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Polar Bear - Pack Ice - High Arctic
september 2015

Polar Bear - Pack Ice - High Arctic
september 2015
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cameraNIKON D800E

settings Aperture f/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 330/1 

upload_dateOct, 2015

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15 Comments | Report
Roussou
 
Roussou October 26, 2015
Beautiful capture, welcome to VB
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz March 01, 2016
Beautiful work! Congratulations on being chosen a finalist in the 'Wildlife From Afar' contest. Good luck. :)
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ericbettens March 01, 2016
Hi, thank you for your message. Cross fingers ;-)
connorcorbett
 
connorcorbett March 16, 2016
great timing!
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edandaniphone July 12, 2016
Amazing capture.
simonparry
 
simonparry May 08, 2017
Great capture..
adavies
 
adavies September 27, 2017
Holy cow...Incredible capture! Kudos! :)
sharonotero
 
sharonotero July 16, 2018
Perfect timing! Nice shot!
Julia_137
 
Julia_137 September 16, 2018
Beautiful shot! Come and check out a few of mine sometime 😄
davidparkhurst
 
davidparkhurst March 17, 2019
Very good
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Elizane March 17, 2019
What a truly wonderful shot just grrrreat
ovidiubujor
 
ovidiubujor March 18, 2019
beautiful!
Hankoerperich
 
Hankoerperich March 18, 2019
So cool! Pun intended! but really what an amazing shot!
mttomimages
 
mttomimages May 28, 2019
Stunning image! Congratulations on winning the People's Choice award!
nickywateridge
 
nickywateridge June 30, 2022
what a great shot
MRueffer
 
MRueffer July 20, 2022
Congratulations!

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Behind The Lens

Location
This photo was taken in high Arctic
Time
It was around 7 pm
Lighting
It is natural light. Sun is quite low on the horizon and gives a grazing light
Equipment
Nikon D800 200mm without tripod, I was on a boat
Inspiration
We were on the boat, ready to take supper when the captain warned us that a polar bear was approaching the boat, walking on the ice. We immediately went out to observe him. This bear really gave us a show, jumping, rolling on himself for almost 20 minutes, then left as suddenly as it appeared. An unforgettable moment
Editing
slight cropping. but the rest is quite natural. I wanted to keep intact this marvelous moment.
In my camera bag
Usually, I work with Fuji XT 2 but for the need of the expedition, I had a D800, with some good lens
Feedback
always look around and have your stuff ready ;-)

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