My friend Jesper in the water at Björnöbadet in Västerås, Sweden. It was freezing when we were there, but anything for the picture..

What do you think? Can I give a print to his girlfriend without her

thinking he is gay? (that's a joke)

Beautiful. This photo would have meant much less to me without the diagonal compositional treatment of the horizon. It draws away from the obvious, makes the line lead into the image, as if the model were fighting a flow, an undertow, dragging him to the left and out of the image as he fights to stay within it, looking away, resolutely keeing his eyes toward the light.

this is a beautiful shot- one of the best i've seen in a long time. i can't wait to see more of your stuff.

Just beautiful light!Your photograph stands out!

Beautiful light, very atmospheric. I like this a lot. The only small change I might suggest is to burn the triangular highlight on the neck slightly. On my screen at least this is significantly brighter than other highlights and tends to distract. I like the tilted horizon; it's tilted enough not to be mistaken for an accident, it follows the line of his shoulders, and avoids having a horizontal line cutting the image through the back of his head.

Love this photo! It's refreshing to see a good Male photo than seeing a number of women's breasts on here. Have Jesper model more for you!

He does look soooo cold. I think the photo is worth it. Should be to his girlfriend! Nice tonal range. Good light.

Good work... I can't place my finger on it, but something about it makes it a very strong image. Perhaps the diagonal composition that a fellow photonetter suggested.

Great!