Passage of time in a concrete jungle

Cvail73

Passage of time in a concrete jungle

Handheld at 1/6s

This picture was taken in manchester at night (1st March 2008), on piccadilly Gardens, on an obviously rainy day. BUT I would like to mention that manchester is not getting rained on as much as people think….(Yes I know, I’m not helping the North West’s reputation much with this picture)

Part of the Urban Jungle Series

“Passage of time in a concrete jungle” won
- No1 in ‘Under My Umbrella’ challenge in the ‘The Woman Photographer Your BEST Work Only* group ‘

“Passage of time in a concrete jungle” was featured
- Twice on the home page
- in the ‘featured art ‘section
- in the group A Beautiful Blur
- in the group All About Your Best Work
- in the group European Everyday Life
- in the group Experimental Photograph…
- in the group Urban Art

WINNER in the All Urban challenge (Mood & Ambience group)

Passage of time in a concrete jungle belongs to the following groups:

Complex Simplicity of Art, *A Beautiful Blur, All About Water, All Street Portraiture:(Country/CITY/)added to your description , Architecture and cityscapes, European Everyday Life (add the place!), Images & Ideas, Kairos, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), Street Photography and Photojournalism, The Grunge Art Gallery, The Human Condition, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, This is England, United Kingdom, Urban Art and Wall of the World Available for sale as

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Passage of time in a concrete jungle  by Cvail73
Passage of time in a concrete jungle  by Cvail73
  • cheridan

    cheridan

    Awesome. Person approaching invisibility. :)

  • Michael Douglass

    Michael Douglass

    Great effect.

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    love the FX

  • Cvail73 replied

    Blymme, got featured :O

  • Allison Lane

    Allison Lane

    Very cool, well done!

  • waitin' for rain

    waitin' for rain

    amazing moment !
    love the movement !!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    Congrats!!!!!!! on getting featured :D

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, I did not expect it, lol!
    I had planned to go back there with my tripod, lol, looks like I should do it, lol!

  • Alejandro Silveira

    Alejandro Silv...

    Very nice artwork!
    Warms
    Ale

  • Daniela Reynoso Orozco

    Daniela Reynos...

    Awesome image!!!!!!! congrats on your “feature”

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :))

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Brilliant shot

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Very nice!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    beautiful image!

  • mieclarke

    mieclarke

    Love this!!

  • N♥RIN    ISM♥IL

    N♥RIN ISM♥IL

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  • Justin Keller

    Justin Keller

    Great exposure. Very nice.

  • Roslyn Slater

    Roslyn Slater

    Great image. Love the colours.

  • rosedew

    rosedew

    Amazing image

  • Philip Rogan

    Philip Rogan

    very lovely and love the reflective qualities.

  • Daniela M. Casalla

    Daniela M. Cas...

    This is excellent!!! I love it!

  • BlaizerB

    BlaizerB

    super image, lots of interest nice simple background, works really well. cheers

  • Vincent Abbey

    Vincent Abbey

    You’re a hit! You deserve it for making Piccadilly Gardens look atmospheric!!

  • Melissa Contreras

    Melissa Contreras

    I love this, especially the title. Great work.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    sensational image – so much style!

  • Morris Hill

    Morris Hill

    great job…

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler

    Cool capture. I love the movement of the person

  • felixx

    felixx

    Great atmosphere!!

  • emapearl

    emapearl

    this is excellent! i love the blur! and the colours , it’s really great. beauitful. :)

  • KCphoto

    KCphoto

    Very cool :)K

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture

  • Dave  Miller

    Dave Miller

    excellent, love the movement

  • sasha

    sasha

    Very effective

  • nick board

    nick board

    Great , a bit off the wall, and off the pavement.

  • Cvail73 replied

    lol, like your play on words, lol! :)))

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is great, awesome shot

  • lemank

    lemank

    wonderful image, a fave!

  • kitlew

    kitlew

    Great image. A favourite for me

  • martinilogic

    martinilogic

    very cool shot,

  • don mammatt

    don mammatt

    superb image

  • Sarah Dickson

    Sarah Dickson

    I love the lighting and movement. Very nice.

  • Gaurav Dhup

    Gaurav Dhup

    Awesome work!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Love the tones, and the use of slow shutter speed to such a great effect!

  • L K Southward

    L K Southward

    splendid piece of work..reminds me a little of Lowry’s work must be the way you’ve captured the person in the pouring rain..well done! =)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, considering it’s been taken in Manchester you’re not far off. I used to live near Pendle ;) I still miss Pendle Hill…

  • Mohammed Al Ibrahim

    Mohammed Al Ib...

    beautiful work!!!

