Umbrellas

There is a group that was started on Flickr to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The idea is that photographers will donate prints and people can put in bids to buy the prints. The auction closes on Sept. 30th and all money raised goes to the Red Cross. I decided to put up for bid an 11x17 unframed print of this photograph of mine. This is my most favorited photo on Flickr. If you'd like to bid simply drop a bid in the comments field. See this link for more information.

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Hilary (curioush) says:

this is exquisite
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

*zillig says:

beautiful!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

john curley says:

how fantastic!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

PattiLynn says:

very beautiful. Your eye for composition is awe inspiring!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

* cate * says:

gorgeous.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

ZEЯO says:

nice shapes and colors!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

jgoldpac says:

Great colors & movement!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Linus Gelber says:

You have so many fantastic pictures - it's a pleasure to watch them.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Liisa [deleted] says:

lovely and beautiful!!!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Linda's Many Muses says:

love love love
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Wesley* says:

beautiful and fun!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

sam b-r says:

my jaw just hit my desk. this is amazing.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) says:

beauteous
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

buster/ken says:

wheels andwheels. lovely.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

CoachCashMoney says:

wow! You really have a great collection of SanFrancisco!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

pfong says:

lovely patterns. Very nice.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

yukihisa [deleted] says:

wonderful!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

b-real says:

extraordinary colour and composition!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Shane Hutchinson says:

absolutely outstanding
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

hale_popoki says:

Beautiful shot and a lovely variety...
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Today is a good day says:

Nice very nice. Haven't seen anything like this before.
Well done
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Bubblelo says:

Wow, just curious, how did you do it?
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Hawk says:

It's from the ceiling at this dive of a new Chinese fast food on the corner of Drumm and Sacramento. I went there for lunch today. I'll try and tag the name of the restaurant tomorrow. I can't recall the name at present. Something like All Seasons or what not.

I was really bummed because I'd wanted to walk up to Henry's Hunan on Sacramento for lunch today and the two others that I was with insisted on this place. In retrospect I'm glad we went there. The food was just ok but then I saw these umbrellas hanging from the ceiling as you walk up the stairs and into the restaurant.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

KBlood says:

I love Henry's too!!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Olivia Leigh says:

Utterly OUTSTANDING. I think I have a n umbrella photo fascination. Love love love. Fantastic.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

malibuhealer says:

hmmm I guess I am just missing it.

-voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

DoubleGrande says:

I love it. I expected it to lose its appeal large, but it was even better.

-voted as "saveme" (from the Delete Me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Beachy says:

Echoing DoubleGrande - I checked out the large version and it's great. My only concern is that the image has been over-brightened but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt

-voted as "saveme2" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

TvR says:

yum

voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

ElseKramer says:

great composition, great content, great colors, great great great!

(yup, voted a 'saveme')
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

wit says:

@malibuhealer Nope I don't think there's anything much to miss
-voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Sebastian-Lewis says:

Very decorative, very graphic, and nicely done. I second Beachy's worries about the overbrightness, but overall this is a very nice photo.

It stuck out a mile off amongst the other thumbnails, and even better reminds me a bit of the title credits to "You Only Live Twice"

-voted as "saveme5" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Flieho says:

very good, definite saveme!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

sagarmin says:

Sorry, it's decorative wallpaper but not what I'd call an exceptional photo. But I do agree that it's better than most that have been posted lately.

-voted as "deleteme4" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Sawyer says:

A bit over bright but still worth saving.

-voted as "saveme7" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Ralf Stockmann says:

Not too bad - I like the bright mood.

-voted as "saveme8" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

Gets my vote. Nice job.

