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Gallery: WildlifePosted December 9, 2013158 views7 comments

This Polar Bear is taking an early morning walk on one of the many islands in Svalbard (no snow unfortunately)
We were in a wave swept Zodiac, so catching the right moment whist bouncing up and down became a good game

EOS 1DX
200-499 mm F4 at 316mm
F7.1
ISO 1600
1/1000

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by James Blue on December 9, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Super shot Ken - it reminds me of some "Machetanz" Polar Bear paintings I have seen.

Jim

Registered on June 16, 2013, 16 Posts, 144 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on December 9, 2013 at 9:19 PM

Great subject, great sky, great pose and great technicals; whats not to like about this one Ken.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 10, 2013 at 12:12 AM

James and Joseph,

Thanks very much for your comments.

I had to look up Machetanz thanks for leading me to something new

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

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 10, 2013 at 1:19 AM

I like the sandy beach habitat and don't miss the snow, although nothing wrong with that either. Wonderful detail on the fur, although the face area, more specifically the leading edge of the head seems a little oversharpened to me, minor nit. That raised paw is a real nice touch.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 11, 2013 at 12:20 AM

Gary,

Thanks for your comment, the "sharpening" does not look as bad on the TIFF

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 11, 2013 at 12:29 AM

I like this sky very much, although the one you posted on 10/30 was even more interesting. Same bear?

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

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 11, 2013 at 12:41 AM

Lon,

This is a different bear to my earlier posts, and was taken much further south. I agree that the earlier one was much more interesting, snow plus better light

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