Jun 25: Umbrella by bulldog

Jun 25: Umbrella

Spring is finally here - Bloody sods law - I only have a grey brolly and I was looking forward to seeing some more rain.

So once again, I got home from work, completely uninspired and realised that today was going to be one of those 'Loads of words cover a crap photo moments' (you know what I mean and you will probably read on)...

After wandering around the garden in the sun (with a grey brolly), I settled on the shot, as it captures the true beauty of 'Spring'.

Umbrella (From Wikipedia)
An umbrella or parasol (also called a brolly, parapluie, rainshade, sunshade, gamp, bumbershoot, or umbrolly) is a canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight.
The word parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun; umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain.

Oh well, have a look at this diagram - talk about stating the obvious!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parts_of_an_Umbrella.svg
cool perspective. like it
June 25th, 2013  
nice detail Bulldog great texture
June 25th, 2013  
At least I've learned that umbrollies have stretchers and runners! And yours also has a Spring. Nice shapes here too!
June 25th, 2013  
Great perspective on the umbrella.
June 25th, 2013  
Like the pov here..
June 25th, 2013  
Good pov
June 25th, 2013  
Don't pray for rain otherwise I won't be able to get out with the camera! Nice POV of this one though. As it's spring, you ought to get one with flowers on it! LOL
June 25th, 2013  
well, grey it might be.....but I love the pov and at least you did something for today's word..........I chickened out!!!!
June 25th, 2013  
clever pov and I liked the diagram! Thankyou!
June 25th, 2013  
Your gamp appears to be in top notch condition!
June 25th, 2013  
Great pov!!
June 25th, 2013  
Meg
great composition
June 25th, 2013  
Jo
Walking the garden with an Umbrella sounds far more manly than walking around with a parasol !! Your picture does give the impression of greyness and winter so you have done well in hidding the sunshine.
June 25th, 2013  
Very nice
June 25th, 2013  
I love the POV and the nice shades of blue.
June 25th, 2013  
I like your umbrella shot. Great composition. And of course it should be grey if it's raining. I just want to know why we have umbrella as the word of the day on the one day this week when it's not raining.
June 25th, 2013  
Awesome pov!
June 26th, 2013  
Cool...love the perspective.
June 26th, 2013  
Great POV.
June 26th, 2013  
Great pov lines and angles
June 26th, 2013  
Wow thank you all for you great comments, I did not think I would get any on this shot. It just goes to show that the 2/3s rule works (one thurd photo, two thirds text).
:)

Next month we should have Umbrella as the word for every day... Just think of all that sun as the same thing happened in April: http://365project.org/bulldog/365/2013-04-06

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June 26th, 2013  
Great colours and pov.
June 26th, 2013  
I must say you have a mighty fine 'tube' on your ' bumpershoot' . . . Ooh err Missus.
June 26th, 2013  
Wow, love this. Not your usual style. Fav
June 26th, 2013  
Ha ha ha, why thank you..

@tishpics
June 26th, 2013  
Have you done the list for July? I seem to have missed seeing it and now can't find anything about july. Sorry I was busy and have got behind in doing comments etc!!
June 26th, 2013  
Thanks Bulldog!!
June 26th, 2013  
Fabulous shot, love the pov!
June 26th, 2013  
beautiful! i just love how its all in the same colour range and how beutiful lines are!
June 27th, 2013  
I like your uninspired brolly shot and I never knew they were called bumbershoots before. Wow- a month of brolly shots- now there's a unique challenge indeed!
June 28th, 2013  
Awesome brolly shot. I checked out the link, who would have thought an umbrella had so many parts!
July 1st, 2013  
Loved your comment on the 2/3rds rule! - a very cool pov and a marvelous dof.
July 1st, 2013  
Darn, you beat me to it... I've been thinking of foing something like this... ;-p Very nice result, too. ;-)
July 1st, 2013  
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