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Douglas Stucky | all galleries >> Galleries >> The Great Smoky Mountains > The leaves are beginning to turn in Cades Cove.
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09-OCT-2012

The leaves are beginning to turn in Cades Cove.

Went up to the cove for a sunrise shoot and came away without any decent shots. I had the 60D on the tripod and the 30D with the 200mm 2.8 hanging around my neck in the event of a wildlife sighting. I heard a car coming down Sparks Lane off to my right and when I turned to see how close it was the bear was emerging from a thicket just 20 yards or so away from me. I quickly turned and fired off 4 shots before it turned up the road towards me. I decided to evacuate the area but it turned into the thicket across the road, finally emerging into the clearing ahead of me. None of the bear shots were worth editing. I didn't need any additional caffeine to get me through the day though!

Canon EOS 30D
1/160s f/5.0 at 200.0mm iso800 full exif

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