Up close & personal!

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 16, 201585 views4 comments

An interesting few moments when this guy suddenly surfaced. Zero time to think about composition, but enough time to dial in some settings, but a bit of a frame filler even with the 70-200!!! No problem pushing the ISO (12,800), leaving the techs on 'old school' and you would miss everything, but also having the AF set-up correctly plays a part too and not leaving them on 'factory default', do that and you might as well buy a point & shoot cool

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Steve

Subject: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) male, close-up
Location: Svalbard
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 70-200f/2.8 MKII HH
Exposure: 1/1600s at f/8 ISO12,800
Original format: Landscape, very slight crop from the top and on the sides
Processed: LRCC & PS CC2015

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 16, 2015 at 8:37 PM

Well, since you posted it, you came out alive! Amazing image quality and a sweet closeup.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 16, 2015 at 8:42 PM

Feels like you were pretty close...! sad

Critical focus is on the eyes, as it should be. Must have been an exhilarating experience.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 17, 2015 at 11:03 AM

Cheers Dennis, I hope this helps illustrate our conversation and yes, a very cool encounter, but not quite there with the Lion charge, LOL. cool

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 17, 2015 at 11:05 AM

Hey Lon, well as they say, if it's not good enough you are not close enough, this was close enough indeed IMHO, but I'm sure Brad has something up his sleeve to raise the bar cool

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Cheers
Steve crying

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments