Polar bear

Near Gordon Point, Hudson Bay


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Apart from the cold, the other main challenge to making images this day was the driving wind and snow (you can get a better sense of the conditions from this tundra blizzard image, which was taken earlier in the day). At its worst, it was like shooting through a muslin screen. The trick then was waiting for the occasional lulls in the weather and hoping the bear would be co-operative. Even then, there's an almost soft focus quality to the images because of all the snow and ice in the air.

Shot on a Sony a7R IV and an AF 100-400mm f4-5.6 lens at 400mm.