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[Jonathan Huyer]

Thanks very much! This was a rather difficult trip to do, from an effort and discomfort point of view. We spent long hours being pulled in sleds behind snowmobiles, banging across the bumpy sea ice. It was cold enough that I got frostbite on my face, in spite of all my experience and preparation. Bear sightings were of course not guaranteed, and for the first 3 days we saw nothing at all. But then the guides started having success, and it just got better from there. Being around the bears was not dangerous at all, because the mother's instinct is always to run away. So the object was to catch them near an iceberg, of which there are plenty in the area, frozen into the sea ice. As we approached, the bears would just climb up the iceberg to safety. From there we could walk around and fire at will. The Mothers would quickly realize that we weren't a threat, so she'd be quite relaxed and the cubs would also follow her lead.

As a bonus, we also had a few great nights of northern lights:



Thanks for your interest!

[jamsus]

Thanks very much! This was a rather difficult trip to do, from an effort and discomfort point of view. We spent long hours being pulled in sleds behind snowmobiles, banging across the bumpy sea ice. It was cold enough that I got frostbite on my face, in spite of all my experience and preparation. Bear sightings were of course not guaranteed, and for the first 3 days we saw nothing at all. But then the guides started having success, and it just got better from there. Being around the bears was not dangerous at all, because the mother's instinct is always to run away. So the object was to catch them near an iceberg, of which there are plenty in the area, frozen into the sea ice. As we approached, the bears would just climb up the iceberg to safety. From there we could walk around and fire at will. The Mothers would quickly realize that we weren't a threat, so she'd be quite relaxed and the cubs would also follow her lead.

As a bonus, we also had a few great nights of northern lights:



Thanks for your interest!

That's one of the best of "aurora" i've ever seen.

And the reason is because, usually - aurora pictures have a really beatiful aurora but such a poor "horizon".

Not this case, congratulations!

[Jonathan Huyer]

That's one of the best of "aurora" i've ever seen.

And the reason is because, usually - aurora pictures have a really beatiful aurora but such a poor "horizon".

Not this case, congratulations!

Thanks! It wasn't hard to find an interesting foreground object... there were lots of these ice mounds right outside the cabin. The only challenge was the cold weather, but I'm used to that by now. I guess I really should have brought the 14 mm lens... the 24 mm wasn't wide enough for the huge aurora displays that happen up there. It really reinforces my view that it's worth going north just for the aurora alone. When you are under the aurora oval on a clear night, the show will be on. None of our nights were even considered "big" events... it was all run-of-the-mill by northern standards.

I made a selfie on that same ice block a little later that evening... kind of fun:

[jamsus]

Wonderful again ! This subject was even better than the other eheh!

I hope one day i will visit your homeland

[Dave Throgmartin]

Golden Light in St. Maarten

2015_11_14_15095_LR_upd_16x9 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[Dave Throgmartin]

A seascape this time:

2015_11_14_15075_LR_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

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Dave

[M_Six]

Very cool selfie, Jonathan. Nicely done.

Here again is another shot supporting Brian's recent praise of the 55-250STM. Simply an amazing lens for the price.


Coast Guard showing off their toy by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[Minerve101]

I didn't have time for photography for a while, but managed a few shots today of Spring!
Crabapple by Danny Watson, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Chicago River


Chicago by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[jrw]

Always nice to see what everyone has been up to.
Sun on some flowers caught my eye this evening. Realizing I need to get out and away from the printer for a while...