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Sparring Bears

Churchill, Canada

Churchill, Canada
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X-T1

Aperture f/7.2 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/2700 Focal Length 42150/100

location

Churchill, Manitoba, CA

upload_date

Nov, 2019

Views

500

Likes

+69

Awards

Contest Finalist in Wildlife Friends Photo Contest

Top Shot Award 21

Spring 21 Award

9Teen Award

People's Choice in Animals of any kind Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+21

Magnificent Capture

Top Choice

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

All Star

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken from the back of a "tundra buggy", out on the tundra close to Churchill, MB, Canada. The bears congregate here in late October / early November, waiting for the ice to form on Hudson Bay.

Time

It was taken mid-morning, just a couple of hours into our three day stay out on the tundra. Could it get better than this? (It did...)

Lighting

Our buggy driver was very co-operative and always tried to position the vehicle in a location to get the best shots (we were, after all, a group of photographers). At the time of this shot the bears also co-operated by playing against a dark background in a patch of weak sunshine.

Equipment

Taken with a Fujifilm X-T1 mirrorless and 100-400 with 1.4x teleconverter @ 421mm, hand-held.

Inspiration

I don't think you could be anything but inspired by what was taking place!

Editing

Some minor adjustments: increasing contrast, reducing highlights, increasing shadows and boosting clarity.

In my camera bag

Well, that depends on the situation: urban? countryside? hiking? travelling? studio? But it's mostly Fuijifilm mirrorless X cameras with a range of lenses from 8mm fisheye to 100-400 zoom with teleconverter.

Feedback

In a situation like this it is good to take lots of shots - the action is happening fast and it's not easy to compose each one precisely. But others were a little too trigger happy, using burst mode, then finding too many photos to sort through, short battery life and full memory cards. For this shot I used a higher ISO than normal (3200) so that I could use a very fast shutter (1/2700) - essential when hand-holding a 100-400mm lens.

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Sparring Bears

Churchill, Canada

Behind The Lens

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