Polar Bear


Posted by Cindy Marple on Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:00 pm

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Polar Bear   Svalbard
Canon 7DmkII, 500mm with 1.4x, 1/800 at f/9 iso1250

I think this bear had a cataract in his right eye as it was white.  Sleepy bear we encountered at 3AM!
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by Pralay Lahiry on Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:14 am
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Looks like global warming has stopped for a while. On a serious note the exposure is spot on. Beautiful work Cindy.
 

by Carol Clarke on Sat Jun 24, 2017 7:48 am
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Poor thing, a damaged eye is never good for a wild creature but its amazing how they can adapt.  It doesn't appear too impressed by waking up to find an audience!  Nice pose and a rather grumpy stare from this character.  :)
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by david fletcher on Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:16 pm
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seen large, the eye shows clearly. Nicely done Cindy.
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by Ron Day on Sat Jun 24, 2017 7:14 pm
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Everything is certainly not perfect in nature, and the eye on this bear proves it. Great work, Cindy!
 

by WILDSUDIPTA on Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:28 am
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Nice frame , great work . But I think some sensor spots are visible in the frame !
 

by Cindy Marple on Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:44 am
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WILDSUDIPTA wrote:But I think some sensor spots are visible in the frame !

I see what you're referring to, it's bits of ice floating on the water which is why I didn't clean it up.  I checked the frames immediately before and after this and the spots are not there, which they would be if it were sensor dust.  But perhaps I should clean it up anyway.  Thanks for the input.  
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by Steve Kaluski on Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:57 am
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Hi Cindy, they are very curious animals, especially with all the new smells and sound coming from onboard, but they also will 'bolt' too, especially on hearing a metallic noise. Personally I would clean the water up, the objects are only OOF bits of ice, however it might look to 'sterile' and dependent on your ethics. If you have time I would explore extracting more detail from within the pack ice. Just watch your 'blacks' as often these conditions will throw the metering, this is why using the Histogram is so key.

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by Jeff Munoz on Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:45 pm
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A dream shot for me, thanks for sharing it Cindy!
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by Steve Metildi on Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:59 pm
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Excellent Cindy--wish we were still there.  This guy was really cooperative.

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by john on Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:30 am
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Great pose and amazing shot for 3 AM
 

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