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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Rajan Parrikar on June 08, 2015, 01:38:02 am

Title: A Cold Shower
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on June 08, 2015, 01:38:02 am
In Krafla, Iceland. More in my blog post (http://blog.parrikar.com/2015/06/08/a-cold-shower/).

Title: Re: A Cold Shower
Post by: seamus finn on June 08, 2015, 08:25:49 am
Beautiful. I can feel the chill from here!
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Post by: RSL on June 08, 2015, 11:20:06 am
Brrrrrr.
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Post by: francois on June 09, 2015, 03:08:36 am
Nice shot and story but, for me, this is close to masochistic practices  :D
Title: Re: A Cold Shower
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on June 09, 2015, 03:50:37 am
Nice shot and story but, for me, this is close to masochistic practices  :D

"close to"?

Jeremy
Title: Re: A Cold Shower
Post by: Chairman Bill on June 09, 2015, 04:57:03 am
I think that counts as savage amusement
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on June 09, 2015, 11:03:36 am
Good capture.
But given that this is Iceland, and the surrounding snow is melted, I wonder just how cold the shower really is.  ;)
Title: Re: A Cold Shower
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on June 09, 2015, 11:27:10 am
Good capture.
But given that this is Iceland, and the surrounding snow is melted, I wonder just how cold the shower really is.  ;)

The water from the borehole is lukewarm. The challenge was the run to and fro without much on given the cold and the wind. We had to park about 4 mins away as the section of the road closest to the shower was icy.

Title: Re: A Cold Shower
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on June 09, 2015, 12:40:37 pm
This scene reminds me of being at Landmannalaugar in 1974. It was in June, but the air was very cold and windy (not unusual in Iceland).

We had a chance to swim in a natural pool that was fed from one side by hot springs, and from the other side by melt from a glacier.
This meant that you could easily move around in the pool to find just the right temperature.

And there was a Northern Phalarope swimming in the pool with us.

The hardest part was getting out of the pool into the cold wind.
Title: Re: A Cold Shower
Post by: BobDavid on June 09, 2015, 08:08:06 pm
+1