Best Foot Forward

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 18, 2013130 views7 comments

This Polar Bear is the same one who kindly posed at almost eye level, taken whilst lying flat on the deck of M V Stockholm, in the middle of nowhere.
EOS 1D MkIV
70-200mm F2.8 MkII at 140mm
ISO 800
F4
1/1600

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Mario Moreno on November 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM

I am loving this series Ken. In this one I particularly like the pose you captured. Technically all is working here .... exposure, composition, etc... I would have liked a clear blue sky in the bg but I guess you can't always win

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 18, 2013 at 4:40 PM

The exposure is excellent, showing nice texture in the whites. I like the head turn and uplifted paw. The bear feels a little unbalanced to me. Perhaps it is due to the pose, but I might just be the perceived horizon of the ice. I like it much better with about 2 degrees rotation.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 19, 2013 at 12:37 AM

Mario,

I am afraid blue skies were in great shortage on this trip

Lon
Well spotted I was not as flat as I thought

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 19, 2013 at 9:10 AM

Hey Ken,

This one leaves me totally cold! Sorry...I couldn't resist that (and just kidding)!

I like the view of the furry paw here but have to agree with Lon's view on the slightly unbalanced feeling of this (perhaps the "butt dominance" of the pose contributes to that). All techs - exposure, DoF, sharpness - look totally solid to me.

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 19, 2013 at 9:44 AM

Here is a re-post with a tad of rotation, I also tried to put some colour in the sky, but I am not sure it works

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Bell on November 21, 2013 at 9:59 PM

Nice shot. Very sharp. I like the raised paw.

Registered on April 24, 2007, 55 Posts, 71 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 23, 2013 at 6:55 PM

Hi Ken,

Both images look great to me. It's good to know that you were aboard a ship with that short of a focal length. The only thing I can think of is to consider cloning the snow out that sits above the bear's back.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments