Polar Plunge

© Marie Fields

Polar Plunge

Uploaded: August 09, 2005 06:30:25

Description

Taken at the Cincinnati Zoo. In all of my hundreds of visits to the zoo, this is the only time I was quick enough to catch one of the bears mid-dive! 300mm zoom lens, tripod, 400 speed film, converted to b/w in ps.

Comments

Marcie A. Fowler August 09, 2005

Superb catpure Marie!!! #291536

Tammy Scott August 09, 2005

Wonderful shot, Marie! #1696485

Carla Metzler August 09, 2005

Great capture, Marie! #1696513

Claudette Foote August 09, 2005

Wonderful shot, Marie! #1696580

Paul Michko August 09, 2005

Now that's the way to cool off. Great capture, Marie. #1696633

Tammy L. Odell August 09, 2005

Fantastic capture Marie!!!!!!!! #1696681

Kirsi Bertolini August 09, 2005

This takes a cake for a b/w for the day in my book! Greatly captured and balanced, worth all them thousand times I bet you missed.. #1696868

Deb Holmes-Hatfield August 09, 2005

Amazing capture, Marie, you have such awesome zoo shots! #1697046

Bob Cournoyer level-classic August 09, 2005

Great bear, Marie!

Bob #1697102

Marie Fields August 09, 2005

Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments!!! Have a great day! #1697139

Michael Wehrman level-deluxe August 09, 2005

Great catch Marie #1697185

Joy Rector August 09, 2005

fantastic capture #1697636

Karen Bacon August 09, 2005

Wonderful catch Marie!Great image! #1698293

Goshka G. August 09, 2005

Perfectly timed shot, Marie!! #1698703

August 09, 2005

Congratulations! Your patience certainly paid off. #1698859

Keith L. Clayton August 20, 2005

Nicely done! #1739489

Ken Grooms August 26, 2005

Perfect moment! I think we'd all like to capture one of these, but it's not so easy! #1771938

Jason W. Romero August 28, 2005

Great moment! #1776972

Melissa L. Zavadil September 23, 2005

Congrats!! Nicely done!! #1872893

Cindy Cone September 24, 2005

Congrats again, Marie! Great capture! #1874079

KHAWLA Haddad September 24, 2005


Congratulations on all your wonderful finalists Marie, best of luck in the next round what wonderful job!!!!! #1875130

September 24, 2005

Congratulations! This definitely deserves a win. #1875621

Sylvia Rossler September 24, 2005

Superb right-on-time capture Marie !!!
I love this kind of pictures !
Congrats and good luck in the next round :o) #1876620

Deborah Sandidge September 24, 2005

Great capture, Marie - congratulations on your finalists! #1876651

Claudia Kuhn level-classic September 24, 2005

Congrats Marie!! #1876724

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic September 24, 2005

Congratulations on a great shot Marie. Also congratulations on your other wins. Good luck in the next round. #1877220

Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005

Awesome zoo shot, Marie, Big congrats to you! #1877800

Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005

Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Marie!! #1878109

Stanley J. Contrades September 25, 2005

Beautifully done and excellent timing, Marie!! CONGRATULATIONS and good luck with this Finalist in the next round!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1882949

Leonard Pierce September 26, 2005

Congratulations again Marie!!! Excellent capture, perfect timing! #1888377

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic November 15, 2007

FABULOUS!
--Lisa #5077930

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