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*** May 2026 Image & Video Thread ***

GeorgeHudetz said:
As I’ve posted in the past, I live about 15 miles east of Boulder, which is itself nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. I say this because while it's not uncommon to see wildlife - like bears and cougars - wander into Boulder, it's a bit more rare (but not unheard of) out where I live in Erie.

Anyway, on Tuesday evening there were posts about a black bear in a nearby town that was just a few miles south of my home. Then on Wednesday, there were reports of him lumbering through Erie, finally parking himself in a tree for an afternoon rest, again only a few miles from my house, but this time to the north. Somebody put the location on FB, so I decided to see if I could catch a few shots. Here's my fav, with him looking right at me, and, well, drooling. Hmmmm. Time for me to go, I suppose.

It looks like the local CBS news channel is going to show the image tonight; we shall see.

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Super image George!
 
CharlesH said:
Thanks for the good article. California has 50,000 to 80,000 black bears so your chance of running into one here is pretty high. And yes, we have the same warm winter and drought conditions as Colorado, which is likely to get more bears into our neighborhoods. Take care for sure.

I know I tend to minimize the danger from black bears. Part of this is because I have lots of experience with and photographing grizzly bears, and I have much appreciation for the danger from these animals. In Alaska where both brown (grizzly) and black bears co-exist there are incidents every year with browns, and few to none with blacks. Most of my direct grizzly experience has been on Kodiak island in Alaska, when they are feeding on salmon to fatten up for the winter. I've only done this with an experienced guide. When these bears are catching fish they have no interest in people. They know you are there but they are only interested in fishing and in teaching their cubs to fish, so you can be very close with no danger. It is, I think, one of the most exciting and interesting things you can experience in the animal kingdom. You get to know the personalities of different bears, to understand their intelligence and the ecosystem they are born into and how they cope and adapt to it. You also learn how fast and strong these bears are, and how vicious their claws and teeth are. You know if you were a target, if a grizzly were to charge you, you would not stand a chance.

My other experience, I have flown my plane over the northern Canadian and Alaskan wildernesses. A fear is I might get forced down, a problem with the aircraft or with bad weather, and that I survive an emergency or crash landing, only to be faced with brown bears looking for an easy meal. I've carried lots of survival gear, and that includes a bear gun. If a bear were to start a charge I would not hesitate an instant before shooting it. This may seem inhumane, but I've seen bears.

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Pretty incredible experiences (and shot!), Charles. You’ve just convinced me to put a bear photography trip (with a guide!) on my bucket list, so thanks for that. As for the firearm, I’d have one too in that situation. And, to back you up, I just watched a highly respected “coexisting with bears” video (mandated by the guide for my upcoming Glacier trip in July) and at the end, he says that if you HAVE to shoot a bear (as in, it’s clearly attacking you and you have no other option), shoot to kill. It’s probably the only way you'll make it out alive. And, as you point out, it’s the only humane option for the bear, as well.
 
This tiny, boarded-up building was/is an (abandoned?) house in nearby Multnomah Village. A frame grabbed from 6K h265 video at f1.8. I'll go back soon and photograph it again as a RAW still at a deeper stop.
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That is a nice autonomous drone with only two propellers :cool:
 
Funny thing: this photo was, unfortunately, not taken this month — I just finally got around to editing it in this place.

While working on the RAW file of a giant sequoia bark shot on the Panasonic S1, Lightroom decided to get… creative. Most likely some rendering quirk or color interpretation bug, because the tones and textures definitely drifted away from reality.

But somehow, it worked in my favor. The colors may be “wrong,” yet photographically they felt so right that I couldn’t resist keeping them.


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This tree somehow caught my attention instantly during an evening shoot in the Swabian Alps.
I shot it as a focus stack, but unfortunately Photoshop struggled quite a bit with merging the frames properly — some areas lost sharpness completely, and a few stitching artifacts appeared along the way. Looks like it’s time to try a different stacking software and see if it can handle the scene a little better.

Shot on Panasonic S1R with the Panasonic 24–105mm at f/11.
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After seeing all the forest pictures I had to take a hike as well :) Loved the light/shado stuff and the fallen tree.
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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 50/F1.8
  • ƒ/1.8
  • 50mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 100
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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 50/F1.8
  • ƒ/1.8
  • 50mm
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO 100
 
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