PRO KIT MY BAG!
Chris says… On a trip like this there are so many shooting scenarios and subjects that I take a full range of lenses, from 14mm all the way through to 550mm. I pack everything I can; you can guarantee that if you leave a lens at home it will be the one you wish that you had with you! It is also essential to have a very good sturdy backpack to protect your valuable gear. I choose (and helped to design) the Lowepro Protrekker 550.
Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 and Nikon D810 with 70-200mm f/2.8 around her neck, Aurora set both cameras to Continuous High-speed burst mode, along with Continuous autofocus. “I don’t want to miss a moment, especially the fast-jumping action,” she said.
After reviewing an initial batch of shots, Chris offered some feedback: “Don’t zoom in too much; pull back a little so that you capture some of the wider landscape that this beautiful creature lives in.”
Bearing this in mind, Aurora captured sequence after sequence of the young bear as it rolled around on the ice, jumped between floes and climbed icebergs. Finally, the bear wandered off to a mound of snow, lay down, yawned and put her head down for a rest. Aurora took the opportunity to review her shots, and felt that Super Shot #2 best summed up the day’s exciting encounter.