Where the streets are paved with gold

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Where the streets are paved with gold

This is Stonegate in the heart of York in the pouring rain. This was shot while the rain was still falling on the flagstones, creating these wonderful abstract reflections of the shops and the Mansion House.

Shot in Yorkshire

Where the streets are paved with gold belongs to the following groups:

All About Water, Night Photography, Olympus and Four Thirds Group, Street Photography and Photojournalism, The Urban Environment and Yorkshire Grit Available for sale as

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Where the streets are paved with gold by clickinhistory
Where the streets are paved with gold by clickinhistory
  • Lindamell

    Lindamell

    :)) I like these reflections.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks, was not sure I had captured anything when I took it, but like the abstract nature of the result

  • M. Wiessman Photography

    M. Wiessman Ph...

    stunning reflection and tones! wow…

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Margo, for good reflections, flagstones are the best, followed by cobbles and paving slabs lol

  • JRobin Whitley

    JRobin Whitley

    oh this is a really cool shot!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you and for the favourites and add

  • PrincessVicki

    PrincessVicki

    Love it mr history! Your work is fantastic! Love the perspective here! x

  • clickinhistory replied

    LOL thanks

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    fantastic capture! love it as seen from this level! awesome lighting!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Gerry, am lucky, the other early birds in York have got used to me taking shots at strange angles so don’t get the strange stares any more lol. The light is just the street lights

  • Nanmarie

    Nanmarie

    This is special. Awesome POV, color and overall mood. Excellent.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Nancy, was trying something different in my reflection

  • chijude

    chijude

    A fascinating effect. The colour and shine work superbly.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you for that

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    These are so clever, the perspective and the lighting in the rain is spot on!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thanks Steve, was trying something different to my usual reflections angles and it paid off, the rain was a bonus though lol

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    Wow, terrific capture! I’m glad you don’t mind “strange stares” if this is how we benefit. Thanks for sharing!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks for that Kevin, this being York, we are used to cameras, but seeing whole tour groups with their cameras being shown the sights at 5am in the summer does take some beating

  • KiyoshiJiro

    KiyoshiJiro

    Very nice reflection :)

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you for the comment

  • Virginia Maguire

    Virginia Maguire

    Congratulations on winning the challenge. Your image is well-composed and enchanting.

  • clickinhistory replied

    wow and huge thanks Virginia

  • micklyn

    micklyn

    This is sooo beautiful. The title is brilliant, too.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Micklyn as always

  • Tina Longwell

    Tina Longwell

    Great shot! Congrats!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Tina

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous;

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you as always Scott

  • Trevor Murphy

    Trevor Murphy

    You deserve the win great shot love the angle.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Trevor

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    I love the rain and this is such a wonderful image..

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks izzybeth, lol love the rain too, especially at this time of the morning and I have time to take a couple of shots of the flagstones.

  • stevengeer

    stevengeer

    1st Place Challenge Winner!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you for the banner Steven

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Beautiful and love the angle

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Raven, this is I admit, my favourite way to shoot this area of York when it is raining because of all the flagstones

  • triciamary

    triciamary

    This is absolutely stunning! Excellent perspective and colour! Congratulations on your win and features.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you for that, lol just looked and realised it has been featured too, makes the getting wet worth it.

  • Cheryl  Lunde

    Cheryl Lunde

    Stunning! Congrats on the feature!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Cheryl

  • Novice

    Novice

    love the colour captured, must have been late into the night

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you and it was taken between 5am and 6am in the morning in the winter. one bonus of my job and the early starts, get people free streets to shoot sometimes

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Oh I love this, what a fantastic feel…the reflections, the warmth, magic capture;)

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you for such a warm comment Shanina

  • Glenn Stephenson

    Glenn Stephenson

    Well done for the comp win Rich, great shot.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Glenn

  • jennypaige

    jennypaige

    great pov and light

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Jenny

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Congratulations on your well deserved challenge win, fabulous picture.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Mary for the comment

  • Jan Cain

    Jan Cain

    fantastic! the light & colors blow me away…

  • clickinhistory replied

    Just street lights and rain lol thanks Jan

  • Jan Cain

    Jan Cain

    looks like the street is paved with gold…

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol

  • Jan Cain

    Jan Cain

    opps… i didn’t read ur title! my bad!