-voted as "saveme9" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

NotforSale says:

Impressive qualities here. I like the sharp contrasts in similar shape. Just my cup of tea when i feel like appreciating a complex composition. -voted as "saveme10" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

jilbean3 says:

cool photo!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Ogotai says:

very cool
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

quaisi says:

All of the above :)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Lú_ says:

Wow! Justly saved.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

hale_popoki says:

Congrats!
Now you'll have to go back and find out the name of this joint--if not for the food, for the source of this pic. =)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim Skea says:

Missed this in DM but glad to see it saved, Thomas. A breath of fresh air.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

razorbern says:

very cool, thomas, very cool
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

bitterlysweet says:

cool!
beautiful colors!
a fave!!
;-)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

DIgital DI says:

love this! i think many ppl will flock to this restaurant, just hoping to recapture what you've done.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Hawk says:

Just came back from lunch. Henry's Hunan this time. The restaurant is All Seasons Restaurant on the corner of Drumm and Sacramento.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

.Zickie. says:

Wow ... just ... Wow. What's the position from which you took the picture?
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Zig says:

Wonderful, a fave ofcourse!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Hawk says:

The umbrellas were hanging from the ceiling. I shot from underneath.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

redmarushka says:

marvellous,delicate,nostalgic-just perfect shot
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

DeniseSchwenck says:

simply perfect shot!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Arzivenko [deleted] says:

Perfect composition!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Rotcoddam says:

delighted by this
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

mikecpeck says:

Neato!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

* laura says:

what a Wow picture!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Squirrel Hugger says:

Magnificent!!!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Deena_Munee says:

gorgeous shot!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Emily Quinton says:

Brilliant!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

MigMimo says:

that´s a excelent shot!!! the light is great
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

lawroberts says:

another excellent combination of line, color and geometric form
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

clayjar says:

Congratulations! This shot has been selected as today's pick at Flickr Pix Photo Magazine (an unofficial blog). Great work! Permalink is here.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

jimbob! says:

nice picture! cool!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

sugarboo says:

whoa!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

fxdirect says:

Very nice. Definitely eye-catching even with the extra brightness. Love it.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

cuellar says:

Great. Master shot and one of your best photos.
Congrats.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

MsAnthea says:

Sehr schoen!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Markus_ says:

Wow! Makes me want to travel to Asia.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Pixie Dust says:

This is my first favorite by someone other than Poesie :-)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

anashio says:

oriental umbrellas
love them!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Tampen says:

That's the problem with going off on holiday - you miss shots like this....
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

spicetastic says:

Me gusta!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

digitalVerve says:

Spectacular! I would add this to my faves three times if I could. :)

Cheers!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Hawk says:

Hey Thanks and yeah, no problem. Feel free to use the photo for your site. All of my images are creative commons licensed so feel free to use for any non commercial use you'd like.

Just added it to your pool.

Best,

Tom
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

TheStalwart says:

I'll start the bidding at $75. I imagine it'll go up, but I figure I just needed to start it.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

jimthompson says:

I bid $100.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

jfew says:

I bid $500.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Hawk says:

It is in the auction thread. I think on the first page. Thanks Jfew.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

patia says:

I can't afford it, but I love it. Good for you, jfew.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Hawk says:

Thank you all for considering bidding on my print for auction relief for Red Cross relief for Hurricane Katrina. The group rules are moving the bidding over to threads in the groups. You can find the thread to bid on this photo here:

www.flickr.com/groups/katrina_auction/discuss /79870/

Thanks,

Tom
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

kobukson says:

Simply Beautiful.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

MaxSchwoelk.com says:

show!!!
add
=o)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

jemione says:

amazing shot!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

TFUFKAY says:

beeyotifuul..
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

ms.Tea says:

love it
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Leia skywalker says:

it's a great work
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

eO' [deleted] says:

exquisite.
you could find you!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

dyshen says:

I think you put the link in the comments, but definitely put www.flickr.com/groups/katrina_auction/discuss /79870/ in the description and replace the old link.

Also, I bet you thought this picture was a success before, but did you ever imagine that you could save lives because it =)?? Well done.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Luc.. says:

great shot indeed.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

King Moustache says:

I usually hate to pile on compliments, but this photo deserves all of them. Great.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

* Beezy * says:

beautiful!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Christie's Eyes says:

Oh! The photo charms me.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

morigan says:

фантастика!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Bob Duck says:

I have just joined flickr and I must say that this this is one of the best images I have seen in my explorations to date.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

özgen says:

dermeden mi ?
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

anginhamm says:

wonderful geometry!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

jaxxon says:

Insta-Fav!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

edison0609 says:

Great Shot
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

_ n a t u r a l _ says:

beautiful combination of colors!
great texture!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

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