This female Polar Bear had left her winter den with her cub to make the long trek to Hudson Bay to hunt for seals. but a high wind came up and it was time to rest, so she dug a snow cave and they took refuge. Reprocessed image captured south of Churchill, Manitoba in February 2022.
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Sony a1, Sony 200-600mm with 1.4 teleconverter at 823mm, manual exposure, 1/1250th at f/9, ISO 640.
Very cool image (pardon the pun). So, did you have any concerns about being eaten? excellent portrait.
Charles, this is lovely! Cubby is precious, and mom is certainly keeping an eye on you!
My suggestions would be to consider leaving more room on the left, so the bears are not so centered. Also, the contrast between the white cub and dark mom is pretty stark, so I’d considerably lighten mom up.
Others may well feel differently.
A fine image !
That was quite the reach with your lens +TC! Good thing too, as it looks like that mama was well aware of you. Did you get to watch her dig out that cave? I like Sandy’s idea of playing with the crop so there’s more room on the left. You could even bring it in a bit on the right to emphasize the framing effect of the trees there.
Charles, this is a fine look at mother and cub. I especially like how you’re handled the whites.
Hi Connie, she was already in the cave when the scouts found her. Thanks for the suggestions.
Lovely image! I like the treatment of the snow, which can be difficult, and the trees give a sense of place. Not every polar bear location has trees.
This is such a cute picture. I actually like the centered placement of the bears as it brings you face to face with them and you can feel you are part of the scene.
