Swimming Pool is Open in Torne River - Ice Swimming

It's again that time of the year, when river freezes. It means also ice swimming.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Swimming Pool is Open in Torne River - Ice Swimming
Date: 31st of October, 2017

Camera: Canon PowerShot G15
Shot: 1/400 sec. f/2.8 10.013mm ISO 160
Editing: For this first photo I used HDR effect, clarity and cropping.

Swimming pool is open.

Swimmers.

Have you tried ice swimming? If not, try it. I have tried twice in this same place few winter ago and it was interesting...and refreshing.

Regards,
Mika

Ready to swim?

March is the last real winter month in Finland. Swimming outside is anyway possible all year round. In winter it just means ice swimming. This is the main ice swimming place in Tornio.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Ready to swim?
Date: 3rd of March, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Editing: Little bit cropping and sharpening.

I have tried ice swimming twice, but not this winter. How about you?

Regards,
Mika

Ice Fishing in Tornio

Yesterday was nice winter day and temperature was about -5C. There were also fishermen on the river.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Ice fishing in Tornionjoki (Tornio River)
Date: 7th of January, 2017

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/200 sec. f/7.1 84mm ISO 100

Editing: Color temperature, cropping and sharpening.

This is good time of the year for ice fishing. Here was three days a go more than -30C, so ice is thick enough for sure. Anyway there are not so much snow yet, so it's easy to walk on the ice.

Regards,
Mika

Ice Swimming in Finland

Tornio, Finland. Winter in Finland is cold and the coldest day of the year is usually about -40C. This means rivers and lakes are frozen. Some people anyway want to go swimming outside.

Place: Tornio, Finland
Photo: Ice swimming in Tornionjoki (Tornio River).
Date: 6th of November, 2016

Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Lens: EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot: 1/320 sec. f/6.3 250mm

I have tried out ice swimming twice and let's say it's quite...refreshing.

Regards,
Mika