Embrella State, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

Umbrella, ella, ella . . .

Just another day.
Keeping the rain at bay.
Staying light on your feet.
Down mystical 33rd street.
Giving it to you straight,
Here in the Embrella State.

AND, for all you anti-triangulators out there, you know who you are, I've done a Workshop. Thanks for planting the idea.

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baclama (19056) 2008-05-12 9:36

waou,
wonderful reflexion!!
juste ce qu'il faut de couleur...
perfect
bravo
vero

Stepan (27210) 2008-05-12 9:36

Very well seen and realized. The typical nyc mood, in a rainy variation. I don like that.
Stéphane

tola_ch2004 (549) 2008-05-12 9:37

Wow, good job.
I like the reflection you made.

Tola

zmfactor (294) 2008-05-12 9:41

Beautifully done! The clarity and details are great, even through a puddle of water and at 1/50 seconds. Perhaps thanks to ISO 160.

For me, most amazing is how you can see the shot, adjust camera to the correct settings, compose, aim, and shoot all before they walk away and the scene disappears.

pelin (2789) 2008-05-12 9:42

hehe... 'umbrella ella ella that was Rihanna's song. Very popular here in Poland.
I love this shot, and perspective is really unique!
Stunnig view.
Bravo!

fohoizey (1130) 2008-05-12 9:55

Wow, just wonderful.
Congrats for the idea. Really good job.

JorgeCK (2620) 2008-05-12 9:58

Hi Hugh
Excellent reflection. Good details and colors. wonderful composition.
well done
joRge

drago (4832) 2008-05-12 10:02

I always liked these kind of reflections,unfortunately never tried one!This one is great with splendid details and the white-green umbrella giving life in this moody scene!
Well done
Panagiotis

maglex (1980) 2008-05-12 10:27

Very romantic...i like the nice tones and your creativity...Thanks for sharing...Alex

isabela_sor (47748) 2008-05-12 10:37 [Comment]

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Bartleby (13552) 2008-05-12 11:39

Hey Hugh,
a very moody urban scene. I like the colors, the reflection and the general atmosphere. New York, New York!

Cheers,
Philippe

PETERJOHN (112) 2008-05-12 11:41

Mysterious beauty of raining. As I am from Kerala I am fond of raining. Hope many people would explore the unlimited scope and beauty of raining. Perfect.
Regards Hugh.
Peter.

Anna-- (7801) 2008-05-12 12:06

Ciao Hugh,
these reflections are really superb! Great timing to capture the scene. Very moody atmosphere and beautiful composition.
Anna

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-12 12:08

Hi Hugh-

I've started seeing more and more attempts at posting interesting reflection photos from rain puddles on TE. This is by far the best I've seen.

The umbrella brings you in, and once opened, what I believe is the Empire State Building in the background, puts you into the photo itself.

I'm actually not sure what grabs me about this photo. However, I can see this hanging in a SOHO gallery.

Very well done photo. Not a fan of the poetic notes with photos on TE, but at least your is well written, and not just some ramblings that have nothing to do with the photo. This is just my personal opinion.

Great post (poem and all!!!)

~Vic~

gbarto (1275) 2008-05-12 13:16

Magnifique image.
Un oeil magique pour repérer ce point de vue.
Superbe, Bravo !

quillo (11858) 2008-05-12 15:57

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Hola Hugh, cuando a lo sencillo y cotidiano se le encuentra el encanto y la magia a eso yo le llamo ARTE.... tú con esta imagen has conseguido ese "chin" que despierta mi interés por tu trabajo.

Felicidades amigo.

Un saludo.

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worldcitizen (12190) 2008-05-12 16:10

Hello Hugh,
This is great! It's the perfect combination of imagination and skill. The images in the puddle are so clear and captured at exactly the right moment to create a magical composition. There is a dream-like quality to this image, too. I having a bit of a photo "drought" at the moment. Maybe the rainy weather signals an end to that... ;-)

Polonaise (5802) 2008-05-12 16:58

Bombilla's V-Day !!!

Good for you, bro...
repeated theme but not the technical clarity of the photo.
An eye pleezer - that's for sure...

Love and rain, Hugh

g.

bostankorkulugu (42738) 2008-05-12 20:59

hey this is really cool hugh... lucky you to have that green&white umbrella there, would have looked too ordinary with a black one... the big black triangle on the left is a bit too big and too black but who cares, still a good shot...

cheers

korkut

Leonie (8809) 2008-05-13 3:46

Hi there,
Very nice original capture! You've head a very observative eye! Congrats!

