Coastal Brown Bear Sleeping .. almost (Ursus arctos) Hallo Bay Katmai National Park, AK ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com Canon EOS Ids Mark III, 500mm F4, 1.4X II Tele-converter ISO 400, F8 1/320s Manual mode.

Coastal Brown Bear in Coastal Grass (Ursus arctos) Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, AK ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, 500mm F4, 2X II Tele-converter ISO 400, F8 1/320s Manual mode.

Coastal Brown Bear Sow and Cubs Follow Me (Ursus arctos) Geographic Harbor, Katmai National Park, AK ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com Canon EOS 1D Mark III, 500mm F4, 1.4X II Tele-converter ISO 400, F5.6 1/250s Manual mode.

Coastal Brown Bear Sow and Cub Learning to Clam (Ursus arctos) Katmai National Park, AK ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com Canon EOS 5DMKII, 70-200mm F2.8 @70mm ISO 400, F8 1/320s Manual mode.

More than just bears..

American Bald Eagle Cliffside launch, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Pygargue à tête blanche) Geograhic Harbor, Katmai National Park, AK ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com Canon EOS 1D MKIII, 500mm F4 IS ISO 400, F4 1/800s Manual mode.

Coastal Brown Bears of Katmai July 12-18 A Christopher Dodds Workshop

We had a few good chances to photograph Bald Eagles from the comfort of the Coastal Explorer II. Having your camera in manual mode and set to the correct exposure is key to being successful at these "grab" shots.

Gannets Galore Aug. 17-19, 2009

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Kudos...

Chris,Thanks for another great photo adventure to Alaska!!!!!!
This is the third trip with you and they keep getting better. Always challenging. Always easy-going. Always taking my photography forward. (Take a look at my site for a few new pictures from Alaska.) Your instruction is the best I've experience in taking these kinds of trips. You always seem to know where to put us in the absolute best place. Top Notch!!!! Can't wait till the next one.....wherever that might be. Thanks again!!!!!!!

Jeff Moore Arlington Heights, IL (Jeff attended my Eagles of Homer, AK workshop twice and a Gannets Galore workshop - thanks, Jeff!)

Fishing fun

We had a blast fishing for Halibut while not photographing. What a great way to spend down time. The Coastal Explorer is equipped with fishing poles for everyone, and Matt (the deck-hand) was always ready to help with bait & tackle. Once caught, Mat prepared the filets for the kitchen (or anyone to take home). Speaking of the kitchen, the food was out of this world - amazing! Here I am with a fresh Starry Flounder that I released after this picture was taken (with my Canon G10)

Photographer Christopher Dodds & Starry Flounder onboard the Coatal Explorer II, Geographic Harbor, AK