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    Ken Watkins
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    Taken in Northern Svalbard, 5th September 2009

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    F7.1, 1/5000, ISO 800

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    Lovely playful pose, well captured here Ken. Plenty of fine fur detail with a nailed exposure. Is this a rolling snow bath?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Molloy View Post
    Lovely playful pose, well captured here Ken. Plenty of fine fur detail with a nailed exposure. Is this a rolling snow bath?
    TFS

    Just checked the surrounding images and yes it is, this was the mother that featured in my IOTW winner, cub was just wandering away.

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    Love those Pbears and can't think of a better pose !!! Must be a treat to photograph !!! Image just perfect for me Big congrats !!!

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    Love the pose, exposure and sharpness look good. Looks like you had a very productive trip with these bears.
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    another excellent image, Ken... great detail in subject, composition is spot on..some would have cropped tighter. but it works very well as is...

    keep them coming.. would love to hear more about your trip , did you do a blog,or a trip report.. have always been tempted to go on workshop with a top pro.. be interested to hear about your experience .

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    It's a bear's life . . .Love the pose, and excellent exposure, This one deserves an EISH, its nisj, Ken.

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    He was fun Ken, thought he might have be looking to do a centerfold the way he posed & rolled. A different perspective to my version, like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    He was fun Ken, thought he might have be looking to do a centerfold the way he posed & rolled. A different perspective to my version, like it.

    Steve

    Its not a he it is a she, it is the same bear as in your Christmas card. Have you posted the other poser?

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    Its not a he it is a she
    Must be all that facial hair:D

    Have you posted the other poser?
    What was his/name?:D:D:D
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    Nicely done Ken. Love the pose, and the way the colors pop. WD!

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    love Svalbard images. great pose and exposure here Ken. see you met Steve on your trip. was he the tour guide? if not who was?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Morkel Erasmus View Post
    love Svalbard images. great pose and exposure here Ken. see you met Steve on your trip. was he the tour guide? if not who was?
    I really should ask Steve to answer this, but Steve was a a fellow traveller, our tour leader was Andy Rouse.

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    LOL :) Steve

    Morkel, I carried Ken's bags ;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    LOL :) Steve

    Morkel, I carried Ken's bags ;)
    yeah, well, he's got so much glass I'm not surprised he had to get someone to help him lug it along ;):D
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    LOL :) Steve

    Morkel, I carried Ken's bags ;)
    Steve,
    You have competition for the next time round. ;)

    Ken,
    Are you listening? :D

    Nice image. I am amazed at the number of good images coming from that trip. Thanks for sharing.

    Cheers,
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    When you get to my age just holding the lens is bad enough, my bag weighs 19 kg, takes a lot of pretence to get it on a plane.

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    Ken,
    I was a toddler when you were in Hampi in India. So I had no intention to disrespect you.

    Carrying camera equipment is such a big pain. I wonder how you manage that. It is amazing how steady your hands are. I always marvel at the way you shoot handheld. I have recently started handholding my 400 f2.8 +2x combo, when it is absolutely necessary to get the shot. And, I know how painful it is.

    Last month, in one of the trips, I was trekking. I saw a feral buffalo. I had to click in a burst and run away to avoid them. Though I got two shots with critical sharpness, I know how tough it is for me at this age. Don't know for how long I would be able to enjoy this. And considering that my dad passed away due to improper medication when he was only 69, I know any day can be the last. It is sad that in my country, we can't even sue the doctors.

    I draw inspiration from you. Hopefully, I can document the wildlife here for a long time to come and keep on campaigning to save wildlife. Hats off to you Ken.

    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

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    Sabyasachi,

    I did not think you were disrespectful in any manner, my comment was done in a joking manner.

    I would prefer you to be a fellow photographer on future trips.

    Thank you for your kind words, to be perfectly honest it is the nicest comment anybody has made to me in a long time.

    The pain is worth it for the added flexibility that is why I love the possibility of usable higher ISO. On my first trip to India we only had 100 ISO Agfa.

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