Thanks for the comment, man, I appreciate it.

Cheers

Carl

Welcome back to the internet. You and mum were great, and kept me safe, as always. And yes, you mighta saved my day a couple of times – more than once, certainly .. but we’re talking about Stevie Ray Vaughan here. What else matters?

Cheers

Carl

Love your bear shots from Katmai but note that your mother and I never allowed you to ‘get charged by a bear’ when we were there with you. I suspect you only go there in Fall because the Park Rangers aren’t there to keep an eye on you.

Re the Stevie Ray Vaughan ticket: that was only one of the many times I’ve ’saved your day’ over the years.

Dad

I was SO lucky – I got to see Stevie Ray once, when I was in high school. There was a mixup with the tickets (long story), and it looked like I wouldn’t get to see the show. My dad saved the day, and picked me up a ticket days before the gig … so I saw Stevie Ray. A few all too short years later Stevie Ray had passed, and only his legacy is left. Beautiful musician. Check out his MTV unplugged stuff .. nobody made a 12 string guitar sound like that.

You nailed what I was trying to say – it’s the determination and grace together that I think the slower shutter speed can offer. And yes, the pose is everything. I’ll write a post about that sometime soon, I promise.

Musa, congrats on your red squirrel.

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Carl

I think what is most significant about this image is that it captures power, determination and grace at the same time. I think it is hard to portray the latter two in a stop-action shot. Sometimes determination wins out over grace and visa-versa. I like the color in the background and that you caught the bear with a paw out of the water. Pose seems to either kill or make these shots eh?