Polar bear sow and cub on the newly forming sea ice of the Beaufort Sea. Canon 1DS Mark III, 500mm f/4L IS, w1.4x (700mm) 1/400 sec @ f/5.6, 400 ISO
The demands of traveling, taking photos, processing them, and presenting them to the public is a process that requires many steps. Having recently finalized some time-sensitive printing project deadlines, I’m just now starting to take a more in-depth look at images from my October arctic photo tours. There were some shining moments in there for sure, and as always, a few lamentations. This picture falls into that latter category. For a reason I have not fully figured out yet, the series was blurry/soft. It may not look so in this small image, but it lacks the scrutinizing quality score that should be leveled on professional imagery. It is usable in some sizes, but wow, what a scene, and what light! Can I have this chance over again please.
I can sympathize – in spite of all my autofocus/tripod/mirror lockup/cable release/image stabilization efforts, I sometimes still get motion-blurred images or perfectly focused back/foregrounds with blurry subjects on my monitor when I get home from a trip. Real life non-studio photography can be very difficult in spite of our technological advances. Now I just need Canon to make a time-machine-teleportation Custom Function menu item to get me back out to where I was so I can redo it. 🙂
Jeff,
I could use that time-machine-teleportation CF also!
Amazing light! And, the bears are alert and looking in your direction! My sympathies on the technical flaws. Darn!