I good photo but I think it would benefit from cropping out the smudge, and making the bear less central. It is always special seeing bears in the wild. We had a close encounter with a black bear on our way down from Hurricane Ridge in Olympic NP. - Just a narrow road between us and him. He knew we were there and wasn't bothered.

Lol. :lol: I have an almost identical photo - but then a blue camera and my grandson behind it. We gave him the camera for his 5th birthday last week. Good to get 'em started young, and really interesting to see the world through their eyes.

Another lovely photo of an amazing country. I think perhaps a tighter crop with less sky might work better.

One sea is actually a fresh water lake.:wink: I drive over it regularly to visit my son. Always a thrill with big skies, stunning sunsets but, more often than not, driving rain :lol:. I never stop though. Must do that one of these trips. Nice HDR - not overdone

Nice to meet you Wullie! You're a brave soul - most of us hide away and never show our faces!

You should enter this in this weeks comp Dan! Don't see any rule which excludes employees after all.:wink:

Another classic Lilly photo. :D Keep 'em coming!

Wow Peter I never expected to see a photo like this from you! Have you been taking lessons from Belinda? I really like it - totally over the top but great none the less. Don't bin it!

Another classic Lilly shot -I knew it was yours before even looking to see who it was by. Terrific stuff!