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Polar Bears.

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Posted by John Chapman on December 30, 2007 at 6:00 AM
Polar Bears.
Happy New Year when it comes and good shooting next year.
Pic. taken recently with 1DMK2n 300mm. lens F5 1/250sec Iso 800
All comments welcomed.
John
Aberdeen :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on December 30, 2007 at 6:05 AM
Very very nice. Well done John :toast:
That must have been a great trip. Hope to see some wild ones myself someday.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Tristan Campbell on December 30, 2007 at 6:37 AM
Lovely shot, nice soft light.
Posted by Marek Miszczak on December 30, 2007 at 7:11 AM
Very nice...Well done.. :toast:
Posted by PhilH on December 30, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Nice, great soft light, fantastic detail in the fur, only minor nit is I would perhaps like a touch more space at the bottom... might also use a healing brush on the slightly darker patches of snow... those are only mnor, I would love a shot like this...

was it Churchill?

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on December 30, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Hi Folks thanks for your comments. Phil it was Churchill :toast:
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 30, 2007 at 12:07 PM
Hi John,

Very nice indeed , love the cubs pose :toast: :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 30, 2007 at 12:22 PM
Love the gallery John, its on the list to do. Like Chilkat & Katmai :-)

One question, why ISO 800? Or is that me being dumb? :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by John Chapman on December 30, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Hi Steve thanks for your comments. Why Iso 800, shooting from a Buggy with a Bean bag for support and Human Beings moving about also the light was poor as you can see with me using F5 at 1/250 sec. As far as Katmai is concerned where I went to at Brooks Falls you were not allowed to go closer to the Bears than 50 yards. My friend got fined a 120 Dollars for going closer.
John :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 30, 2007 at 1:40 PM
Cheers John, we need to repect the bears :wink:

If they come to us fine, however we need to be sensitive to their wishes. If they are not happy to come to us so be it. Envy you :jump: :jump:

Late Nov or was it Dec, guess with the 'climate change' things are not that certain these days.

Cheers Steve
Posted by John Chapman on December 30, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Hi Steve it was the second half of Nov. Cheers John.
Posted by Alan Bryant on December 30, 2007 at 5:50 PM
Great image John :toast:
Posted by John MacTavish on December 31, 2007 at 6:39 AM
This is good, but I think it would be stunning as a high-key black and white.
Great series of shots :toast: :toast: :toast:

J

:wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on December 31, 2007 at 8:02 AM
Hi John thanks for doing this image for me. I like it very much :toast:
John
Posted by eric weight on January 1, 2008 at 2:39 AM
Excellent images, can't choose between them. I thnk they are both great.