am impressed! It's not easy to photograph a bear! You are so lucky to have them. I keep hearing that we have an occasional young male bear in our county, but one has never come to our yard. One can always hope........ Thanks for sharing. Try to get more, if you can. AHHHHH, the beauty of PA!

Love,

Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Rosie
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 738
Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:38 pm
Location: Tucson, AZ

Post by Rosie »

What a fun picture! I'm sure that a black bear came through our property a few years ago, and ripped down the suet feeders. Something came through at night making a lot of racket. Strangely enough our two dogs never let out a single "woof", and pretended that they didn't hear a thing. And when I suggested that my DH take the flashlight out for a look, he said he was with the dogs! :lol:

Rosie
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time………Thomas Edison
User avatar
tex
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 35064
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 9:00 am
Location: Central Texas

Post by tex »

:lol: Yep, dogs know when it's a good idea to maintain a low profile. LOL.

Tex
:cowboy:

It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
User avatar
kimtg68
Adélie Penguin
Adélie Penguin
Posts: 164
Joined: Sun May 09, 2010 6:44 am
Location: Alabama USA

Post by kimtg68 »

I remember stories of my great grandmother in upper Michigan many years ago stepping out on her porch with a broom and banging the handle on the porch to make noise while she shooed them away. Nope, not me! I used to hear them rummaging through our compose pile at night and was freaked out over that. Kimmy is not fond of bears. Ok to look at from a very very very long distance or pics.
-Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain-
Kim
User avatar
Bifcus16
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 578
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:02 pm
Location: Canberra

Post by Bifcus16 »

Cool pictures. Don't have bears around here.

Lyn
User avatar
Gabes-Apg
Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin
Posts: 8330
Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:12 pm
Location: Hunter Valley NSW Australia

Post by Gabes-Apg »

only bears in australia are drop bears and the bundy bear!
Gabes Ryan

"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
ant
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 1676
Joined: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:59 pm

Post by ant »

Great Pics Shirley!

The only "bears" in Hong Kong are the ones that sell down the stock market. :cool: And, unlike your wonderful bear, most are not worth photographing!

Best, Ant
takef586
Adélie Penguin
Adélie Penguin
Posts: 63
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:54 am
Location: monaco

Post by takef586 »

This is the closest to a bear you can find in Monaco, apart, of course, during the annual circus festival in the winter. P.S. Photography is my passion, so excuse me for the photo size...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59177039@N ... 1/sizes/o/
User avatar
Gayle
Adélie Penguin
Adélie Penguin
Posts: 221
Joined: Sat May 30, 2009 2:04 pm
Location: Minnesota

Post by Gayle »

WHOW!

Is that a Tibetan Mastiff?

Very unusual breed of dog.

Gayle
User avatar
Joefnh
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 2478
Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:25 pm
Location: Southern New Hampshire

Post by Joefnh »

What a minute Gabes, a drop bear??? I though they were a fictitious character, something like a vicious Koala. How in the world can a Koala be vicious anyways. :bear:

If memory serves wasn't the Bundy Bear a character used in advertisements for rum?

Of course you are right about no bears in Oz, the Koala bear isn't a member of the 'bear' family. Strangely enough I believe bears and pigs are in the same family

:gday:

--Joe
Joe
takef586
Adélie Penguin
Adélie Penguin
Posts: 63
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:54 am
Location: monaco

Post by takef586 »

That was a Leonberger...
User avatar
Bifcus16
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 578
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:02 pm
Location: Canberra

Post by Bifcus16 »

This is a Bundy bear pretending to be a drop bear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEQpUY_crc&NR=1
Post Reply

Return to “Photos by Shirley”