TOPS "Kodiac Jac" Skins 9 Foot Alaskan Brown Bear

Rockywolf said:
Wow, that's a big bear.
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kgd said:
Amazing - the bears head is the size of that guys full torso.
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j williams said:
Dude thats an amazing shot. That bear is freakin huge!
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knifenut1013 said:
BIG BEAR! :eek:
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GEC said:
Now that is one huge bear!!!:eek:
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Brown bears are big animals, and bigger on Kodiak than most other places. No doubt, a 9 foot bear is a big animal, but...

Folks, this picture is employing a simple photographic trick of perspective to make that bear appear far larger than it is, in relation to the size of the person. Don't be mislead. The bear's head isn't outlandishly huge; the bear's head is less than half the distance from the wide angle lens than the guy behind the bear. Big bear, but it only looks like a super freaky giant because of the way it was photographed. You'd have a different view if you saw them side by side.
 
Yeah it's all camera angle, see how tiny this one looks now !!!
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Hey Evolute before ya jump down my neck I'm only messin bro and do know what ya mean. It was like like that with giant Hogzilla hoax.
 
:D

Bart (the trained captive bear in your picture, who was used for acting in many movies) was an exceptionally large bear, over 1,000 pounds. Kodiak brown bears have (rarely) been as large as 1,600 pounds.

And it remains true that the bear in the Kodiac Jac bearskinning photo looks far larger than it is, due to forced perspective. As a photographer, this is plain as day.
 
Mike,

I saw that clearly the bear was closer than the guy. I just thought it happened to come out like that...I thought everyone would notice it.

Do you think it is intentional? Would someone have to know how to do that properly?
 
Brian Jones said:
Mike,

I saw that clearly the bear was closer than the guy. I just thought it happened to come out like that...I thought everyone would notice it.

Do you think it is intentional? Would someone have to know how to do that properly?
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If you search google images you will see that most hunters take their pics like that to make their kill appear larger and more impressive be it bear, elk , mountain lion or whatever !!!:thumbup:
 
While I am not a photographer, it was obvious to me. "They" all take pics like that. Even little 5 and 6 foot black bears look big when the pics are layed out like this. While a 9' bear is big, it doesn't look anything like that in real life. The perspective of that picture makes the bear look like a 12' monster.

As far as meat, nobody eats brown bears but natives. I will eat black bear, but brown is entirely different. I have not had brown bear personally, but this is what I am told.
 
Brian,

One wouldn't necessarily have to know how, to do that properly. While, perhaps, someone who really knows their stuff could best maximize the effect, it's really not that hard. I imagine some people do it by accident. Some people probably come up with it on their own, seeing it through their viewfinder, and liking the way it looks. Others probably emulate other hunting photos they've seen, or take the pictures in the way that another hunter showed them to do. I imagine that some hunting magazines and books also probably occasionally give directions to take pictures this way.
 
I think a lot of game pics end up that way unintentionally, but I've personally been guilty many times of purposely making fish I catch look even bigger (they're always really big in the first place :D ) using that technique. A 9-ft bear is still a big critter any way you take a picture of it.
 
Either way, it's pretty cool that the knife worked exceedingly well for its intended purpose, which was the real point of this thread!
 
Hey, Brian, stop trying to bring this thread back on track, after I made all that effort to hijack it. :D
 
Black Bear, to me, tastes like you took a cheap beef roast, set it outside for a week, marinating it in old, used Crisco shortening, then cooked it. Gator is at least 100X's better, well the ones less than 7ft. or so. Good thing, Bear hunting has been outlawed here for a few years, but Gator tags are easier to get than ever. TOPS has some pretty interesting design, especially in the smaller fixed blade department, just wished they offered them without the coating.
 
Sorry. But I don't like that knife. The bear is sweet though. I wish we could see more pics of it.
 
The knife looks interesting... but

it is good to know watching drivers turning left circles is popular in Alaska as well.


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UGH....
 
Brian Jones said:
He's naked. He'll just be embarrassed. And very, very cold. :D
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Brian Jones said:
Nate, have fun and stay safe out there!

Yeah, good old 1095 has always been a solid performer. Everybody gets taken in my the "new supersteel" marketing, and accuse companies of using 1095 because it's "cheaper for the manufacturer," - when in fact they have no idea what steel prices are, and are just parroting what they other uninformed people say.

Many of you know that I am very fond of TOPS knives, and especially the people who run it. I've used TOPS in some pretty knife-abusive real world situations, and mine have never failed me yet. Also, they are coming out with more and more great bushcraft-worthy designs, with thinner grinds and edges that slice like razors.
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I'm glad someone is in love with 1095 as much as I am. To lil ol me, it is one of the best steels that has ever been in the industry. They've had it around forever and there is a big reason why. IT WORKS. Bar none, plain and simple. I LOVE me some 1095
 
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