It is extremely rare to be granted the opportunity for a reshoot - say you messed up a portrait shoot of a CEO, politician or artist: you grovel, apologise, plead or beg but hopefully manage to get another 5 minutes with the big man. When it comes to shooting wildlife, there is no talking, and usually no second chances.
Cue young polar bear who strolled up to our ship yesterday evening, a day after we first encountered him a few miles back in the ice. He sniffed and hung around for a bit, hoping to scavenge something edible - whether that would be some scraps or a full-sized human, we'll probably never know. All the while the bear was calm, quiet, even slow in his movements but with a clearly discernible purpose to feed himself. After about half an hour the whole thing started to feel more like a portrait session: the bear was pacing up and down in front of our ship before finally getting bored and strolling into the distance on the ice. By that point, I had taken literally hundreds of frames, and here's a small selection of my favourites.
Wonderful, simply wonderful.
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