David Yarrow Scottish, b. 1966
Open Water, 2020
Archival Pigment Print
Available in 2 sizes:
Standard - 52 x 66 inches
Large - 71 x 92 inches
Standard - 52 x 66 inches
Large - 71 x 92 inches
Edition of 12 plus 3 artist's proofs
Signed, editioned and dated on the bottom recto
OPEN WATER Alaska, USA - 2018 This “once in a lifetime” encounter with an adult polar bear in the choppy Beaufort Sea was a real test to capture. Keeping the...
OPEN WATER
Alaska, USA - 2018
This “once in a lifetime” encounter with an adult polar bear in the choppy Beaufort Sea was a real test to capture. Keeping the camera and its long lens steady in this situation is close to impossible. My frame would move as the small boat moved - sometimes quite violently.
When the light is poor, the photographer has no chance with these moments, but on this glorious morning I did have a chance as the light was so strong that I could work with a very fast shutter speed. That way the impact of the movement of the camera and the boat could be nullified.
It is moments like this that make the job so rewarding - but they are few and far between. It is imperative to put in the hours. What a majestic mammal.
Alaska, USA - 2018
This “once in a lifetime” encounter with an adult polar bear in the choppy Beaufort Sea was a real test to capture. Keeping the camera and its long lens steady in this situation is close to impossible. My frame would move as the small boat moved - sometimes quite violently.
When the light is poor, the photographer has no chance with these moments, but on this glorious morning I did have a chance as the light was so strong that I could work with a very fast shutter speed. That way the impact of the movement of the camera and the boat could be nullified.
It is moments like this that make the job so rewarding - but they are few and far between. It is imperative to put in the hours. What a majestic mammal.