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Polar Bear Portrait

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Posted by Craig Churchill on September 22, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Polar Bear Portrait
Was hoping to get just a head and shoulder shot but like this more!
Slight crop from left and right of image then converted to B&W.
To have one of these guys so close to you is an awesome and humbling experience!

Nikon D3,200-400AFS,ISO 400,f6.3 Handheld/Zodiac
(More detail in the whites on the head in the original, has lost some in posting)

Craig

www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Peter Cairns on September 22, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Very very nice treatment.

Pete
Posted by Chris Johnstone on September 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Wow, Craig,

That just shouts power. I really like the detail in the muzzle.

Chris
Posted by Craig Jones on September 22, 2009 at 2:08 PM
See what I mean!!!, brillant portrait,love the tight crop,beautiful!! :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on September 22, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Superb :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Very powerful.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Jeroen Stel on September 22, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Wowzers...this works really well in B&W!
Love the look on it's face!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by David Taylor on September 22, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Not a lover of B&W normally, but I'll make an exception in this case. Excellent.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Marcus Conway on September 22, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Awesome!!! Love it :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on September 22, 2009 at 4:51 PM
I'm not a lover of B&W for wildlife either but this is really nice. Nicely done :toast:
Posted by Frederic Desmette on September 23, 2009 at 4:17 AM
Very nice indeed!
Frederic
Posted by Adam Seward on September 23, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Well done, the B&W works very well, emphasising the eyes and nose. Lovely. :toast:
Posted by jack chapman on September 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM
love this, the high key effect is great and the composition with the two legs on each side of the frame and the head top middle just seems to work so well, can't put my finger on why but a great shot
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 23, 2009 at 2:18 PM
B & W works very well here. Love the crop. Great portrait. :smile:
Posted by Tom Smit on September 24, 2009 at 2:53 AM
Lovely B&W shot. Great work and looks like a great experience to me.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jorne de Bruin on September 24, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Superb image craig, love the b&w conversion! :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Tim Munsey on September 24, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Really excellent! My kind of photo. Blow it up real big and stick it on the wall, my wall! :biggrin:

Tim