Earlier in the morning the rain was coming down pretty hard. About mid day, when this shot was taken, the sun started peeking through the dramatic storm clouds. The family and I were lucky enough to be out on the beach to capture this dramatic image.

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Hand held long exposure.
The salmor run setup by the Sitka Sound science center for their hatchery salmon. Currently the stream is empty because the mouth of the stream has been blocked until the science center feels that sufficient numbers are ready to spawn. There were so many salmon waiting on the other side of the fence waiting to get in.

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Two black bear brothers trying to get a better look.

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Large brown bear in stealth mode waiting for food in the water

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If I can see them, then they can see me. I think I've been spotted.

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