Léonie

Merline (0) 2008-05-13 4:01

Hi Hugh,
full sun here in B, for a change:-)
so many elements for my pleasure here, the water poodles, the reflections, the architecture, the city life...I like very much the brilliance and the colors, as the composition, however I do find that triangle a bit too present for my taste.:-).
Compliments !
Michèle

eversmile (11636) 2008-05-13 6:54

An excellent composition with interesting reflections.. and the two walkers are Mary Poppins and Willy Wonka, isn't it!?
Have a nice day!
Regards,
Marine

gokanlam (6605) 2008-05-13 9:00

i really like your way of shotting this capture.. reflections on the ground.. becouse of these reflections i like rainy days.. and there are main details; the couple with colorful umbrella, and tower on the left..
Compliments,
ReLa

P-S-I-G (25536) 2008-05-13 9:25

Hello Hugh,
Wonderful scene. I like it very much. Good moment taken with the umbrella.
very well done.
Best regards,
Fabrice

faubry (35447) 2008-05-13 10:35

wonderful perspectiv here, i like these reflections; i like water details, romantic, soon
francine

ninaL (21348) 2008-05-13 11:00

Bonsoir, Hugh.
J'adore ce genre de reflets sous la pluie...
A un moment, j'en ai fait beaucoup et on m'appelait "Rainy Queen" ;).
Une excellente production, Hugh, un couple sous la pluie et New York en prime.
C'est beau...
Amitiés, Grazyna.

wolf38 (30) 2008-05-13 22:36

Hello Hugh. Rain, reflection. New fascinating reality develops. You caught a worth seeing motive outstanding with your camera. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

broglia (3604) 2008-05-14 1:06

Fabulous, Hugh. Very well seen and perfectly captured - you almost forget you are looking at a reflection.

Brilliant, Roberto

(Hate that song by the way!!!)

josepmarin (59383) 2008-05-14 11:32

Hi Hugh,
gran composició aprofitant els reflexes a l'aigua del carrer i donant la volta a la foto, això ens dóna un fort efecte gràfic amb un toc surrealista, molt efectiu i ben captat.
A més, utilitzes la extraordinària arqiectura de NYC, en aquest cas l'ESB, un edifici pel qual tinc una gran admiració, amb el permís del Chrysler.
La teva série es molt prometedora, m'agrada con aprofites la bellesa i la geometria d'una ciutat incomparable, en unes composicions molt creatives.
I moltes gràcies per les teves boniques paraules sobre les meves dues darreres fotos, i per la teva felicitació per la nostra alegria de ser avis.
Una forta abraçada desde Barcelona,
Josep

MarcT (20964) 2008-05-15 0:59

Hi Hugh,
That's a superb reflection. Great composition including the building and the a perfectly placed umbrella.
Cheers
Marc

marietom (34611) 2008-05-15 2:08

Hello Hugh,

Une petite merveille, cette photo !
Le reflet et les éléments au sol sont superbes. Seul le triangle noir en haut me dérange un peu, mais j'imagine qu'il était difficile de l'éviter.
Bonne soirée
Marie

michiels (4170) 2008-05-15 4:13

hello Hugh,

this is really a very good shot ! i like the ws more because the black corner disturbs the whole image imo.
a nice mixture of things to discover. i like it very much!
greetings, inn

nicoz (1979) 2008-05-15 6:45

Hi again Hugh,
Actually, I like this one even better!
The compo is more complexe, and more complete and the golden and green patches look cool.
Nicolas

rigoletto (34279) 2008-05-15 9:59

So this is the latest and most famous bombilla photo recently, and literally, it is like a photobomb.
Great to have the colorful reflection, which makes it differ from most of the reflection photos taken under rain. A well seen, thought and designed image. Congrats!
Deniz

bigtim (3518) 2008-05-21 11:39

Good Hugh
That's very good and very original, a very beautiful reflection!
tiM

amazon (12112) 2008-05-26 3:52

merhaba hugh,
perfect shot,
perfect reflections,
bravo,
iffet

batalay (41261) 2008-05-29 6:33

Hello Hugh,

Among photographs in your rich gallery is this image — the product of an skilled photographer The reflection of the couple walking with the umbrella and the Empire State Building all appear to be reflected in a water puddle. If that is the case, you've inverted the image. Of course, it is a matter of taste, but I've come to appreciate the manner the eye processes it, in this instance upside down. Accordingly, I did another ws for you, and I hope you don't mind it as meddling. In my new book, "Leonardo's Universe," to be released in the fall by National Geographic Books, the 200+ color images represent a marriage of defining NGS photos and the greatest art produced by our species. There is a modern NGS photograph of the Bell Tower of Duomo in Florence, reflected in a puddle. It is highly evocative of yours. And they have not inverted the image. Initially, I wondered which way it should have been presented, and came away saying that they were right. Compare the ws and yours as food for thought. Again, I apologize if you regard this as meddling.

Warm regards, Hugh.

Bulent

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ben4321 (9875) 2008-06-06 10:45

Just saw your hot-dog shot, but I wanted to comment on this shot of yours ever since I saw it the other day. It's attracted a lot of comments already, and rightly so - I think it's superb. One of, no THE strongest shot in your TE gallery, in my humble opinion.
It works really well - everything comes together very harmoniously, and the washed-out colour palette adds to the mood of the image.
I like Bulent's WS too - it works well either way up.
Great stuff Hugh!

Cheers,
Ben

Isabelle (9046) 2008-09-26 12:42

the best urban poetry i´ve seen in a lot of time.