Adult Polar bear coming out onto the pack ice after a quick swim. Just needed the RH paw to be visible, but then it would have changed the whole body posture.
Thanks to those who posted or viewed on the last posting.
Steve
Subject: Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Location: Svalbard
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III HH
Exposure: 1/2500s at f/5.6 ISO500 EV +1
Original format: Landscape, very slight crop
Processed via: LRC 10.5 & PS10.05.02