What’s not to like about this fantastic photo? Someone tell me. Bokeh, silhouette, and story told in the caption shorter than a Tweet: “Do you think this ice is thick?” We want to know. Step out and show us!
Freelance photographer Rick Harrison snapped this mesmerizer on March 4, 2006, using the Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2. Nine years later you’ll find him behind the Nikon D800. From Wakefield, United Kingdom, he is based in Leeds. Rick is the first Flickr-a-Day photographer who specializes in landscapes. Most of the others shoot on the street and/or focus on people.
About his style, Rick explains:
I started out originally as a landscape photographer, something that i’m still quite passionate about, but commercially i’m working more in marketing, architecture, and documentary photography—you’ll see that spilling into my stream occasionally—commission clients include Guinness, Leeds Council, Chetwood Architects/Sainsburys and UK-One Properties. I love ‘quirky events—the quirkier the better. I’ve even travelled all the way to Alaska just for the World Beard and Mustache Championships.
For sure, his Flickr is full of landscapes and events. He joined the photo-sharing site, early on, by the way—February 2005. But I see today’s selection reflecting something else about Rick’s photography. “Composition and the desire of the viewer to want to be there/find out more are key to what I like to achieve in my images”, he says. That quality draws me to self-titled “Decisions, Decisions”. Photo vitals: f/8, ISO 64, 1/400 sec, 5.8mm.
You can find more of Rick’s photos, and learn a bit more about him, at his forty below zero blog. Some trivia for you: That temperature is where the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales meet.
Photo Credit: Rick Harrison