The Bears of the Tundra
Taken in Churchill, Canada from a tundra buggy. Two bears rest after a day of play fighting. The dark ground is kelp, which turns their coats yellow after a period of time. Before the bears go out onto the ice floes they are very social with other bears.
Shot in RAW, processed in Aperture. Edited in Photoshop CS4 with Nik Color Efex filters (tonal contrast and color contrast). Viveza used to selectively lighten some areas.
Uploaded on February 21, 2009