Monday, January 19, 2009
Frigid lifeguard
LIFEGUARD SHACK, HOT SPRINGS POOL, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO, JANUARY 12, 2009
Pentax K10D
Pentax SMCP-DA 50-200 at 200mm
1/250 sec. f11
ISO 200
Rather than collect suntans, lifeguards shiver in heavy woolens and goose down in snow-capped shacks during the winter at Glenwood Springs' 90-degree outdoor hot springs pool. If a bather should get into trouble, the lifeguards must leap fully clothed to the rescue -- there's no time to shuck their duds.
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2 comments:
wow - thats interesting. Shame they just can't have a heater in their little shack so they can be in their bathing suits all ready :)
If you look closely, you'll see an electric appurtenance on the bottom of the shack. Presumably a little electric heater does help keep their legs warm, but the shacks are open on the pool side to help the lifeguards watch the water.
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