Photo-A-Day -- August 2013

Vipmediastar_JZ · August 2013

Pickerel · August 2013

Bourn Pond, west of Stratton Pond in Vermont, near sunset. The side trail I took up from Manchester Center proved more difficult than I had thought, and I finally hung my hammock at the camping area on the north shore of Stratton Pond at around 11:00PM. I don't mind night hiking, but I usually prefer to dictate when and why I am walking in the dark. The trail between Bourn Pond and Stratton Pond was probably damaged when Hurricane Irene thrashed the area, and hadn't received much attention since then. Had I already walked about 9 of 10 miles with darkness approaching - say, if I had been walking toward Bourn Pond from Stratton Pond, with that mile as my first mile of the trail - I would have considered it impassable or bushwhacking.

D800 - AF-S 85mm f/1.8G - f/8 - 1/320sec - ISO 400

jimo · August 2013

D600 | Nikkor 80-400 @ 400mm | f8 | 1/1600 | ISO 400

ttsisgood · August 2013

@thegipper: I know how that feels. I dropped mine two years ago right in front of a Grizzly Bear. The animal never gave it back :-) (At least you got your picture card, I lost mine, too!)

itsnotmeyouknow · August 2013

One from the city of Figueres in Catalunya, Spain

Nikon D800 Nikkor 24 - 70 converted in Silver efex with 25% silver added

pippigurl · August 2013

A very exciting time for me!

Nikon D800 | Nikkor 24-70 2.8 | 1/[email protected] | ISO250

ttsisgood · August 2013

@pippigurl: Chased them up the tree, eh? :-) For me, it's usually the other way around.

DXV_Photo · August 2013

@pippigurl - wow 24-70, you where really close to those bears.

I guess this shows that climbing a tree won't necessarily protect you from a bear but it might protect you from pippigurl. :-)