  • Quigi

    Quigi

    Great work! Very creative.

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    You got to have art…this is art! Kudos!!

  • oliver berlin

    oliver berlin

    I agree with Von- quintessential beautiful generic urban image- wonderful image

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    great mood, movement and light – wonderful capture :)

  • Carl Osbourn

    Carl Osbourn

    great capture of movement – perfectly executed :]

  • Hazel

    Hazel

    Fantastic…almost a Lowry!

  • geoff curtis

    geoff curtis

    Beautiful picture..love it.

  • Nixter

    Nixter

    This is stunning!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Very cool shot!! I need to get me a tripod!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    I did not have tripod (I wish!) but I took the photo at 3200 ISO ;)

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Excellent!

  • Dave Hiskey

    Dave Hiskey

    great pic..

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    beautiful work very well done

  • intheflesh

    intheflesh

    Fantastic

  • Marcia Luly

    Marcia Luly

    a fabulous image…we long for rain here!

  • jiashu xu

    jiashu xu

    Great work, so beautiful!

  • nkbellani

    nkbellani

    Amazing…

  • sra58

    sra58

    This is very, very nice.
    Sharon A.

  • David Lay

    David Lay

    Seen on the home page…congrats!

  • nikirios

    nikirios

    very interesting choices.

    The crazy wall and it’s bottom lighting really enhances the effect here. =)

  • Jodie Johnson

    Jodie Johnson

    just perfect composition with the vertical trees and horizontal lighting. I also love the hues in this.

  • Martin  Mullen

    Martin Mullen

    Great feel of the street – I like it!

  • Vee T

    Vee T

    Fantastic, very atmospheric.

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Fabulous, fantastic

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    fabulous work

  • Geir Floede

    Geir Floede

    I have seen this before. On the best lists?
    The blury figures make this so outstanding an powerful
    great!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Lol, on the ‘featured’ page… Very recent pic, took it last saturday on my wet way back to an exhibition… It took me hours to get warm again after, but looks like it was worth stopping longer in the rain. Wish I’d had my tripod with me but hey! :)
    Thanks!

  • Lam Tran

    Lam Tran

    Beautiful blur action shot!

  • Kingcobra

    Kingcobra

    Great shot really well balanced colours.

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Brilliant!!

  • MrBridgewater

    MrBridgewater

    Seconded! Where is this?

  • Cvail73 replied

    Manchester Piccadilly of all places.. :)

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Great effects. Moody and pensive and melancholy. Wonderful encapsulation of a rainy day!

  • Skaffs

    Skaffs

    awesome

  • cmsdesign

    cmsdesign

    This is stunning. Love the movement and the warm colours coming out of such a wet day. Great shot!

  • Priscilla Rodriguez

    Priscilla Rodr...

    wow, love this.

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    What a beautiful, haunting image. Lighting and blurred background and person are fantastic.

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    that’s so cool !!

  • greenfrog153

    greenfrog153

    Stunning work.

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    This is wonderful! Simply love the mood and color!

  • Elizabeth Pierrepont

    Elizabeth Pier...

    Lovely capture

  • botticcelli

    botticcelli

    fantastic pic!

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Excellent work! Love the moodiness of it!

  • Richard Murch

    Richard Murch

    .. yes these motion images are very striking…..

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    Well created!

  • JudyBJ

    JudyBJ

    Absolutely superb

  • Tinnify

    Tinnify

    I absolutely LOVE this!!!

  • DarlaReeves

    DarlaReeves

    Very nice work!

  • Lesley Smitheringale

    Lesley Smither...

    You’ve simply captured the essence of a rainy British day! Bravo

  • Cvail73 replied

    The pub at the corner is missing

  • DanielaK

    DanielaK

    This is amazing! A photo or a painting? Beautiful

  • Cvail73 replied

    A photo at night!

  • kipishiux

    kipishiux

    Wonderful image! So cool!

  • midzing

    midzing

    awesome image,,, well done

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp

    My goodness – another one! So atmospheric and lovely lighting.

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    YES

    this is different

    AMAZING/love it

  • yorkyanne

    yorkyanne

    stunningly different.What an imaginative picture.

  • sayeeth

    sayeeth

    This has the surreal feeling … way cool

  • Dan Shalloe

    Dan Shalloe

    This is very special; ghostly beauty with an unusual, captivating light and atmosphere.

  • ragman

    ragman

    I recognised the Manchester rain, but the rest is really excellent

  • Jenni77

    Jenni77

    very eerie shot, great stuff!

