You’re right there. I don’t think there’s anywhere quite like this – it is probably the busies intersection in the world, and they love their see-through umbrellas.
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so many umbrellas!
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A wonderful picture of a rainy day. There are many extraordinary photos in your blog i discover today
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Brilliant click
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I really like that picture! Usually I’m not a fan of black and white’s, but this one is good!
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What a delightful shot for this challenge, Debbie. As Allan says, B&W is perfect and oh my, all those umbrellas!
janet
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There is a common thereto my photography from this trip – umbrellas!
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We’ve had a lot of rain, too, Debbie, but in the suburbs you don’t get this sort of shot, maybe not even in most of the US.
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You’re right there. I don’t think there’s anywhere quite like this – it is probably the busies intersection in the world, and they love their see-through umbrellas.
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B&W is perfect for a rainy day. Well composed and exposed.
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I like b&w for street photography anyway, but it certainly captures the mood of a day like this
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So beautiful, I’ve always loved scenes filled with umbrellas.
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I’ve got plenty of those – my recent trip to Tokyo was very wet
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