I played with some footage tonight and came up with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_kgHc9B4yE

cool flick - the bi colored bear reminds me of one we watch up by st michaels one day that was black on the back half and silver on the front

Nice, thanks!

Frans

Aren't they cute? So soft and cuddly, little darlin'.

Nice film work, thanks.

Great videos. Did you use a tripod? Was the camcorder equipped with an optical image stabilizer?

Namibiahunter

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Originally posted by namibiahunter:
Great videos. Did you use a tripod? Was the camcorder equipped with an optical image stabilizer?

Namibiahunter

The first bear was shot with a tripod. The other footage, no, but camera has image stabilization.
Thanks for the comments. I'm lucky to be able to get the footage I do. The bear that comes around the rock was about 30 feet from me when I hit him with a rock to get him to turn around. Good fun.

Happy Holidays!

Alasken, thanks for your answer, but here's some more questions:

I'm assuming you had used the miniDV format - what editing software did you use?

Did you use a remote?

Namibiahunter

while its a great flick,i'd caution you not to let your guard down one iotta,they only fear their own kind. tell me your rifle was on your back loaded,don''t throw stones your a walking sandwitch,i'd hate to hear about another mauling and death.
regards

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originally posted by jjmp

while its a great flick,i'd caution you not to let your guard down one iotta,they only fear their own kind. tell me your rifle was on your back loaded,don''t throw stones your a walking sandwitch,i'd hate to hear about another mauling and death.
regards

Good advice for all, thanks. I'm asking Alasken about his technique because I plan to video my 11 year old son's first safari in Africa next year. I tried to video my 13 year old's safari last year but didn't do a very good job.

When I'm hunting in Alaska I always carry a .44 Mag for backup but rely primarily on a .338 Win Mag or .375 H&H or .45-70 rifle. Also, most of the time I have a buddy hunting with me. Photographing and videoing, for me, has always been secondary to safety.

Namibiahunter

that cool have fun
regards

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Originally posted by jjmp:
while its a great flick,i'd caution you not to let your guard down one iotta,they only fear their own kind. tell me your rifle was on your back loaded,don''t throw stones your a walking sandwitch,i'd hate to hear about another mauling and death.
regards

No offense jjmp, but I think I know a little more about bears than most. Been guiding bears hunts here in AK for 19 years. Both those bears I filmed were no threat at all. They all have their own personality, these two were nice. I did see a sow with an attitude last fall while on Kodiak though. She came close to getting .416 and.375 medicine.

namibiahunter, back to the video. I am shooting mini dv. That format makes it a lot easier to edit. I'm using Final Cut Pro for the editing. I will send you a pm to discuss more.
Ken

Alasken, was the two-tone job on the first bear a rub line?

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Originally posted by Antlers:
Alasken, was the two-tone job on the first bear a rub line?

No rub line. Just a young bear.