Ferdinand ;)

Ferdinand ;)

I've met him on a touristy path in Bucegi Mountains - Romania. He was very calm and cooperative from photographic point of view
adygaz
on Dec 15, 2008 11:45 am
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 472292

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andreeacorodeanu

andreeacorodeanu - Dec 15, 2008 11:55 am - Voted 10/10

Cute

bearyyy!!!!!!! good shot Adi i like it :D, im sure is not his first photo sesion :))

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 15, 2008 11:59 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Cute

I'm sure it is not :)))
I kindly ask him to stay behind the flower and put an innocent face...and he did...

andreeacorodeanu

andreeacorodeanu - Dec 15, 2008 12:12 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Cute

:)) :)) :)) i will try too when i will meet him i hope to be Ferdinad and not the other killer black one :)) :)) :))

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 15, 2008 12:24 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Cute

If will be the same Ferdinand, will be a bigger one :)) (the photo has already one year and half)
But, you could kindly ask the bear: " Are you that Ferdinand?"
It's better to do this from a safe distance... just in case :)))

yatsek

yatsek - Dec 15, 2008 3:15 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Cute

How many bear-related injuries/deaths are there in Romania?

Tomek Lodowy

Tomek Lodowy - Dec 15, 2008 5:11 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Cute

incredible portrait !!! I love this shot and wonder how did you manage to take it :)

Tomek

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 10:50 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Cute

Well Yatsec, as I know, in 2007 were several attacks with some injuries and only one (I'm sure about this accident) with deadly injuries. But it is very probably that the situation is different.
The photo with Fernando was taken one week after the deadly accident, at maybe one-hour distance from that place.

In Bucegi Mountains, III-rd degree meetings with bears are quite ordinary.
This year I heard about only one deadly attack (in town) and several attacks with minor injuries.

In the final, I may say that the majority cases of the attacks, it was the tourist's mistakes. For example food in the tent.

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 10:56 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Cute

I run toward the vicinity of the bear (as stealth as possible), and then the bear has done the rest. I mean the position, the place etc. He was quite calm (he eats grass-so was not angry) so I had the courage to stay about 10 minutes around (about 25 meters), taking photos.

In the same day, on an unmarked path I saw another two bears, but at a bigger distance.

By the way, Fernando was walking very calm on a marked touristy path ;)

yatsek

yatsek - Dec 16, 2008 11:35 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Cute

Thanks very much, Adrian. Romania has always been like a tiny Canada to me.
Cheers,
Jacek

FlatheadNative

FlatheadNative - Dec 16, 2008 12:09 am - Voted 10/10

Big bear!

and a great shot with the grass and flowers under him.

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 10:58 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Big bear!

Dear FlatheadNative, thank you very much!

visentin

visentin - Dec 16, 2008 2:41 am - Voted 10/10

if you don't mind...

I attached this magnificent romanian brown bear to an article about french bears of the Pyrenees. I hope you don't mind, brown bears are brown bears and it makes a perfect illustration.

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 11:07 am - Hasn't voted

Re: if you don't mind...

Hi Visentin,

May we see the link to that article?

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 11:15 am - Hasn't voted

Re: if you don't mind...

Sorry, I managed to see the article. :)
I'm new on this website.

Thanks that you included my photo on your article.

Cheers,
Adrian

pablo

pablo - Dec 16, 2008 3:10 am - Voted 10/10

superb

superb photo

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 10:59 am - Hasn't voted

Re: superb

Dear Pablo, thank you very much!

Mark Doiron

Mark Doiron - Dec 16, 2008 10:41 am - Voted 10/10

The Flower ...

The flower makes this a very special photo. Good job! --mark d.

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 11:00 am - Hasn't voted

Re: The Flower ...

Dear Mark, thank you very much!
Yes, the flower makes me to think to Fernando...

rdmc

rdmc - Dec 16, 2008 10:58 am - Voted 10/10

Sweeeet shot!

...must be the smell of those pretty flowers that is making him so cooperative!
Great shot!
:0)

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 16, 2008 11:04 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Sweeeet shot!

Dear Rdmc, thank you very much!
If I should know that the flowers makes the bears cooperative in the front of camera, every time I go in the mountains, in my backpack I will put a bouquet of roses :)

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