Q2-Spring-2016_Alert-Diver

POLAR BEAR CUB

Olgastretet Pack Ice, Spitsbergen,

Svalbard, Norway

By Jayanand Govindaraj

We were following this frisky cub and its mother, and

the cub would get distracted by everything around it.

Suddenly it looked up and saw that its mother was

some distance ahead, so it hurried to catch up with

her. It took off in this graceful leap when going from

one ice floe to another; as soon as I could see its full

reflection in the water, I took the shot.

Nikon D800E, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-400mm f/4

ED-IF VR lens @ 400mm, 1/1600 sec @ f/13,

ISO 800, Gitzo GT3542LS tripod with a Really Right

Stuff BH-55 ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick;

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2nd

Place

SPRING 2016