Nobody at the Phoneline Shop for this disgruntled customer

Nobody at the Phoneline Shop for this disgruntled customer....well that was my initial thought when I spied this shot. He was probably on the phone to his girlfriend !!

Shot at lunch time in the drizzling rain. A mobile phone shop all shut up...shutters down to stop vandalism.

A lone man on his mobile phone, stood outside a 'closed' mobile phone shop, not bothered about the rain ....a bit similar to a lone man with his camera ....not bothered about the rain ...except I was not alone...I was with whippet...who was bothered about the rain !!!!

A stark, grainy, urban black and white shot in a damp and wet Arnold town centre.

[Kerri]

Great capture

[Frances Chaloner]

Ha ha great shot! Brilliant commentary. Whippets and rain like oil and water do not mix well! Get her an equafleece dog jumper (the faux collars are rather fetching) they do a whippet cut (slim) they are quite expensive but very robust, wash up as god as new and don't let a drop of rain in even if it is torrential. It has to be a bit nippy tho cos they are quite toasty, it was cold enough in the big smoke today in the torrential rain and howling gales. Ours like theirs and will happily trot out in them if it is raining a tad. They just stop every so often for a shakey-shakey (you will know exactly what I mean!)
see; http://www.equafleece.co.uk/store/dogs.html http://www.equafleece.co.uk/store/dog_jumpers.html

[Phil Howcroft]

@whippeteer thanks for the link....Janice at work has knotted a rather nice red jumper , very similar to the ones shown in the link :)

Ruby also has a winter coat (never worn yet - March 2011 -when we got her, was very mild)...we also bought her a rather fetching pink raincoat :)

A shakey - shakey, yes an excellent description, they shake so fast, love the sound of the ears flapping when they do so :)

[Judith Greenwood]

Fab shot - a touch of irony there! Phone 'line' is an interesting name for a mobile shop. I see that building isn't pigeon friendly either.

[peter/zipp]

Craacking street shot Phil - love this..
it all adds up, and the black-clothed bloke makes it.
Ace.

[andy c]

oh great spot Phil..

[Jennifer C]

fantastic street capture- wonder why it was closed in the middle of a working day?

[Juliette Packham]

great street shot Phil - you're getting good at spotting this stuff! Poor Ruby, hope she got home before getting soaked!!

[Lauren]

this is fantastic!

[Tashy]

Great B/W street shot, Was it the rain keeping everyone away, it looks very deserted.

[Sue Wilde]

Purr fect Phil. Really like this interpretation.

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg I noticed the pigeon wires too, but they just live higher up the building !!! thanks for the comments :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@swilde thanks Sue :) kind of you to take the time to commment

[Phil Howcroft]

@tashy Tashy it was a busy street, the main shopping centre, I took 4 shots, 3 of which had umbrellas or people blocking the scene....just lucky timing !!

[Phil Howcroft]

@laurentye Lauren thank you very much for your kind comments :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle thanks Juliette, actually I think street photography is 'quite' easy when you have a 'decent' point and shoot camera (you blend in quite well) and every shot you take seems to have a story behind it...

I use the term 'quite' in inverted commas because it is not that easy, but is easier than composing a landscape or macro :)

I bet you will be good at it too :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenrobcarr Jennifer , I think it may have been half day closing on Weds....we still have that concept in some areas of the UK !!

[Phil Howcroft]

@andycoleborn cheers andy :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@sleepdozer57 cheers Peter, I was a little worried about black on black , but messing with the contrast seems to have done the trick

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens thanks Kerri , :)

[Pat Knowles]

Poor Ruby I bet she has to do some standing around !! This is a rather sad picture, he looks fed up & on his own ! I have been out in Blackpool today y but feel very conspicuous with my camera ..did this guy see you taking his photo ?

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat Pat, my little panasonic TZ7 has quite a long zoom, so i was fairly anonymous and besides he was too busy chatting !!! thanks for your comments

[Allison Williams]

Fabulous shot. Really like the modern font of the store sign against the dark gritty store front.

[Netkonnexion]

Cool shot. Like the lone phoner. Nice one.

[Frances Chaloner]

@phil_howcroft the best ones are where the shakey shakey emanates gradually over the whole body to reach a spray dispersing crescendo in the tip of the tail - it was Freddie One Eye's forte if you could get him out in it in the first place- he hated the rain. I presume your friend knitted the coat not knotted it macrame might be a tad uncomfy on the move at whippet warp factor 12

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 thank you Allison, i was not too sure if this would work as an image..I did not know if the young man was too small in the frame

[Phil Howcroft]

@netkonnexion many thanks Netkonnexion, glad you approve

[Phil Howcroft]

@whippeteer ahh Frances, yes knitted, not knotted....it was from a dog coat knitting pattern ...I had to measure ruby ...so a made to measure coat !