The Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitors bring their cameras to the Cades Cove area looking to take photos of flora and fauna, with bear pictures being the most highly prized trophies. When the visitors spot a bear family in the park, mama bear usually chases her cubs up a nearby tree for their safety.

Photographer: Allan Carrano
Camera: Nikon D5100
Lens: Nikkor 55-200mm f5.6 zoom, at 200mm
Settings: 1/320sec., f5.6, ISO 200
cropped in Photoshop Elements 12