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Hi Rachel , love the overall mood , color and contrast .Well done from moving boat with that combo, good job.
But the crop is not working for me , needs to be horizontal IMHO , the bear is looking cramped into the frame. And for a silhouette the bear looks too light , saying this just personal feel.
Lets see what others say.
TFS Andreas
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I do not think it is cramped, on the contrary, all the surroundings above and below give a great impression of the bear in his env. I am not sure about the "not quite" dark or light in the shot, for a silhouette I would expect a darker bear maybe.
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You've done very well here Rachel for a moving boat plus 2x TC.
The lighting and just enough detail in the PB works for me.
I do agree with Andreas and would like to see this in a landscape format if it's possible?
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Thanks guys for the comments and suggestions. As I indicated in my intro, this is full frame so no more room but I posted some similar images in the past that were shot in landscape and one cropped to pano.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi Rachel, I like the overall colour & setting of this one, it again has a good atmosphere to it, but landscape wins hands down. Thought the detail would be crisper on the bear at 1/5000 and certainly no issues with the 2x. 
TFS
Steve
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Thanks Steve, I applied almost no sharpening since I was thinking of this as more of a silhouette without a lot of detail. I can sharpen more.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hello Rachel,
I entirely agree that the landscape here is something special I have not yet seen in any of your Svalbard images - love the surfaces and the lines, the subdued light, along comes a bear and I so like his positioning in the frame, also the processing and presentation Rachel, this is wonderful - thank you, enjoyed viewing, great work!!!
Warmest regards,
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I really like the reflections in the water on this one Rachel. Not sure of the conditions but it gives me the impression of a weak sun trying to fight through the clouds.
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Thanks Gabriela and Steve. Steve - if I recall correctly this effect was mostly from a sun low in the sky breaking through some cloud cover and shooting into the sun.
Thanks again,
Rachel