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by ellamay

Comment by scrum8:
Beautiful clarity, lighting, and focus.

'The Plunge' (83rd Annual Polar Bear Swim, H2o 8C, Air 7C)
by ellamay

Comment by brownt:
Bet that's cold! One we saw last year and the water was 4c...

Good shot here, nicely captured water splashes. Maybe could have cropped a bit off the top? Or, just shown one swimmer with a portrait shot? 9/10

'The Plunge' (83rd Annual Polar Bear Swim, H2o 8C, Air 7C)
by ellamay

Comment by shutterfly:
Crazy people!

THAW
by ellamay

Comment by zeuszen:
> 7

THAW
by ellamay

Comment by MrAkamai:
This is a great macro shot: great DOF, amazing detail and to top it off: nice flare on the water drop. But there is one major and one minor flaw: I can see your reflection in the water drop (major) and it could have been cropped a bit tighter on the left side (minor). However, you did a good job!

'The Plunge' (83rd Annual Polar Bear Swim, H2o 8C, Air 7C)
by ellamay

Comment by blindjustice:
nice tan line

'The Plunge' (83rd Annual Polar Bear Swim, H2o 8C, Air 7C)
by ellamay

Comment by dirtkahuna:
Wonderful action, beautiful buttocks! One of my faves in this challenge.

THAW
by ellamay

Comment by wingy:
Hmm. I'd be somewhat sad to discover that the star of light on the end of that drip was digitally added. So I'm voting like it was real and hoping it's true, because that really is the a nice touch to the shot, but it would seem like a cheep trick if it were purely post-production.
Update: Glad to have heard that the star is legit. I hope this shot scores well (and doesn't get marked down from others having the same suspicions I had.)

'The Plunge' (83rd Annual Polar Bear Swim, H2o 8C, Air 7C)
by ellamay

Comment by Mona:
I like this a lot.

'The Plunge' (83rd Annual Polar Bear Swim, H2o 8C, Air 7C)
by ellamay

Comment by admart01:
BRRRRR. The is action! Great freeze-frame (no pun intended) of the woman. (minor) something about the other body detracts from the compostion - maybe seeing more of the person would help.