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Sorry to go back to the Polar Bears but I was looking back through them and decided I particularly liked this image so thought I would share it with everybody. I also think this image has a strong message as it illustrates the vulnerability of these stunning creatures, trying to survive in such a fragile environment and adjust to a world that is fast changing around them. Lost?
The image was taken back in June from an expedition ship around 60 miles of the coast of Svalbard in the Olgastretet
Large is much better on this one
Thanks for looking
Den
| Title: | Lost? |
| Username: | 
Dennis_Bromage |
| Uploaded: | 30 Nov 2007 - 6:24 PM |
| Camera: | EOS 400D |
| Lens: | 28-200mm @ 140mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Tags: | Landscape / travel, Wildlife / nature |
| Votes: | 376 |
Comments
Wow thats one moving picture.
Excellent shot, and certainly gets the message accross.
Fantastic!
This is very touching as well as being very beautiful, large is even better !
Sharon
A stunning capture with a powerful message to it. Exceptional work.
Alan.
absolutley a brilliant shot!
the cub looking in the water, the colours,
the position of the bears on the island of ice,
excellent.....
nikki
... The best photo I have seen here ... the more that I have been impacted
Absolutely cracking shot, for all the reasons already mentioned. Certainly deserves more votes.
Great image, you are very lucky to have seen such a wonderful sight.
Excellent shot, the detail in the large version is wonderful.
Neil
Reckon its the best one you've taken of this family yet. Love this. Paul
This is gorgeous, the sea looks so dark and threatening! I love the way the cub is looking down into the depths - brilliant.
This image was always going to get loads of clicks. Could easily be used on an alternative energy poster to illustrate the reality of global warming. Al Gore would love it too!
Mike
a stunning capture, it has impact, the ahh factor for cuteness, and the underlying message about the threat to the polar ecosystems, and its undeniably beautiful
Thanks everybody Ive just got back home am really touched to see that so many people agree with the message that I tried to portray with this simple shot.
And yes it was an amazing experience to see such a sight, the trip of a lifetime actually and something that has changed my life for ever.
This is one of the best wildlife shots I have ever seen and is incredible.
Mike
was this the summer or the winter when you took this shot what a world we now live in great pic
It was early summer and the sea ice is retreating further and further north each year. In the not too distant past this would of been permanent fast ice and if something doesnt change in the not too distant future it will be almost permanently water giving these amazing creature nowhere to live (except the ever popular rubbish dump in Churchill of course!!!) Right Ill get down off my high horse now!
Just one of the best shoots I have seen on this site, stunning, deserves more attention
Les F
A stunning shot, both visually and for the message.
Allie
Off to bed now but thanks to everybody who has voted and commented, it means a lot
Wow! Dennis that really is something else. I noticed these polar bear shots on your gallery a while back and thought If I am ever going to see this part of the world it will have to be soon. This really brings the message home. Its a masterpiece and should have a EC attached to it. Regards Steve.
Fabulous shot, a message to us all. Congratulations on your EC.
Dot.
This is absolutely amazing what a magnificent capture of these creatures in their plight. An award winning photo here and elsewhere I would imagine, its not just the subject but the composition and exposure are all excellent
Spectacular. I love this image.
It's terrible the plight these animals are in because of global warming.
Anne
No surprise to see this now has an EC, very well deserved for this stunning shot.
Stunning image and love the deep tone contrast with the ice.Beautiful.
Tom.
the BEST Iīve seen for months! IMHO!
Very rare and sad at the same time.......
Worth ALL the possible awards!!!!
Jouko
this is a stunning image, one that speaks a strong message, very moving
Absolutely brilliant image that also carrys a sad but extremely important message to us all.
Adam.
Simply stunning.
I particularly like the baby bear looking into the water
Jules
This is an absolutely stunning shot. The fact it also has something so important to say takes it into another league.
jean
Wow blimey what can I say, er thanks everybody. Im totally blown away by the response this has got. I knew it was good or that I liked it at least but never expected a response like this especially the editors choice.
Thanks so much
Den
Wonderful image and not surprising it is a shot worthy of an EC
Glynn
super image but slightly sad to think the man is fast destroying the environment they call home.
