Uploaded: April 02, 2007 12:25:42
Another capture on the tundra and I tried to focus on the snow on the polar bears neck and nose, F/8 1/500 sec, +1exposure, no crop, shot in vertical (portrait) format. Comments appreciated
Tonya R. Boles April 02, 2007
I love it.. #630778Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 02, 2007
A beautiful polar bear capture Emile!! I love this too! #4122560Lynne Morris April 02, 2007
Wow Emile this is a beautiful image, the comp and details are wonderful, well captured! #4122624Sharon King April 02, 2007
Awesome capture Emile! Love your polar bear series! #4122721Nadine A. Lewis April 02, 2007
GREAT close capture, Emile! LOVE the details & clarity!!! <>< #4122722Linda D. Lester April 02, 2007
Your exposure is wonderful! I hope we see this again! #4122895Stan Kwasniowski April 02, 2007
Emile, he looks so friendly, nice capture #4122904Bill Wyatt April 02, 2007
Nice close-up portrait. Love the snowy fur! #4122907John Connolly April 02, 2007
A beautiful portrait, Emile! Your selective focus really worked here, the detail in the snow is superb. #4123065Ken Smith April 02, 2007
Perfect exposure and composition, Emile. Beautiful! #4123430Sam Britt April 02, 2007
Great close-up of this beautiful polar bear, Emile. #4123464Christy Nichols April 02, 2007
Awesome capture, Emile!! What a little beauty! #4123569Husain Akhtar April 03, 2007
Fantastic composition and capture, Emile! #4123928Aimee S. McMaster April 03, 2007
.......beautiful portraiture Emile...well done....Aimee #4123979Glenn E. Urquhart April 03, 2007
Stunning Image, Emile!!! Outstanding wild life capture, excellent clarity, lighting and contrast, WELL Composed and quite beautiful!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4124262Lisa R. Buffington April 03, 2007
Stunning capture and the clarity of the snow on his face is great. Beautiful shot. Lisa #4125040Remi Trepanier April 03, 2007
Awesome shot Emile! love the clarity of the details! #4125310Emile Abbott April 03, 2007
thank you all for your positive comments I appreciate them, Tonya, Donna, Lynne, Sharon, Nadine, Linda, Stan, Bill, John, Ken, Sam, Christy, MH, Aimee, Glenn, Lisa and Remi. #4126669Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas April 03, 2007
Wonderful close up Emile!, great exposure!,Emile Abbott April 04, 2007
Hi Amalia and thanks for your comments. #4129933Pamela Shane April 07, 2007
Oh wow Emile!! What a fantastic captureEmile Abbott April 08, 2007
Hi Pamela and thanks for the nice comment. Have a nice Easter. #4143523cheryl m. phillips April 08, 2007
Beautiful!Michelle L. Frick May 23, 2007
Congratulations on a well deserved finalist Emile! You know how I love these Big Bears - hope to see him again! #4318212Linda D. Lester May 23, 2007
Awesome shot...Congratulations!!!!!!!!! #4318469Tamara K. Walker May 23, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS! #4318824Su Sana E. P May 23, 2007
Congratulations on this outstanding Finlaist, Emile!! #4318946Cassie L. Woodlee May 23, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Emile!!! #4318976Glenn E. Urquhart May 23, 2007
A BIG Congratulations on your Award, Emile!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4319322Claudia Kuhn May 23, 2007
So close and great details Emile, congrats and good luck! #4319580Mike D. Perez May 23, 2007
Congratulations on your great Finalist, Emile! Thanks for visiting my gallery. #4320146JO ANN CLEVELAND May 23, 2007
A big congratulations on this wonderful finalist Emile!Your polar bear series are all awesome!
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Kay E. Mahoney May 23, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Emile. Good luck in the next round. #4320471Roger Bernabo May 23, 2007
Great composition and exposure Emille! #4320538eileen bedford May 23, 2007
A BIG Congratulations on your great Finalist, Emile #4320747Husain Akhtar May 24, 2007
No surprise that this terrific image is amongst the April finalists! Warmest congratulations my friend and best wishes for the next stage! #4321822Kathy L. Clark May 24, 2007
Emile congratulations on your finalist. You deserve it. Great shot. #4323436Mary Timman May 24, 2007
Congratulations on this exqusite finalist! #4323752ALLEN O. HOWARD May 24, 2007
YaHOO!!! Way to go Emile! Congratulations My friend!, Allen #4324055Carla Metzler May 24, 2007
Big congratulations, Emile!!! :) #4324132Lynne Morris May 24, 2007
WTG Emile, delighted to see your polar bear turn up amongst the finalists, congratulations! #4324321Karen Slagle May 24, 2007
Wooo Hooo, Emile. WTG on this fab finalist... #4324775Terry L. Ellis May 24, 2007
A fantastic finalist, Emile! Huge congratulations! #4325147Sylvia Rossler May 24, 2007
Sooo happy to see one of your bears made it !!!! Big congrats Emile :O) #4325326Anita Hogue May 24, 2007
Awesome close up of this polar bear Emile! Congratulations! #4326090Stan Kwasniowski May 25, 2007
Emile, WOW, Finally, see what goes around comes round, (well something like that), a BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your first finalist, hope you have many more, (have you taken any courses lol) #4330477Emile Abbott May 25, 2007
THANK YOU ALL MY BP FRIENDS FOR ALL YOUR INSPIRATION, HELP, CRITIQUE AND ENCOURAGEMENT ON MY PHOTOGRAPHY. I WAS SUPRISED TO SAY THE LEAST AND CONGRATULATE ALL THE WINNERS ON THEIR WORKS. WE ARE ALL WINNERS WHEN WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT SHARES, INSPIRES, LENDS HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS, TRUELY CRITIQUES AND MAKE EACH AND EVERYONE OF US BECOME BETTER PHOTOGRAPHERS. EMILE #4330778Ameet B. Agnihotri May 26, 2007
Heartiest Congratulations on your finalist Emile ! #4334620Emile Abbott May 27, 2007
Thank you Ameet. #4336466Ronald F. Fischer May 28, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome and well deserved finalist, Emile! I am way behind commenting, but other matters are pressing for attention! #4339804Hurk (Steve) Hurkett October 17, 2007
Super capture, Emile ... and congrats on this winner ........... steve #4940173
Emile Abbott October 18, 2007
Thanks Ron and I can relate to being behind, no problem my friend. Thanks Steve, I will catch up soon. #4945060Phyllis A. Houghton May 23, 2012
Perfect exposure and detail. Thanks for the wonderful glimpse into these animals lives. And a rather late congratulations on your finalist! #10147181Nancy L. Green January 08, 2014
What a WONDERFUL portrait Frank, a real BEAUTY!!! And very belated CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist, WTG!!! <>< #10940613Emile Abbott January 09, 2014
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