bluechameleon
she wears her heart on her umbrella
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 7 February 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
-- Confucius
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Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
You do 'street' so well, Sharon! Your composition and the tones are always so pleasing to the eye. And your 'signature' softness is very romantic. Beautiful image!
7 Feb 2009 5:12am
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Marvelously conceptual, beautiful and...and...oh, you know what I'm trying to say. :o)
7 Feb 2009 5:36am
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
Sheer perfection, Sharon. I've run out of superlatives for your amazing and consistently stunning photographic jewels. A touch of girlie romance on the daily commute, a sign of defiance against the doldrums of miserable faces on the commute to tedium, puts a smile on my face.
Stunning
7 Feb 2009 5:54am
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
What better way to keep the rain off? This is so cool. You see everything.
7 Feb 2009 6:40am
roentarre from Melbourne, Australia
This black and white image is simply fabulous in deed. So much mood and atmosphere
7 Feb 2009 6:50am
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
Very good ! Your legend fits to the picture...
7 Feb 2009 7:01am
Sien from Netherlands
This black and white image is fabulous, with a really nice composition.
Thanks for sharing it Sharon.
Have a nice weekend.
Grz Sien
7 Feb 2009 7:40am
Mathilde from Paris, France
And suddenly with your image, the rain found a beautiful gaity!
7 Feb 2009 7:41am
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Terrific selective focus. Outstanding composition.
7 Feb 2009 8:05am
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
A simple and wondeful street shot. Technically perfect, too. Congratulations for the VFXY award btw...
7 Feb 2009 8:24am
k@ from France
An umbrella to protect our heart, great :) Love the compo, once again, and the subtle B&W of yours - have a nice week-end, Sharon*
7 Feb 2009 9:05am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
a perfect street shot ! so lovely, poetic and romantic ! very good focus and dof !
7 Feb 2009 9:08am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
Wonderful street capture, full of poetry! The italian (eheh!) umbrella makes the photo! Love it!
7 Feb 2009 9:37am
Manel from Girona, Spain
Very suitable this umbrella for B&W fotograf. Good rainy day atmospher capture!!
7 Feb 2009 10:55am
zahai from Berlin, Germany
better than burying it it some backyard, maybe ;)
Beautifully captured, nice work.
7 Feb 2009 11:07am
Kristian from Slagelse, Denmark
Crossing the road takes courage. As do street photography. This BW gives me an odd inspiration. Don't know what it is though.
7 Feb 2009 12:36pm
Virgil from Richmond, United States
Very good street image.....I do like your processing.
7 Feb 2009 1:16pm
Ian from A nice, tranquil leafy place, United Kingdom
Love your title and the sentiment.
7 Feb 2009 1:16pm
Peety from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Aww such a lovely composition. The title suits it perfectly.
I am also a sucker for "love".. (you must also be a true romantic)
Have a wonderful week-end, Sharon!
7 Feb 2009 1:41pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
She sends out a much needed message with her umbrella and you have passed it on in your compelling image, Sharon.
7 Feb 2009 2:19pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Probably a Valentine's gift....... Love your composition!
7 Feb 2009 2:28pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Your title is so clever:-) A wonderful angle for your capture...beautiful street scene.
7 Feb 2009 2:44pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
And Sharon, you shoot from the heart! Lovely catch and perfect quote!!!
Have a great weekend!:-)
7 Feb 2009 3:00pm
Nilla from Continent: Europe, Sweden
I agree with Confusius!
This is a great bw photo, in a nice urban environment.
7 Feb 2009 3:31pm
Elaine- from Canada
aawww walking the mean streets with such a precious umbrella :) great shot bc
7 Feb 2009 4:52pm
Michael Paulison from United States
A really good photo. The graphic elements are well composed in the shot. My favorite part, though, was the title! Good one!
7 Feb 2009 5:13pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
And when it rains hard she can say "it's a heart breaking rain".
7 Feb 2009 6:56pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Un parapluie pour le 14 février "fête des amoureux"! Excellente composition, superbe N&B!
7 Feb 2009 7:02pm
Alessandro from Calci (PI), Italy
Composition. You always nail it. A shot like this would have turned into a worthless image for a lot of people, but not for you. Pffft. I'm jealous :)
By the way, I recently redesigned <a href="http://buonaluce.net">my photoblog</a> with bigger pictures, a professional theme and stuff like that. Give me an opinion, why don'tcha? :)
7 Feb 2009 7:51pm
gelfoto from Madrid, Spain
Gorgeous image. The detail of the umbrella is very good. and the selective defocusing, everything a profit.
Greetings
7 Feb 2009 8:32pm
[suvni:R] from Brussels, Belgium
congrats on the vfxy weekly pick! It's about time you got that one :-) cheers.
7 Feb 2009 11:50pm
@[suvni:R]: Aww, thank you! Such nice words...you are very kind :)
pajamaw from Japan
Hi there Bluechameleon, thanks for your visit. I'm so glad I clicked on your link, I absolutely love your pictures, they are fantastic! I'll come back, for sure!
7 Feb 2009 11:57pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Another one of your always excellent images. Sharon. Love everything about this from the feel of it to its technical qualities. Do you know that you're VFXY's Pick of the Week at the moment? Congratulations... You deserve it!
8 Feb 2009 1:29am
@Andrew Gould: Thanks so much Andrew...such kind words. Yes, I did know as another am3 friend mentioned it to me a few days ago. Imagine my surprise!!!
Sharon from Los Angeles, United States
this is the best pic that i have see today... Excellent work!!! Beautiful composition.. Everything about the shot is near to perfect.. Well Done!!!
8 Feb 2009 2:31am
613photo from United States
Love the subtlely (I don't believe that's a word) shallow depth of field. I don't think it would've been the same shot otherwise.
8 Feb 2009 3:46am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
The focus on the umbrella and hearts captures the eye immediately. Exceptional job in creating and directing the viewer to the main subject matter in this image. Great street image as always Sharon.
8 Feb 2009 4:04am
Hema from Bangalore, India
I felt so happy after seeing this snap. LOvely concept.
8 Feb 2009 6:19am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Great shot but there again I do have a bit of a thing for umbrellas in photos. Not sure if I've mentioned that one to you before. Having the cab to the left of the lady is perfect and makes for a great composition.
8 Feb 2009 7:35am
Cricket from Huntsville, United States
Black and white is all that was needed to describe this setting. The hearts on the umbrella probably describes the person underneath to perfection.
Lovely image.
8 Feb 2009 4:04pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Smiles for this one . . maybe, she twirls it to see which way love might lead her !
8 Feb 2009 4:53pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Maybe because I was just looking at Daryl's blog --but this image has sort of a Japanese flavor to me.
8 Feb 2009 5:04pm
mehdi from Pecs, Hungary
This is an exceptional subjects. The frame and tone is great.
8 Feb 2009 6:33pm
Nikon D70
1/90 second
F/4.8
ISO 200
18 mm