have you ever seen the rain?  by summerfield

have you ever seen the rain?

in black and white?

yesterday, i got caught in a sudden downpour at lunchtime on my way back to the office from the market. my rain jacket would not have been enough to sustain me for the three/four blocks walk. so i stopped at a covered part of the sidewalk and waited it out. i had my camera in my purse so i thought i'd take random photos as i feel useless when i'm just standing doing nothing. i forgot that the camera was set in b&w but quite happy that i managed to capture the raindrops, both before and after they hit the ground (best viewed large to see the rain falling). it would have been nice without the cars in the foreground but we take what we can get under such circumstances, n'est-ce pas?

the irony was the grey parts behind the tree branches? that's the blue sky. so this was an isolated downpour that took a while to stop.

two more days of black and white and we'll return to a world full of colours! yay!

thank you so much for dropping by. hope your day today is filled with sunshine.
The rain drops on the side walk are cool. I also like the gas lights along the side walk, I think this would be a good night shot also
May 10th, 2012  
oh, brother, now he wants a night shot! hahahaha! good eye on the lamps, terry, although they're not gas lamps. one night i'll go to the part of the town, a block north of this street) where the gas lamps are still in use -it's the shoe-in for new york of 1920's for filming. thank you, terry. much appreciated.
May 10th, 2012  
Good atmospheric capture. It lends itself to black and white quite well.
May 10th, 2012  
Coming down on a sunny day! Yeh, great steely grey rain shot!
May 10th, 2012  
@pamfromcalgary - thank you, pam. i had to switch the camera to colour after a few shots, but the rain wasn't as apparent as in the b&w.
May 10th, 2012  
@danig - i wanna know! yeah! (next thing you know, we're doing a CCR duet! hahahaha!) thank you, DG.
May 10th, 2012  
Great shot in b&w! We had 4" of rain in the past 24 hours. I like your splashes on the sidewalk.
May 10th, 2012  
@beba8162 - thank you, roberta. i've been amiss with your album, i shall visit yours tonight when i get back from work.
May 10th, 2012  
@summerfield I've also been away for five days. Keeping up with comments is hard sometimes!
May 10th, 2012  
glad you didn't get too wet. looking forward to your lovely colour shots again! lol
May 10th, 2012  
You always turn a "lemon into lemonade!" Don't just stand there ... get the picture! Love this enlarged ... quite the downpour. Rain shots are beautiful .... and are great in b&w.... great architecture there too.
May 10th, 2012  
@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne. i can hardly wait!

@karenann - yeah, but for every good shot i got, i would have missed 10 to-die-for shots, as sometimes i'm just staring while holding the camera. hahaha. thank you, karenann, for your very generous comments and moral support. you're a good friend.
May 10th, 2012  
@summerfield Now that would be funny!!
May 10th, 2012  
...comin' down on a sunny day! cool shot! Hope you didn't get too wet! ;)
May 11th, 2012  
@cscecil - now we're going to have a trio with danielle! hahaha! no, didn't get wet too much, just the hem of my skirt and my new shoes. thank you, CS.
May 11th, 2012  
What a neat shot in b/w
May 11th, 2012  
Great shot.
May 11th, 2012  
Nice street scene.
May 13th, 2012  
b&w reflects the mood of the rainy day
May 14th, 2012  
Great feel on this shot. I like the spontaneity. Great capture of the drops
June 6th, 2012  
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