Shutterbug Photo of the Day

Our Shutterbug Photo of the Day by Douglas Croft shows a grizzly gear getting a mouthful in Katmai National Park in Alaska.

“A coastal brown bear catches his lunch at the top of Brooks Falls,” Croft writes about the image. “Bears gather here in Katmai National Park during the summer salmon runs to catch and eat as much salmon as they can before hibernating through the harsh Alaskan winter.”

Croft shot the image with a Nikon D5000 and Nikkor 70-300mm lens at ISO 800, f7.1, 1/160 sec.

You can see more of Croft’s work at his website: www.douglascroftimages.com

See a larger version of the photo in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day gallery here. 

If you want to enter Shutterbug Photo of the Day, post an image in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day Gallery and include your real name and some background on the image (how and where it was shot; the story behind the image; gear and settings used etc.) in the description field to qualify.

We will select one Shutterbug Photo of the Day image every month to run as a full-page feature in the magazine.