Absolutely brilliant shot!
But sad to think about their situation. Makes me wonder what's to the right and to the left - do they have anywhere to go to when that little bit of ice melts?
This has to go in my favourite photos. Don't have to think about that very long...
Missed this one before - goodness knows how - it's an absolutely brilliant shot, congratulations on the EC, very well done.
Magical!!!! Ever thought about working for the national geographic?
Clint
Stunning level of detail and clarity. Particulaly like the amount of the iceberg you can see underneath the surface and the reflection - a memorable shot
Sean
This is a glorious capture, so full of meaning. Wonderful. Carol
Can't think of the right words for this amazing shot as it's so wonderful
Mandy
Beautiful image. However I strongly think people should learn the difference between climate change and global warming. Ice melting, that's climate change not global warming. Though that's not suggested in your image title, just everyones' comments.
A real beauty. Composition wise, Awesome colours just draws a person in. And a great subject matter of the worlds largest land carnivore.
Stuart you are correct in saying that global warning and climate change are different things but the two are very closely interconnected and I find it impossible to believe that the warming we are seeing is an entirely natural phenomena especially given the overwhelming body of scientific evidence.
But the climate change is global and it is warming 
Its all been said - well done - absolutely wonderful image (especially love the little one peering into the water!)
Evidence of greenhouse gases warming the planet yes but that is where everyone decide to stop reading. Most believe that "greenhouse gases" is something we created but the truth being is that greenhouse gases have been around long before we ever invented fire. They also never read the part that the greenhouse gas responsible for 94 % of the earth warming is WATER VAPOR. Good luck controlling that one. Carbon Dioxide is a whopping 3-4 % (he write sarcastically) which we contribute 0.01 -0.03 % to that pile. And even if CO2 is doubled the earths atmosphere warms by 1\3 a degree.
Now don't get me wrong I am not against people taking global warming to heart but my concern is that people are spending too much time on something actually quite uncontrollable where they should be spending more time proper environmental issues like over-fishing (big one) and water pollution. Living in Africa I see the effects Water pollution has on people and the environment. Humans should stop using disposable diapers long before they worry about how much fuel their car burns. That's the inconvenient truth.
Also people should maybe do their OWN research before biting down on Al Gores propaganda. He is a business man after all and made allot of money from that movie. That was first prize for him.
I dont want to get into an argument about this and will not post any further comments but I have done my own reading on the subject and have not seen the Al Gore film. There is a lot of conflicting argument on the subject and people on both sides have put forward very emotive and powerful arguments, ultimately you can make the evidence read however you want but one thing that nobody can argue with is that the earths atmosphere is warming at an unprecedented rate that has never been seen before in the history of the planet. I am a climber and snowboarder and have experienced this first hand. 15-20 years ago I used to be able to go to the English Lake District almost any weekend during the winter and go climbing in good snow and ice, last year I didnt manage to get a single day in the snow which is shocking. This warming is having a massive effect on environments and animals across the globe and I have experienced this personally in both the arctic and Andes as well as the UKs mountains and whatever the cause it is undeniably a catastrophe.
Stunning image with a strong message indeed.
That said, as StuartApsey just wrote above, global warming phenomenas are not new. It makes a good political agenda which is why we hear so much about it. But to blame humans activity is a step too far and is for the gullible people only. The history of the earth is made of periods of glaciations (iceage) and global warmings. These are natural cycles which humans can have no influence upon. To try to make people believe that by reducing carbon dioxide emission we will positively influence these cycle is utter nonsense.
No question this had to be POTW, it would be my Photo of the Year.
Big congrats. I was hoping you will get the POTW, and you did.
So, big big congrats!
The simplicity - tones and reflection add so much to the message...
Well done on the EC 
Just popping back to add my congratulations on POTW, gets better everytime I view it
Les F
One of my favourite wildlife photos for a while!
Thanks so much for sharing it!
Please don't ever apologise for posting pictures of polar bears or alerting people to the message this shot portrays.
Such a worthy POTW.
Penny
stunning shot. Love this to bits. well done...away to check out your others as i missed this first time around
This is wonderful. Has a 'lost in space' feel that magnifies their plight.
