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
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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 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
oh this is a really cool shot!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you and for the favourites and add
PrincessVicki
Love it mr history! Your work is fantastic! Love the perspective here! x
clickinhistory replied
LOL thanks
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
This is special. Awesome POV, color and overall mood. Excellent.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Nancy, was trying something different in my reflection
chijude
A fascinating effect. The colour and shine work superbly.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you for that
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
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
Very nice reflection :)
clickinhistory replied
thank you for the comment
Virginia Maguire
Congratulations on winning the challenge. Your image is well-composed and enchanting.
clickinhistory replied
wow and huge thanks Virginia
micklyn
This is sooo beautiful. The title is brilliant, too.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Micklyn as always
Tina Longwell
Great shot! Congrats!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Tina
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous;
clickinhistory replied
Thank you as always Scott
Trevor Murphy
You deserve the win great shot love the angle.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Trevor
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
1st Place Challenge Winner!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you for the banner Steven
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
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
Stunning! Congrats on the feature!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Cheryl
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
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
Well done for the comp win Rich, great shot.
clickinhistory replied
Thanks Glenn
jennypaige
great pov and light
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Jenny
Mary Campbell
Congratulations on your well deserved challenge win, fabulous picture.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Mary for the comment
Jan Cain
fantastic! the light & colors blow me away…
clickinhistory replied
Just street lights and rain lol thanks Jan
Jan Cain
looks like the street is paved with gold…
clickinhistory replied
lol
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
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
Brilliant shot!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Morpheus
Anuja Manchana...
Nice photo. Great details.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Anuja, was pleased so much detail was caught
Els Steutel
Stunning shot with warm colors!!
clickinhistory replied
thank you for a lovely comment
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….
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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
Excellent!
clickinhistory replied
thank you Dragan
Jason Ruth
sensational.
clickinhistory replied
thank you for the comment and the add
Roseann
Fantastic shot! I really like the perspective.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Roseann
Chris Clark
stunning shot and the reflections are outstanding
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Chris
izzybeth
500 hits!!! yesssssssss…
clickinhistory replied
lol thanks izzybeth
izzybeth
I am just looking forward!!!
clickinhistory replied
lol only another 83 to go then :)
Bluesrose
pure gold…
(have to pack my suitcase and go to this goldland :)
clickinhistory replied
well just pack your wellies then lol
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
beautiful
clickinhistory replied
thank you Julie
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
wonderful capture
clickinhistory replied
thank you as always Antanas
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
Wonderful tones and lighting. Breath taking!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Olivia
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
Lovely work Richard, love the selective focus and colour :))
clickinhistory replied
Thanks Simone
Steve Liptrot
Looks like a soggy knee shot! Great capture
clickinhistory replied
lol it was Steve, thank you
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
Beautiful image,x
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Susan
Solomon Walker
the colours are stunning in this capture, incredible composition!
clickinhistory replied
Thanks Solomon, really pleased how this one turned out
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.
excellent photo.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Alexandar
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
I love the unique angle and the rich colors! Beautiful, golden reflections…
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Melissa and for the add
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
Very creative, wonderful concept……………well done.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you for that Ademac
Mudsoldat
brilliant CiH, just brilliant. MS
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Mudsoldat
~ Selle
ripping reflections!!!!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Selle
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
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
WOW, fantastic shot!!!
clickinhistory replied
thank you x-pose
LeilaniMelayna
Awesome capture, my friend!
Smiles Leilani
clickinhistory replied
thank you Leilani
LeilaniMelayna
You’re welcome, my friend.
Smiles Leilani
clickinhistory replied
:)
Carol Barona
this is fantastic! omg – reflections and colors are gorgeous!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Carol
Paul Thompson ...
stunning shot!!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Paul
genaro1
love the gold tone
clickinhistory replied
thanks genaro, the street lights were great this morning in the rain
David Robinson
great pov … lovely light
clickinhistory replied
Thank you David
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
fantastic!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Tereza
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
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
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
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
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
Congratulations on your 1,000 views! This shot is worth it!!
clickinhistory replied
thank you Cora
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
Nice :)
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Matt
izzybeth
I do like this a lot!
clickinhistory replied
Thanks for all your comments here ;) izzybeth
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
Fantastic reflections.
clickinhistory replied
Thank you Elox
biddumy
Beautiful golden glints and reflections, Stunning capture!!!
clickinhistory replied
Thank you so much Biddumy