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Ursus maritimus

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Taken in Spitsbergen in July this year. This young polar bear decided to wander right up to our ship and check us out whilst we were parked in the ice.

Shot in RAW and processed in Aperture. No changes to original.

Camera:Canon EOS 40D
Lens:300mm f2.8 IS L
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Title:Ursus maritimus
Username:Scorpio74 Scorpio74
Uploaded:12 Aug 2008 - 9:45 PM
Tags:Arctic, Polar bear, Spitsbergen, Wildlife / nature
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SueTurner
12 Aug 2008 - 9:46 PM
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simply amazing - would love this opportunity myself ...

Sue

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jayhyk
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England
12 Aug 2008 - 9:48 PM
0

wow n wow

Simply stunning.
Sally

proberts
12 Aug 2008 - 9:51 PM
0

Would love to get the opportunity to photograph these.Cracking capture.
Andrew.

jdenman
12 Aug 2008 - 9:54 PM
0

WOW !
Super shot, would love to have seen it close like that.
John

oldbiddy
12 Aug 2008 - 9:57 PM
0

Fabulous, a superb shot

Biddy

Stenk
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England4 Constructive Critique Points
12 Aug 2008 - 9:57 PM
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Great image

Scorpio74
12 Aug 2008 - 10:16 PM
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thanks for the comments, it was an awesome trip!

Tournisol
12 Aug 2008 - 10:43 PM
0

Stunning shot.
Gina

Shroomer
12 Aug 2008 - 10:57 PM
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Something to savour and cherish as this will be rarer than it already is very soon
Great capture
Richard

ketch
ketch (e2 Member)
5
770 forum postsketch vcard Turks and Caicos Islands50 Constructive Critique Points
12 Aug 2008 - 11:14 PM
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What a dead cool shot - I agree a very special image - you are so lucky

Cheers

Robert

rontear
rontear (e2 Member)
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rontear vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
12 Aug 2008 - 11:23 PM
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On my hit list to see these magnificent animals. Cracking image sums up the enviroment also. Ron.

smashing shot

di

KangaGal
13 Aug 2008 - 8:51 AM
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Happy to make it an RC Angela. Great shot of a magnificent animal.
Jenny

ugly
ugly (e2 Member)
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ugly vcard United Kingdom46 Constructive Critique Points
13 Aug 2008 - 9:32 AM
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how you keep the whites and tones apart is just magic....This is pro work. well done again....

MNPHOTO
13 Aug 2008 - 9:49 AM
0

excellent

User_Removed
13 Aug 2008 - 10:37 AM
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Brilliant

Dave

BrokenAir
13 Aug 2008 - 1:59 PM
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Nice to see they can still be seen in the wild, what a great capture, one to treasure ^_^

Fantastic shot. He' so cute. =)

PeterLaw
13 Aug 2008 - 5:59 PM
0

Great shot, very envious of you to have seen one in the wild,Very well captured

cracking shot superb detail love it good to see different animal
Dawn

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