Quote: Big congrats. I was hoping you will get the POTW, and you did.
So, big big congrats!
Likewise, nothing against the other EC shots, but this is such a standout photograph and a very deserving POTW. I could easily see this holding its own with the other photographs at the wildlife photographer of the year exhibition.
Neil
Thanks so much everybody, especially the people that have looked back in a second time to offer their congratulations and obviously to Pete for selecting my shot for POTW. Its an enormous honour and I cant wait to see it printed on canvas which will be awesome. I would also like to thank everybody who has commented on my previous image because it is you that gave me the vision to take a second look at this image and reprocess it in a new slightly bolder manner which I think made all the difference. Last of all a big thanks to Paul Goldstein of Exodus who organised and ran the trip that I was on when I took this shot and who offered a huge amount of help critiquing my work throughout the trip.
This is absolutely fantastic Dennis and deserves all the awards its won and more!
Absolutely amazing. A worthy contender for Wildlife Photographer of the Year with this effort
mike
Magnificent image an absolute pleasure to view quality such as this many congratulations on your awards.
Ian.
Have come back to this shot many times over the last few days and all the praise is so well deserved. Many congrats on POTW too.
I hope the image brings you as much success as it has brought pleasure to us viewers.
Howard
An incredible image, not just photo of the week, but photo of the year for me!
A wonderful shot. One of the most powerful and thought provoking images I have seen on the site.
Val
Congrats on a VERY well deserved EC. It tells a story and the quality is superb.
Patrick
Truly wonderful capture and I strongly feel that the picture tells it all
Richard
Wow. A top image. Very, very good. You should consider entering this into next year's Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Stunning shot well captured and very well deserving of the POTW. See this in next year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year book??
A truly brilliant capture. One of my favourite shots on EPZ.
Tanya
A powerful image and unfortunately sums what will happen to polar bear habitat in the future.
An absolutely stunning image. As everyone says it sums up a powerful message, but also without the message it is a stunning image in its own right. Great lighting and colours.
Congrats on POTW - well deservrd.
Tanya
thhis is amazing,even better than frodos dog!!!
amazing to get such a good quality pic thats not been done in a studio.this pic should be entered for the best wildlife pic of the year. its amazing
Excellent photography, which part of the Bromage family are you from? I used to be a Bromage from Derby!!
Cheers Sara
Sorry I'm so late to this superb shot. Congratulations on the awards.
Nigel
This pic has got to win every competition its entered into....and hopefully change the world we live in sharpish.
Breathtaking
Andy
I am new to this site having only joined today and this is one outstanding piece of photography it has got everything going for - superb quality work
Congratulations
Del
Great shot the Bears look so inocent if we do'nt do
something climite change will kill these animals it's like someone turn out the lights.
I don't know if someone else has mentioned or if you already know. So here goes.
You need to see/should have a look at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 17 Pg 123 or Google Photographer Arne Naevra
Image has the same theme Polar B on an iceberg.
Yours, for me is better because of the cub element.
Picture above got runner-up in the "One Earth Award"
Just re-visited this - what a magnificent photograph! Certainly one of the best wildlife shots on this site, really has the 'Oh, wish I'd taken it' effect!!
Dennis...this is the longest scroll down I have ever made! This shot deserves every accolade....such a strong message..absolutely outstanding. Glad I came across your portfolio. John
WOW....simply awesome. NO wonder it's done this well !!
Like others I've only just come across your P/F , amazing work.
*Mike*
Amazing shot. Interesting against the ice to see the true colour of the bears.
Baz
Hi this is a lovely poignant picture it made me cry.......just got back from Iceland and was so sad to hear two tour guides tell with glee about two Polar bears who landed there last year after being carried by the Ice. The police made the decision to shoot them despite a vet being within 15 minutes with a tranquiliser gun. They landed hungry and scared and they were shoot. How civilised are we. Lets hope these floated somewhere else
A bit late on this one!! One of the most poignant shots I think I have ever seen.
Truly deserving of all its attention.
Martyn
Can't beleive I didn't comment on this Denis, an image of the plight of nature. Truly tremendous ! Ron.
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