Spirit of the Forest

"If all the beasts were gone, man would die from loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beast, happens to the man."
--Chief Seattle
I heard this black bear in the forest before I saw him...and was only able to take a quick snap of him as he was walking away. PS "oil painting" filter to the rescue.When in doubt ETSOOI :)

[Nancy]

The edit works so incredibly! This is awesome Hope...fav!

[Nancy]

It reminds me of a storybook pic! :)

[BeckyS]

Glad he was walking away from you! Very nice capture and edit

[Lisa]

Perfect use for this filter! Very cool!

[Elizabeth]

Love how the filter works it's magic in this one! Fav!

[Kathy Boyles]

Lovely. Kathy

[Margaret Obey]

Amazing. I love the wisdom of Chief Seattle and have used the book Brother Eagle Sister Sky with lots of pupils over time

[Margaret Obey]

I keep intending to say Hope that we have something called Forest Schools in the UK where a dedicated time is spent learning outdoors and where teachers can be trained to make best use of such opportunities. I love the web site you noted and have passed the info on to Siobhan as she teaches in 4-11 age group.

[Graeme Stevens]

Superb, suits the title too

[Kane Arlow]

Love the ETSOOI! It looks awesome. I'm glad you didn't get too close to the bear. I hear they can be grumpy if they have a sore head :-)

[katy]

Really great shot, Hope. The editing enhances the movement creating even more interest.

[Julie Duncan]

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Love the whole thing, but especially the little bear ears sticking up as he lumbers away!

[Kay Hodges]

Beautiful shot and processing

[Vanesa]

Love the editing...and the quote!

[Lyn Berriman]

Amazing!

[Hope D Jennings]

@ceilidh oooooo how I wish to see one of those schools one day!I always longed to have something like that here,I tried to make my classroom a "forest" group!

[Debbie]

clever!

[Kim Harper]

Looks like an illustration from a children's book. Great way to make the best of this photo!