Bears will be Bears by alophoto

Bears will be Bears

Ok, this was probably one of the coolest things that I have seen at the zoo ever (besides the cheetah running top speed). These polar bears were playing in their water and wrestling like dogs do. So often the animals lay around lethargically. This was a wonderfully refreshing change.

This shot is SOOC and I am pretty pleased with the action caught and water spray. See large for it's full glory;-).

And here is another version of them that reminded me of a certain well know commercial in the US: http://365project.org/amandal/themes-challeng/2013-05-17
wow great capture Amanda
May 17th, 2013  
You must be so stoked to get this!!! What a great capture!
May 17th, 2013  
Wow Amanda, incredible. Fav.
May 17th, 2013  
Fantastic timing on this capture. Awesome.
May 17th, 2013  
Very cool action shot!
May 17th, 2013  
@m9f9l Quite so. Thanks so much, my friend!! You are kind!

@seanoneill Thanks, man. The trip was cut short, but maybe good in that I came home with almost 300 photos. Yikes. Such a great place for a photographer. Really appreciate the fav!
May 17th, 2013  
@paulien @alia_801 @sewsharyn Thanks so much for your kind comments, ladies. I loved these bears!
May 17th, 2013  
Great one, Amanda. Love how you caught the water spray - and that tooth! Yikes.
May 17th, 2013  
Wonderful action shot! The teeth are great)
May 17th, 2013  
Wow. This looks great large
May 17th, 2013  
What? I love seeing these big babies at play. Nice timing Amanda.
May 17th, 2013  
Beautiful exposure and tones. We don't have cold climate cats in our Jax Zoo. Where is this one BTW ?
May 17th, 2013  
@bardejov Cincinnati, OH. Thanks, lady!!:)
May 17th, 2013  
How great to see them play fight and the water spray makes it! Great shot Amanda.
May 17th, 2013  
aw cool!! polar bears might be my favorite. nice water drops
May 17th, 2013  
Wonderful capture!!
May 17th, 2013  
Awesome action shot!
May 17th, 2013  
@tbats22 I love them, too. They were so fun to watch. I don't think that I've ever seen any together before. Did you see my other shot of them in the alternate album?
May 17th, 2013  
@adamj I am considering a career as a professional polar bear photographer. I may have to move to the south pole, though:(. Thanks, Adam.
May 17th, 2013  
Magnificent!
May 17th, 2013  
@amandal Hahaha. How does your family feel about this?
May 17th, 2013  
@adamj Oh darn, maybe not...Fun spoiler. I expected that the faves would pour in with this one. Maybe I shouldn't have posted it during my hours of insomnia when everyone else was asleep.
May 17th, 2013  
I love this, well done to capture them interacting. Fave
May 17th, 2013  
Oh to witness something like that, and you've been lucky enough to capture it on camera forever!
May 17th, 2013  
@hamble Thanks so much for the fave, Hamble. Really appreciate it.

@ejlockett Oh lady, it was amazing!! Thanks:)
May 18th, 2013  
Love this!!
May 18th, 2013  
Kev
Great shot!
May 18th, 2013  
Cool capture.
May 19th, 2013  
Great capture. It's great when you witness let alone capture animals playing & doing what comes naturally.
May 19th, 2013  
Oh it's fantastic. You should be pleased with yourself. Love the action displayed with those little droplets and SOOC! brill :o) xx
May 19th, 2013  
@barbsmith @psychographer @keppelj @grannysue @snaggy @taffy @elizabeth264 @colie @carolmw @happysnap @rachelwithey

Thanks so much for your lovely comments about these amazing polar bears. So glad to have captured and witnessed this awesome moment.
May 20th, 2013  
Fabulous shot and awesome in large :)
May 21st, 2013  
@malc Thanks, man. I loved this one!
May 21st, 2013  
great capture!!! could be in a magazine!!!
May 21st, 2013  
@sistawood Aw, so glad you like it. I really do, too!!
May 21st, 2013  
great action shot
May 21st, 2013  
@sparkle Thanks, sweet lady. I was so happy to catch this. It was amazingly cool to see them play!
May 23rd, 2013  
Great capture, Amanda. Love the zoo and all it has to offer.
May 23rd, 2013  
@darsphotos Me, too. I did get good photos with my camera last year, but they were much improved this year. I have a decent zoom lens and it made a difference. Thank you!
May 23rd, 2013  
@amandal You can sure tell the difference with your new camera. I zoom in and get good photos but not like this. One day maybe I will get a DSLR or a camera that really takes sharp distant photos.
May 23rd, 2013  
Cool shot! But these guys are very scary critters. If you move to the south pole to shoot them, get a really good zoooooom lens first. LOL Don't want to get too close to these killing machines.
June 25th, 2013  
Soooooo great! They are so fun to watch! I was at a place called wildlife safari in winston oregon. It's like a drive through zoo where most of the animals roam pretty free.
July 31st, 2013  
@colie That sounds like an amazing place to go. Man, I love them! Thanks!

@pasadenarose I'd try to shoot from a tree;-). Thanks, friend!
July 31st, 2013  
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