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The Dark Side

This polar bear came too close, and it didn't look like it thought it was nice to see us. Maybe he saw us as a threat. I don't know. He went rounds and rounds around us, before he suddenly came closer.
This day we saw 19 polar bears. At the most we saw 13 polar bears at the same time! That is really awesome, but also a bit scary to try to have control of where they are, because they are moving quite fast (if they want to).

Frontpage picture November 2011 Gold Wildlife

Taken in: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (show map)

Taken on: September 16, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/11.0, 1/800 sec, 840mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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