  • Judith Oppenheimer

    Judith Oppenhe...

    omg this is gorgeous!

  • Nancy

    Nancy

    Fabulous! Love the contrast and soft hint of color. very nice!

  • Cliff Vestergaard

    Cliff Vestergaard

    Like a dream love the mood !

  • MegCouch

    MegCouch

    Kinda ghostly. I love it:)

  • Roslyn Slater

    Roslyn Slater

    Fantastic work.

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Wonderful work – I love this

  • mrana

    mrana

    It’s a brilliant shot!

  • JohnScott

    JohnScott

    this reminds me of duchamp for some reason. fourth dimension of objects moving through time.

  • LostBoy1

    LostBoy1

    Your putting out some beautiful work! :)

  • marshall calvert  IPA

    marshall calve...

    god this is good, colours texture and great movement

  • lurline

    lurline

    I love this picture. The beautiful colours of a lovely rainy night! :)

  • wzgraphicoz

    wzgraphicoz

    very nice

  • Douzy

    Douzy

    Brilliant imagine – creative and striking.

  • JohnScott

    JohnScott

    I thought if I haven’t commented on this already it really works. hmm

  • Cvail73 replied

    Lol, you already have commented, even more flattering that you’d want to comment twice, thanks! :)

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    great image!

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Just stunning!

  • Maxhamish

    Maxhamish

    So cool….............what a great image…....

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto

    awsome light and blurring

  • Leslie Patton

    Leslie Patton

    Great image. Love the color and softness of it

  • Anett  Kilen Kennedy

    Anett Kilen K...

    very cool!

  • LisaR

    LisaR

    Very interesting shot!

  • Anett  Kilen Kennedy

    Anett Kilen K...

    Thank you for your kind words! Its’ much appreciated. Love your work too and wish you all the best:-)

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    beautiful !

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    “Manchester isn’t getting rained on as much people think”

    LOL.. I believe you.. thousands wouldn’t.

    Nice picture !

  • lex7

    lex7

    Love the composition of this, the blur is fantastic. Great piece.

  • Steven Novak

    Steven Novak

    Wow, I love this one. Love the comp, love the colors, love the blurry figure…great piece.

  • Glen Allen

    Glen Allen

    Excellent

  • spike

    spike

    Brilliant work, you captured the moment beautifully.

  • meanderthal

    meanderthal

    wow isn’t this a popular piccy…. and deservedly so….!

  • Samuel Durkin

    Samuel Durkin

    Great picture

  • midzing

    midzing

    brilliant

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    fantastic image …...looks like….........wait for it….......... A Water Colour Painting

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks :) Did not think of that :))

  • hcroft

    hcroft

    This is excellent and I love Manchester

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, I love Manchester too :))) depite the moody weather, it’s such a great city :))

  • Jayne Logan

    Jayne Logan

    Brilliant work! cheers

  • jayview

    jayview

    I love the subtle colours and mood of this- and Manchester (in memory).

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    beautiful worka and great to see it on the home page!! :)

  • TerraChild

    TerraChild

    stunning image

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    commented 4 days ago and now again today. This image is well deserving of it’s place on the RB Homepage. Congratulations

  • Ian  James

    Ian James

    Love the movement and the lighting….cool image. Well done on the homepage.

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    Thanks everybody :)

  • Deborah Milligan

    Deborah Milligan

    a beautiful shot Cvail

  • Liv Stockley

    Liv Stockley

    Very well shot, excellent choice of venue :-))

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Excellent work ..this works so well :)

  • Teresa Zieba

    Teresa Zieba

    Congratualtions on your home page feature. Incredible photo and well deserved feature.

  • Julian Escardo

    Julian Escardo

    Fabulous shot….......!

  • Zuzana

    Zuzana

    amazing work, well done!

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    Congrats for you !
    very good redbubble’s home page with your image !

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    Hmm.. you’d help it with me, as I LOVE rain! So long as it doesn’t wash my house away or anything dreadful like that, anyway.

    Also, I love this I love the way the walking figure looks as equally made of rain puddles and rain drops and mist as does the rest of the world … except for the trees. It’s gorgeous and elemental and … and … I love it!

  • margaretfraser

    margaretfraser

    I love this it looks like a painting

  • Sashy

    Sashy

    wonderful photo, there is such a mood to it and i love how you captured the movement.

  • Mahjabeen Mankani

    Mahjabeen Mankani

    wow! great work!

  • scott allison

    scott allison

    this is a really great picture! i especially like the person’s leg frozen stiff while the rest is motion blurred! congradulations on making the home page!

  • andymars

    andymars

    I love this shot! It’s really interesting and caught my eye…great composition.

