Polar Bear in Flames. Global Warming / Climate Change?

            The image is an allegory of the impact global warming / climate change is having on the polar bears at Churchill, the southernmost population.  Less time with ice in Hudson Bay means less time for catching food and more time without food, leaving some bears and their cubs undernourished.
The photograph was taken as the polar bear shook off ice crystals which reflected the late red sun behind it to create the effect of flames

Taken in: Canada / Manitoba (show map)

Taken on: November 21, 2011

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Camera: Sony SLT-A77V, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 280mm (=420mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A77V
Lens:	70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	280mm (35mm equivalent: 420mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+1.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Other
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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