The bears were about 1200 yards away across a river and there was no way to
safely get much closer. Much to my frustration. /jmac
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Thomas Clausen
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 5:43 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: What's up with the OM list? It's gone strange and
insular.
On Aug 4, 2006, at 9:55 AM, James N. McBride wrote:
>
> I heard it was a hoax and then heard it was true. I don't know but
> when I
> get to Anchorage I'll check for sure. The report that a man shot a
> bear that
> was a cross between a griz and a polar bear was true though. It is
> the first
> known case of the two interbreeding. That would have been a photo op.
>
> I took some photos of a griz sow with three cubs this spring but
> the quality
> is terrible. The combination of heat waves and wind made things
> very soft.
>
Nah, that wasn't the problem.....what was it the saying was: if the
photo isn't good enough, it's because you are not close enough, or
something ;)
--thomas
(who's always felt about bears as with sharks: want to see them up
close, but not really wanting to be up close with them)
> /jmac
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Rob Harrison
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:06 AM
> To: OM List
> Subject: [OM] Re: What's up with the OM list? It's gone strange and
> insular.
>
>
> I wonder if that ranger who shot the 14 foot tall grizzly took any
> photos of
> it afterwards with an OM camera.....
>
> Consider this thread hijacked.....
>
> Ha ha
>
> That bear story was a hoax.
> <http://www.mwcsun.com/siteSearch/apstorysection/
> local_story_212095025.html>
>
>
>
> Rob in Seattle
>
> << snip
>
>
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