  • clickinhistory replied

    your eyes must still be affected by that recent creative outburst you had with your muse lol

  • hologram

    hologram

    Congrats Richard ! A classic example of your prowess with imagery. Flawless work. Not only are you the “Cloud-Controller” but the “Reflection-Ruler” to boot !
    Regards h.

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol had to book the clouds early for the rain in this one though,, thanks as always h

  • morpheus71

    morpheus71

    Brilliant shot!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Morpheus

  • Anuja Manchanayake

    Anuja Manchana...

    Nice photo. Great details.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Anuja, was pleased so much detail was caught

  • Els Steutel

    Els Steutel

    Stunning shot with warm colors!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you for a lovely comment

  • hologram

    hologram

    Wanted to comment again, this is SUCH a brilliant shot CIH, the DOF is just incredible. The gold tones, like thousands of tiny golden nuggets, but they we’re real….
    h.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks h, just looked and this picture has shot up in views to nearly 260, not bad for a chanced shot and one that nearly got deleted

  • Dragan Petrovic

    Dragan Petrovic

    Excellent!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Dragan

  • Jason Ruth

    Jason Ruth

    sensational.

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you for the comment and the add

  • Roseann

    Roseann

    Fantastic shot! I really like the perspective.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Roseann

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    stunning shot and the reflections are outstanding

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Chris

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    500 hits!!! yesssssssss…

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol thanks izzybeth

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    I am just looking forward!!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol only another 83 to go then :)

  • Bluesrose

    Bluesrose

    pure gold…
    (have to pack my suitcase and go to this goldland :)

  • clickinhistory replied

    well just pack your wellies then lol

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    one more closer!!! This really is a lovely photograph… It is funny, because you never really know who is gona like what and when. People are sooooooo unpredictable. Congrats ahead of time… cause it will happen soooooon.

  • clickinhistory replied

    I know, but it stands at 522 now so worth bringing it to the top, which is not bad for one so close to the delete button lol

  • julie mcinnes

    julie mcinnes

    beautiful

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Julie

  • Scott Hendricks

    Scott Hendricks

    This is a wonderfully imaginative capture of a city street. I like how you have all the buildings slightly out of focus.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Scott, this was a trial and error journey, was trying to get the reflection in the small step and got this instead, so luck and the rain played a lot in this

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    wonderful capture

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you as always Antanas

  • Smudger

    Smudger

    excellent richard missed this and well won in the challenge

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Steve, this is one of those reasons why you should never throw an image away till you have really looked at what you have caught

  • Olivia Moore

    Olivia Moore

    Wonderful tones and lighting. Breath taking!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Olivia

  • Linda  Morrison

    Linda Morrison

    This is an amazing shot…absolutely fab…did you get wet?

  • clickinhistory replied

    LOL I got really wet this morning, was waste of time putting coat on each time I got out of the van, was experimenting with the camera and pleased I didn’t delete it

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Lovely work Richard, love the selective focus and colour :))

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Simone

  • Steve  Liptrot

    Steve Liptrot

    Looks like a soggy knee shot! Great capture

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol it was Steve, thank you

  • mm1208

    mm1208

    great shot with great colors
    and i hope u didnt get soaked!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank mm and by the time it got this shot, I was soaked

  • scoob29

    scoob29

    Beautiful image,x

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Susan

  • Solomon Walker

    Solomon Walker

    the colours are stunning in this capture, incredible composition!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Solomon, really pleased how this one turned out

  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    So you were staggering home from the pub, fell over and accidentally pressed the camera shutter….that’s a bit of luck I’d say…....great image.

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol at that time of the morning, was falling into the pub Mr Green, ps how’s the leg? ;)

  • Alexandar T.

