It was raining this morning when I went out to take some pics, I came across some bears feeding on berries. I liked this one for this challenge, I hope others like it too
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Not a very sharp focus, but if this is truly a bear in the wild that's understandable! How did you get so close to get shallow DOF within the face? The look in his/her eyes seems sad and contemplative. Points added for bravery!
Since all my photo equipment was stolen and I am camera-less, I will spend time now voting...
Interest - 2
Theme Interp - 3
Technical Merit - 3
Personal Bias - 2
TOTAL - 10
Had this beeen more in focus around the nose, I would have given you a 10. I like th eyes and the color. Hopefully you used a zoom lens (or the bear just had its lunch and wasn't hungry) Lol
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