This photo was taken on May 15, 2006 in Soho, London, England, GB, using a Fujifilm FinePix S5100.
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Simon Crubellier, grace*c*, Dead Air, silkegb, and 239 other people added this photo to their favorites.
lewishamdreamer (72 months ago | reply)
Oh I really like that - there's all sorts of subdued character in that.
Mark Veitch (72 months ago | reply)
Funny... Same as the Newfie Summer here...
3:1
movie_punk (72 months ago | reply)
great catch. cinematic feel.
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ONE/MILLION (72 months ago | reply)
The rain makes for many wonderful and different photo's..... Awesome you took the time!
tiny_tear (72 months ago | reply)
Berwick St Soho - GWL
Simon Crubellier (72 months ago | reply)
Somewhere in the vicinity of Poland Street/Berwick Street?
tiny_tear (72 months ago | reply)
It's the Mister CD that gives it away
:-)
Farl (72 months ago | reply)
the mirrored reflections here are beautiful!
angelferd (72 months ago | reply)
english summer rain
i would´ve like to see the face of the guy that comes frontal
=D
#1 (from the IWANT5! group)
Ultra@ (72 months ago | reply)
rainning and running... that´s terrible
* raymond (72 months ago | reply)
great shot! i love street photos taken in the rain. (3to1)
P Doodle (72 months ago | reply)
I like the universality of this scene. At first glance, it could be Chicago or New York, and hat is one of the wonderful things about the flickr experience – it shows how small our Global Village really is. After all, we can all go to Starbucks for a spot coffee.
At first I wondered about leaving out the running man’s head, but soon realized it was the natural and obvious choice if this were to be English Summer and not Chadwick’s Dash To Work.
Aelina. (72 months ago | reply)
Aye, beautiful... just how I remember it.
However I hope it to be sunny when I go back :-D
x.
canonsnapper (72 months ago | reply)
Very atmospheric and mysterious. Who, where, why?
eat me like i'm a tomato (72 months ago | reply)
why without heads!!!???
#2 from i want 5
Glen's Pics (72 months ago | reply)
#3 (from the IWANT5! group)
The anonimity of the city. The cover of a storm. It does not matter that the people have no heads, they are invisible anyway. Just umbrellas with feet as we walk with our head down. Love umbrellas, one can hide there, become invisable also. Who cares if we are there as long as we don't touch. Don't look. I will hide. Great sociological statement you just make. Maybe it needs a different name. "Invisible"
Lady Vervaine (72 months ago | reply)
Thanks so much for the responses, everyone :)
@Tiny Tear, Simon & the Guess Where London group: That's right - it's Berwick Street, just outside the shop formerly known as Selectadisc, and now called Sister Ray.
@Angelferd, Lulu!, P Doodle and Glen's Pics: I completely agree with the comments by P Doodle and Glen's Pics. I think it's a much more interesting picture this way than it would be with the heads. I have a few like that, and I find them dull, whereas I find this one extremely atmospheric. I can only conclude that the anonymity of the people is part of that.
grace*c* (72 months ago | reply)
An otherwise average street scene turned art. I love the anonymity (to use your word) of the people but also the crisp clean feel this has even though it's an urban area.
Dead Air (72 months ago | reply)
Great shot! The movement is so totally alive.
Christine Lebrasseur (72 months ago | reply)
:)
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Brian Catacutan (72 months ago | reply)
Very unique perspective. The dark clothing is a great compliment to the mood and weather you captured.
#4 (from the IWANT5! group)
stopppit (72 months ago | reply)
lovely capture...love the wet asphalt
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magic fly paula (72 months ago | reply)
we can use here some rain, it's so hot....
good point of view...
cattycamehome (72 months ago | reply)
Oh god this sums up the grimness of the season - that half dead plant is perfect. Fab composition!
kiplingflu (72 months ago | reply)
hope it's not coming our way. Belgian summers and yours are very similar. I agree with paula: let's send it to portugal
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honey3bun (72 months ago | reply)
Funny! We do get used to it though. I find if I take my umbrella out with me, it doesn't rain, unfortunately the reverse is also true!
AlexS (72 months ago | reply)
Looove it !!
faria! (72 months ago | reply)
yes, I love the cinematic feel - I'm trying to imagine where the running man is off to and his life story. But how I wish for some of your rain here in hot dusty LA!
Newleaf (72 months ago | reply)
Nice one.
pfflyers1 (72 months ago | reply)
wonderful capture
T.D. Ford (Grundlepuck) (72 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! This wonderfully composed image is currently (or was recently) one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 11 July 2006. (It is/was on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Top 10 Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
j.lee43 (72 months ago | reply)
ahh the city.... i can hear the traffic, taste the rain, and feel the people on the streets knocking me about as they pass... great shot!
Tumate (72 months ago | reply)
molhado
wet
Miss HP (72 months ago | reply)
vivid and real.
Sati Kobashi (busy - mostly off) (72 months ago | reply)
Summer? With coat?
Well, here sometimes we wear coat in summer too... but it's rare.
Love the dynamic here!
Brunocerous (72 months ago | reply)
brill
matteodinnocente (72 months ago | reply)
fantastic work
Lady Vervaine (72 months ago | reply)
Thanks again for the amazing responses, everyone - I'm so glad you like it :)))
auralis (72 months ago | reply)
This is a really cool capture! Love the fact that you caught that man running.
joe sacco (71 months ago | reply)
whara grea shot!
Polstar* [deleted] (71 months ago | reply)
great capture
I daren't get my camera out in that rain!!!!
Kris Kros (71 months ago | reply)
This is ranked as one of the Top 20 Explore pictures for 11 July 2006.
You are cordially invited to add this to Explore Front Page/Top 20 of the Day.
slona (71 months ago | reply)
love the captured movement in this picture! great one!
ScaryLily (71 months ago | reply)
wonderful capture! An definitely NO heads.(OFF with their heads....)
jovivebo (71 months ago | reply)
Excellent image ! Tells the story completely !
Dan65 (71 months ago | reply)
fabulous framing. but you were lucky to catch a rainy day in london this year! it's a great photo and you totally deserve all the ebullient comments above.
alight (71 months ago | reply)
such a deserved response to this superb and simply eloquent image, my friend..
wonderful choices of composition! ... its perfect.
Page of K (70 months ago | reply)
yup that's awesome!!!!
grass skirts [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
so aweomse!!!!!!
tschikay (69 months ago | reply)
Oh no, its raining again. I like London and this shot gives a good impression of the daily life in this city.