Face Off It was past 11:00pm on the Alaskan peninsula and the light was drop-dead gorgeous. The site was a bit inland from remote Hallo Bay. Two Brown Bear were engaged in a “rough and tumble” play fight. Face-to-face and mouth-to-mouth they challenged each other in a mock duel. ~ Anecdote and Brown Bear capture, Face Off © Jerry L. Ferrara
What’s in a Stare? What’s in a stare? Some say, “Why care?” Yet if you so dare And be it a bear You better beware ~ Poem and Alaskan Brown Bear capture, What’s in a Stare? © Jerry L. Ferrara
Alaskan Brown Bear In a remote setting on the Alaskan peninsula, a Brown Bear was going about the business of cleaning its coat by rolling around on the grass. As he flipped from side to side on his back, the bruin suddenly sat up. ~ Anecdote and Brown Bear capture, Alaskan Brown Bear © Jerry L. Ferrara
Tranquility Tranquility governed the landscape as the Alaskan Brown Bear lumbered along the placid interface of lake and land. A very gentle breeze caused small waves to gently lick the shore. The clouds overhead and in the background were halcyon to the eye while the distant brightening sky, from a sun not quite exposed, boldly announced the coming day. ~ Anecdote and Alaskan Brown Bear capture, Tranquility © Jerry L. Ferrara
The Eventide The Alaskan Brown Bear traipsed the remote and lonely lakeside. Typical of bruin ambulation, the creature’s gait was lumbering while its attention seemed without regard … if not downright introspective. The setting was fitting, too, as the light sauntered leisurely toward the eventide. ~ Anecdote and Brown Bear capture, The Eventide © Jerry L. Ferrara
The Bear, The Light and The Drama Every day for two weeks I walked past a finger of land that projected into a remote Alaskan lake. Sometimes a Brown Bear was on the spit, but the light was terrible for capturing a visually meaningful moment. On other occasions, the presentation painted across the sweep was stunningly gorgeous, but always a bruin was absent from the landscape. I had about given up capturing that point in time where. the bear and the light came together, at least how I envisioned it in my mind’s eye. On the morning before the day the float plane was to retrieve us, I trekked past the small peninsula thinking, most likely, for the final time. The sky was riotous in presentation … and the bear was in perfect position near the point. ~ Anecdote and Brown Bear capture, The Bear, The Light and The Drama © Jerry L. Ferrara
A Mighty Monarch Stepping into the briskly flowing river, I had my eyes focused on reaching a shallow sandbar. Once there I set up the camera, lens and tripod. All around in the flow, there was a bounty of spawning and dying salmon. The setting simply screamed at being an exceptional place for a hungry Brown Bear to dine. With time, the tall grass in the background magically began to move, yet the undulating gesticulations were not orchestrated by the wind. I waited. In a heartbeat the motion’s author became apparent … a mighty monarch joined me in the waterway. His sole intent was fixed on the banquet that lay before him. ~ Anecdote and Brown Bear capture, A Mighty Monarch © Jerry L. Ferrara
Like A Tsunami The Alaskan Brown Bear seemed purposeful in its movement through the river. It sported an unwavering demeanor, zealously scanning as it wandered the watery way. Then the bruin sat back on its haunches in the shallows and stared intently at one single spot. Without forecast, the burly beast loomed up like a towering tsunami. With claws extended, it plunged toward the hapless fish. ~ Anecdote and Alaskan Brown Bear capture, Like A Tsunami © Jerry L. Ferrara