    Alexandar T.

    excellent photo.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Alexandar

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    hey this may seem strange.. but i absolutely love this photo, and images of wet reflections on streets… for some reason they bring back lots of memories for me. this one def reminds me of being outside after the pubs late at night… superb image.

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol for an image I nearly binned it has my highest views. LOL it was taken outside a pub, one I was delivering too. Took it about 5.15am if I remember. Thanks as always Shoaib

  • melissarwilson

    melissarwilson

    I love the unique angle and the rich colors! Beautiful, golden reflections…

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Melissa and for the add

  • Strolch

    Strolch

    Wonderful image… also title and great perspective ;) I have never gotten the idea to put the camera nearly on the ground and take a picture. Great idea! Well done!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Strolch, it is amazing what you can get when you remove the camera from the eye and “see” through other parts of your body

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Very creative, wonderful concept……………well done.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you for that Ademac

  • Mudsoldat

    Mudsoldat

    brilliant CiH, just brilliant. MS

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Mudsoldat

  • ~ Selle

    ~ Selle

    ripping reflections!!!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Selle

  • Dragan Petrovic

    Dragan Petrovic

    Light, tones, patterns, composition, ...WOW – brilliant!

  • clickinhistory replied

    luck played a great part in this one, but will accept with thanks lol

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    I love the way you’ve done this….brilliant shot.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Lyn, it was an experiment that came out better than expected

  • x- pose

    x- pose

    WOW, fantastic shot!!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you x-pose

  • LeilaniMelayna

    LeilaniMelayna

    Awesome capture, my friend!

    Smiles Leilani

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Leilani

  • LeilaniMelayna

    LeilaniMelayna

    You’re welcome, my friend.

    Smiles Leilani

  • clickinhistory replied

    :)

  • Carol Barona

    Carol Barona

    this is fantastic! omg – reflections and colors are gorgeous!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Carol

  • Paul Thompson Photography

    Paul Thompson ...

    stunning shot!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Paul

  • genaro1

    genaro1

    love the gold tone

  • clickinhistory replied

    thanks genaro, the street lights were great this morning in the rain

  • David Robinson

    David Robinson

    great pov … lovely light

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you David

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    Love this :) Very personal POV, very different from others :)

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Tania, love this low angle to shot from, especially when it has been raining and thank you for the add

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    fantastic!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Tereza

  • midzing

    midzing

    So I will make it 1001 views!!! beautiful shot,,, well done

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol thank you so much for all your comments Wendy

  • Steve & Lesley

    Steve & Lesley

    1001 – well done mate

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Steve, well at least of my shots is giving you a run for your money lol, noticed a lot of yours on the popular pages again, well done on that

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    1000-and-counting :))
    funny how it goes sometime – glad you didn’t pull the plug on this one then :))
    Congrats on the popularity on it :))

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Tina , it just keeps jumping in numbers, lol think I need to see if someone is borrowing it lol

  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    coo, awesome

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Jamie and you got a challenger in the sloe stakes, was looking at sloe chocolate, sloe gin, sloe brandy, sloe whisky and few other products today

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    this is absolutely gorgeous! I love the colour! and the reflections are just perfect. truly beautiful photograph – one of your best!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you hsien-ku, it was an interesting shot to take at the time too lol

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    Congratulations on your 1,000 views! This shot is worth it!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Cora

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Great shot and amazing lighting and colors!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Jean, sometimes rain and street lights work in our favour

  • Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts

    Nice :)

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Matt

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    I do like this a lot!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks for all your comments here ;) izzybeth

  • Xavier Sieckmeijer

    Xavier Sieckme...

    nice work! Like the fact that you went for an out of focus feel, works great if you ask me.

    Cheers

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Xavier, was trying to focus on the lip of the stone where the bubbles were forming

  • Elox

    Elox

    Fantastic reflections.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Elox

  • biddumy

    biddumy

    Beautiful golden glints and reflections, Stunning capture!!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you so much Biddumy

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