Heading for the ocean in the annual Polar Bear Plunge: Water temperature mid-40's, air temperature mid-40's -- A mild day, and a huge turnout of several hundred brave foolhardy souls.
[Jan. 12th, 2012 01:05:34 PM]
Per request, here are the layers, and a second screen shot with only base layer (what I imported from RAW) revealed. Both these may be viewed at full size.
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This is a very cool shot. I love looking through all the faces and seeing the expressions. I'm particularly amused by the guy in the hat. The guy with the megaphone is a brave one. Congrats on winning the yellow!
GREAT job on posting your processing steps Bear_Music. I have not been all that active with this site for a while but view it every now and then. What I notice a lot is multiable ribbon winners placing the N/A comment never giving other photographers a view into the process they utilize to win the ribbon. Congrats to you !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the novelty of this in the top. Something other than the run of the mill nonsense is refreshing, nice to see.
The PP seems a little strong, with the skin looking a bit synthetic, but it almost feels synthetic and similar to a comic, which works with the photo.
Maniacs is right, lol. They had one here in Seattle too, (an other cities, I guess). I said to myself, "No way would I ever do that"...but I might just go next year to take photos.
Great photo, especially with the expressions captured
I love how this is processed. Perfect that the one kids' intense animated face is right in the foreground. It gives such a sense of emotion to the insanity of that event :) Nice job.
They do this in my home town as well, except the lake is frozen over so they have to cut a hole in the ice and plunge in one by one. In either case, I think I wuld rather be taking the photo! Speaking of which, really love the varied expressions and the colors! Great job. 9
Love the feel of this photo ,from the color and coolness of the over cast sky, the depth of field and the pure emotion on the participants faces . great capture ..
Taking the Polar Bear Plunge — 01/01/2012
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