Fuzzy-Wuzzy Was A Bear ...

Thanks so much, Linda!!!!

LOL … thank you … I was using the 18-200 and this was taken full out at the 200. I deliberately didn’t bring the 70-300 as I wanted to be able to showcase the whole scene. Plus, I was inside the car … safe and sound!!!

Hi Bela!!!! Thank you so much!! Well, yes and no?? I was safe … but the circumstances surrounding this aren’t great. I’m probably going to use this image and several others I took in a push to get some people to do a better job taking care of their trash. Someone is going to get hurt … and that’ll only end badly for the poor bear, too.

Hey Scott … thank you!!

Thanks, Brian!!!!!!

Luda … GORGEOUS new avatar, you beauty-queen you!!!!!!! Well, the full story is coming … but yes, he’s in the “wild” ... as in … not in a zoo or in a cage or anything. He roams our mountain … he and who-knows-how-many others!!!!

Thanks so much, Karen. To get a spectacular shot right out of the camera is always my ultimate goal … but I’m AWFULLY picky … and so that doesn’t happen all that often for me. Plus, if you feel strongly about it, then never EVER start playing around in Photoshop … it’s totally addictive, lol!!!!! In this particular shot … what you’re seeing of the bear is actually the hdr level. The Orton is on the greenery only.

thanks, sweetie!!!!! Tickled that you enjoyed him!!!!!

hahaha!! Linda, I’m saving the best part of the story for a few of the other shots … wheeeeee!!!!! Thanks for popping by, darling girl!!!!! Hugzz!!

haha … Bill … you’ll have to wait for the next installment for that part of the story!!!!!! Thanks for visiting!!!!!

LOL!!!!! Yes, yes, that’s the one!!!! Every child’s first riddle!!!!! I LOVED it … still remember puzzling over that one!!!!!

... ours went:
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear … Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair … Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he! LOL!!!!

Hi Jacqi … thank you so much!!! I’m really torn about this … was thrilled to finally get some shots of this guy off … but the circumstances do worry me. Will be posting another shot and more info tomorrow, I guess. I do NOT want to bump into him on one of my mountain rambles, that’s for sure!!!!!! LOL!!!!

Hiii sweetie!!!!! Thank you … he does look well fed and well cared for … from other shots I took, my hubby thinks he about 300 lbs, and he has tags in both ears, bless ‘im. Hope he stays out of trouble …

Hi Gina … Thank you, thank you!!! Yes, his eyes are what really drew me to this particular image …

LOL!!! You’re right … I had forgotten that line!!!!!!!! HAHAH!!! Thank you, dearie!!!!!

Thanks so much!!!!!

Hi Ann!! Thank you, sweetie.

Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!!!!

Very astute, Barbara … Glad you liked the Orton. It’s only on the leaves … the work on the bear is actually the hdr. Notice I didn’t enter him in any of the cute & cuddly groups. I have a great deal of respect for these guys and am worried about the circumstances they are in up there at the moment. My next shot will explain all … bless their hearts!!!

Thank you, Nadine … we’ve seen them several times prior to this but either it was too dark or I didn’t have the camera. Looks like 5th time is the charm!!!! Thanks again!!!!

Hey, hon … thank you, thank you!!!!! Yes, holding my breath, trying to calm the dog in the back of the Jeep down, and yelling at my poor husband to quit moving the car … lol … and all this on top of one too many strawberry margaritas … hehe … well, you get the picture …

LOL … ummmm … noooooo!!!!! I hadn’t had THAT many margaritas!!!!!! ROFL ROFL!!!!

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BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!! Well, thanks to all the strawberry margaritas, I was surprisingly calm. Well … no .. not calm … unfearful?? Unfearful-ish? LOL!!!!

Sweetie .. I was in the car!!!! We were NOT that close … I was using the 18-200 lens and it was stretched aaaaaalllllll the way out. He’s a very non-aggressive fella … apparently … I’m probably going to write quite a story about this tomorrow with another couple of images … don’t worry … i really wasn’t in any danger. OTHER people may well be … but that’s all part of the story. I’m fine!!!! And the margaritas were WONderful!!!! * hic *

Hi Carlos!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

LOL!!!! Hey, I may be crazy, but I’m not toooo stupid!!!!

oooh … ain’t it GREAT to run with the silliness!!!!! LOL!!!! And stupid … maybe … but lucky … OH yeah!!!!!!!!

thanks, sweetie … you know me, I wanted to do something a little different!!!!

Thanks so much, Shaun!!!! glad you enjoyed the image … and the title, too!! I was rethinking that a little while ago .. because the title implies … you know … cuddly and all that … which I personally want people to realize that they’re not, lol!!!!! But oh well!!! Thank you gain!!!!!!!

Hiiiii Heather!!!!! Thankyou!!!

Hi Virginia … yes, I know you do!!!! Probably even more so!!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

thanks so much, sweetie!!! Wildlife shots are always so stark and determinedly straight forward … thought it would be fun to add a bit of the unusual here … also, was going for an emotional impact and thought the softness of the surrounding area contrasted with the hdr of the bear … might be fun. So glad you enjoyed this one!!!!!

Hello darling darling girl!!!!!! Thank you … lots more to come. I am glad you picked up on the romanticizing of the bear … that was my intent. We have a terrible problem with idiot people leaving trash open in the dumpsters at the condos on the mountain. My goal is to illustrate … with the several shots I’ll post … that these beautiful creatures will be the ones to suffer from our human carelessness. I didn’t want him to appear fluffy-cupcake, nor did I want him to be nasty-scary … not yet. That’s why the contrast of the softening of the Orton to the more feature-filled hdr on the bear. Look into his eyes. See?? Sometimes there is a method to my madness!!!!!

thanks, Mick!!!! I’m glad you enjoyed him … have a few others I’ll be posting .. .but they’ll probably be less dreamy … he was a beaut, tho!!!!

Hi Bob .. .the full story is about to be revealed in another image … I’m just not quite happy with it yet. Truth is, in this image he’s sitting just behind a great big trash dumpster … which some idiot left OPEN!!! So … he knows full well where lunch is!!!! And he’s just about to go jump into it!!!

Hi Lynn!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

LOL!! Thanks!!!! I’ve got several more … just wish I’d had the new camera … and wish I hadn’t been shaking so badly!!! LOL!!! nomoremargaritasnomoremargaritasnomoremargaritas …

Oh I know about the backing up and the boat!!! Don’t forget … you confided in me!!!!! HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

Hi Sean!!!! Apologies for missing your wonderful note earlier!!!! thank you … and so glad you enjoyed it, lol!!!!

Hiii Leilani!!!! Forgive me for missing your note earlier!!!!! So happy you got a kick out of this one, hon!!!!!

Hey Kitten!!!!! Thank you, thank you sooo much!!!!! What a fabulous honor!!!!!!!!!