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Come and Play with Me

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Posted by Danny Green on December 23, 2008 at 9:54 AM
Come and Play with Me
Taken from a Zodiac with the IS turned on :wink: Very exciting getting this close to this impressive Bear and an encounter I will not forget.

Canon 1D MK11, 500mm Lens, F5.6, 1/2000, ISO 200

Have a great Christmas everyone :toast:

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Cliff Young on December 23, 2008 at 10:07 AM
My word, what big paws you've got! Nice shot, danny, but I think I'll stay with the Play Station ................... Happy Christmas :toast: Cliff
Posted by PhilH on December 23, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Impressive... Have a good Xmas....

Speak soon

Phil

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 23, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Love the pose, As Phil says a very impressive looking creature

Dave :wavey:
Posted by Rob Howard on December 23, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Hi Danny,

Lovely exposure keeping detail in all the white's and a fantastic pose. Must have been a great experience.

Happy Christmas and all the best for 2009 :toast: :toast:

Regards

Rob
Posted by Elliott Neep on December 23, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Very impressive! Merry Christmas Danny. You cleaned out that garbage mountain from your car's foot-well yet? :biggrin:
Posted by Tim Gregory on December 23, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Definitley wouldn't want to annoy him! Not unless I wanted to end up as chunks of meat!

Great shot Danny, really nice character shot,
Posted by jack chapman on December 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM
very nice, an impressive beast to say the least
Posted by Elizabeth Faulkner on December 23, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Wow, great shot. One animal I would love to encounter :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on December 23, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Danny

A great shot if ever there was one.

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne
Posted by Matt Cole on December 23, 2008 at 3:07 PM
a fantastic animal, very well captured. Just look at the size of those front paws!

Matt
Posted by Ian Mason on December 23, 2008 at 4:25 PM
The face-on pose and eye contact makes this a very powerful image. Sometimes I think he looks as if he wants a cuddle, other times he looks like a real thug! I wouldn't care to test it out though. Superb image.
Posted by John Varley on December 23, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Wow Danny I envy you taking and seeing this. Marvellous. :toast: :toast: :toast:

John
Posted by David Sewell on December 24, 2008 at 7:56 AM
I don't think I would be playing with, magnificant though he is. Great shot.

David
Posted by Paul Hobson on December 24, 2008 at 9:15 AM
good eye contact and impresive size, slight back light is also nice,

see you soon

Paul
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 24, 2008 at 10:36 AM
The Arctic Circle's bouncer "you're name's not down, you're not coming in!". Like this shot

Reportedly the thing to do if you are being chased by one is to progressively drop bits of clothing as they stop to investigate / destroy / eat them and it gives you a bit of time to get away. However in the Arctic that just sounds like you'll end up as an ice lolly for it when it catches up! :biggrin:
Posted by Anthony House on December 24, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Impressive beast that I wouldn't fancy wrestling with....

Nice work Danny.
Tony
Posted by Simon Litten on December 24, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Great stuff.


Simon
Posted by Mark Hamblin on December 26, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Exhilarating stuff. Nice one in good lighting too.

Mark