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This was the first Polar bear we found on the first day, not realising we would then encounter another 20 more over the expedition, with a further six more from a distance.
As we quietly sailed into the fjord there he was, lying down on a small island with this glacier backdrop. He would occasionally lift his head, sniff, yawn and give the odd glance to us, then would fall back in the land of nod. After some three hours he finally got up, stretched and made his way slowly towards the edge of the island where he quietly slipped into the water. We then deployed the two zodiacs and shadowed him from a healthy comfort zone. he must have swam about 3kms before surfacing back onto land and gently made his way to the spit, overlooking us from around 20ft above. Our patience paid off delivering around 15 minutes of prime shooting, he I think loved the attention, whilst cleaning his paws , resting his head on his paws, or just watching, it's all about respect. The angle belies shooting much lower. Thanks to those who viewed or commented on the previous posting. click to see a larger version. Steve Subject: Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Location: Svalbard Camera: Canon 1DX MKII Lens: 500mm f/4 MKII plus 1.4x MKIII Exposure: 1/2000s at f/8 ISO3200 Original format: Landscape, slight crop from the top FF width Processed via: LR Classic release 9 & PS2020 |
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