The Shake

• Prize
  Gold in Nature/Wildlife
• Photographer
  Michelle Valberg
• Agency / Studio
  Valberg Imaging
• Technical Info
  Nikon Z6 With 70-200mm (at 200mm) 1/800 F8 Iso 1000
• Photo Date
  October 5, 2019

This Kermode bear (aka Spirit Bear) was fishing for salmon roe directly in front of me in the Great Bear Rainforest in Northern British Columbia, Canada. He would put his head under water for up to a minute, lift up out of the water, would look at me and then shake. This particular time, he was in front of a dark forest background highlighting the water shaking off of him. Getting the right head position is the critical factor in this kind of shot.