Feature
Russia's Bears
FEBRUARY 2006
Feature Main Page
Photo Gallery
On Assignment
Learn More
Map
Video: Bears in Danger
Russia's Bears Photo Gallery Thumbnail 1 Russia's Bears Photo Gallery Thumbnail 2
Russia's Bears Photo Gallery Thumbnail 3 Russia's Bears Photo Gallery Thumbnail 4
Russia's Bears Photo Gallery Thumbnail 5
Photo captions by John L. Eliot


Russia's Bears Gallery Photo

4 of 5
Trophy in the Snow
Photograph by Steve Winter

This bear skin will adorn the St. Petersburg home of the Russian who shot it. About 200 hunters, including many foreigners, legally hunt bears each year in Kamchatka, guided by some two dozen state-approved outfitters. Hunters pay as much as $10,000 for the chance to shoot a bear in the wild.


Photo Fast Facts
Camera: Canon EOS 1NV
Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia 50
Lens: 16-35mm, f/2.8
Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @ f/8

Weather Conditions: Sunny
Time of Day: 9 a.m.
Lighting Techniques: Natural light

E-Mail this Page to a Friend