About the Image(s)

On a recent cruise on the Hurtigruten Coastal Express ship, one of the rituals when we crossed the Arctic Circle was a little ice bath administered by the captain and a crew member. Most of the passengers were bundled up for the freezing temperature, but this brave man challenged the power of the ice man by striding up in shirtless attire!

Nikon D850, with Nikon 18-300 lens at 26 mm; settings were shutter 1/320, aperture f/7.1, ISO 1250 with somewhat low early morning light. I brought up the shadows in post processing, used the contrast slider sparingly, and sharpened the image slightly.