Under the Great Bear

Antti Leinonen, Heikki Willamo, english

"A redwing´s alarm call shatters the silence. Simultaneously a bear appears among the dark trees. There is no cracking of twigs, the great beast seemingly mutating from spirit to flesh and bome. He stands at the edge of trees, rising up on his hindlegs the better to see. His head and shoulders reflect the sky of the light night. Otherwise he blends in perfectly with the dark forest. He carries with him that aura of enchantment peculiar to bears in the wilds.Antti Leinonen, Winner of Nature Photographer of the year in Finland competition 1990 and 1998.