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Taken 14-Apr-19
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Polar Plunge

Traveling in a zodiac can be an intimate experience with wildlife. I was sitting on the bottom of a zodiac in a fjord in Svalbard during frigid temperatures trying to avoid the worst of the wind when, suddenly, I saw movement in the brash ice. I quickly acquired focus just as this seal popped his head out of the water. I think he was as surprised as I was to see my lens trained on him! He took a quick look and disappeared not to be seen again.
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/11 @ 560 mm, 1/400, ISO 1600, No Flash

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Keywords:2019 BBC, Candidates, Contests, DQ Candidates, Exhibits, Mammals, Marine, Submitted

Polar Plunge