Polar Bear 5a

[Ken Watkins]

Actually the same Bear as 5 after he had finished his swim and came to see us on the boat, taken in Northern Svalbard, 8th September 2009.

EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4 IS hand-held
F8, ISO 400, 1/1000

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ken, Im really enjoying your Polar bear series. Super comp, Im amazed how large these wonderful bears are. Well exposed throughout the image, and good to see the surrounding ice. Well captured.

[Kiran Khanzode]

Terrific image, I love how the front portion is glowing (is it the fading light...). Very eye pleasing image.

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome ambiance, colors and sharpness. A real winner here

[Marc Mol]

Beautiful composition and exposure Ken in wonderful light.

[John Blumenkamp]

Beautiful light and overall capture here... I really like the broken ice formations in the background showing the environment some of these big guys... awesome stuff. :)

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful image with spot on expo and compo ,
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ken,
This is nice. I like the mood here. Nice environmental image. Did you find more broken ice this year?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Ken Watkins]

Ken,
Did you find more broken ice this year?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

Actually in spite of what you may have read elsewhere the ice is everywhere around Svalbard, we were unable to head south from Nordaustlandet (the futhest north and right hand side of the archipeligo) because of the thickness of the ice, not that the crew did not try. We travelled 4 knots in 12 hours and then turned back the way we came.
Thanks for all of your comments it was a privilege to be there, and capture a little of the magic.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful image Ken. What a privilege to have had the opportunity to see these beauties. Excellent exposure and detail in the whites. Thanks for sharing.

[David Fletcher]

Ken, you couldn't sell a trip to Svalbard better with these fine images. Just makes me want to go!!!!

[Steve Canuel]

Nice contrast between the seemingly warmer light on the fur and the cooler blue of the ice and water. Very nice detail as well.

[John Ippolito]

Ken, the colors, light, pose, and textures of fur, snow, and water bring this to life. Excellent.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Svalbard seems like a magical place and your pictures just make me want to go there Ken!