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    i know i have already commented but this one is worth a second comment – love it!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    great job, it has interest, and appeal.

  • jordanpaint

    jordanpaint

    Great shot! Love the way the man looks like he’s starting to disappear.

  • Danzo

    Danzo

    Love love love it.

  • waitin' for rain

    waitin' for rain

    amazing movement !

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    great effect CV – the “hurried” movement – the “silence ” of the trees … great reflections

  • Jan Cain

    Jan Cain

    bravo!

  • HeatherTS

    HeatherTS

    i thought this was a painting at first! its beautiful!

  • ToastedGhost

    ToastedGhost

    Fantastic capture

  • Dani Di Cesare

    Dani Di Cesare

    This is beautiful – I can almost smell the rain!

  • Cvail73 replied

    thanks, Lol, I can smell it too, I’ve just come back from lunch and I’m absolutely drenched!! That will explain why I don’t make photos of beautiful beaches, he he he! ;)

  • firefluff

    firefluff

    Beautiful, beautiful : )

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    I want you to know, that I was sitting there yesterday, at the “Immediate Care Center”,
    (like a hospital), with a 4 day migraine..tears streaming down my face in chronic pain-
    felt like I was going out of my head with pain!! and all I could think about was this photo.
    Yep. It’s true! Then they gave me a shot and everything got warm & fuzzy….heheh.
    (much like this image) This is top notch work..and among the top 5 here on my list.
    Love it.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Wow! Thank you so much Birgitta, I am so flattered! I have always had a huge soft spot for your own work, and I am very very glad that at last you are back, I have missed your posts! :)
    I hope you are alright and that you weren’t in hospital for anything too serious…

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    brilliant shot, I like the effect and tone. great atmodphere

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    brilliant. well done

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella

    The lighting on this is spectacular! Love this!

  • Andy Mueller

    Andy Mueller

    That is a fantastic image, love it. Very nicely done!

  • Kurt Golgart

    Kurt Golgart

    Fabulous impressionism. Beautifully done.

  • GlennB

    GlennB

    kind of image that stands out – good work!

  • Nancy Polanski

    Nancy Polanski

    This is Fantastic work!! I love what you’ve done with it!!

    (and I love the comment on my Daisy’s Curtain Call….thank you!)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! Your photo has a great composition and Daisy is so expressive :)))
    I hardly did anything with the photos, mainly the lighting at the bottom of the concrete wall, the pattern of the trees due to the architects, and night made that I had to switch to high ISO and be stable at 1/6s – yes I know, I should have been a surgeon ;)—he he he!
    Mind you, to my credit,I waited for ages under the rain (got a cold from it) for somebody to pass at this exact place with a brolley….

  • Noel Elliot

    Noel Elliot

    This is special

  • Nancy Polanski

    Nancy Polanski

    Were you behind glass? It looks like there’s a reflection and I like what it does to the picture. The more I look at this, the more I LOVE it!

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    No no, I was fully exposed to the rain (no shelter, just leaned on an electric pole, it’s the movement of the person, at 1/6s you capture quite a lot of movement, including the rain ;)

  • Rosy Kueng

    Rosy Kueng

    Absolutely stunning! It looks really special…Congratulations on your feature of this week!!!! Well deserved…

  • Paul Grinzi

    Paul Grinzi

    I wanted to comment on how great this photo is … but it seems a few folk have beaten me to it!

  • Cvail73 replied

    lol, but I still appreciate, thank you very much! :)

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    beautiful moment… in capture!

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    absolutely super

  • Loredana Crupi

    Loredana Crupi

    Another great capture. Straight into my favourites!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Beautiful. Is there a chance you might let us show this is our group?

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, of course, my pleasure! :)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    senational piece of work – just stunning!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Considering your portfolio, I feel very flattered, Thanks! :))))

  • ziko

    ziko

    that is brilliant

  • NautilusBlue

    NautilusBlue

    Love this. it looks like and Impressionist painting

  • waitin' for rain

    waitin' for rain

    i’m back !
    dream to shoot something like this !
    dynamic and frozen !

  • Cvail73 replied

    If I read well on your profile you live in Israel, no chance, lol, you’d need rain and miserable weather, you need to come over we’ve got plenty here, lol!!

  • waitin' for rain

    waitin' for rain

    heh, right now really rainy days here and i have shooted yesterday a few wet pictures :)
    just something different and not dry and hot summer :
    )

  • Cvail73 replied

    I’d love a bit of summer, we’ve had none at all this year.. Global warming is not for us, we all have had the heating back on for at least a month now..
    I’ve learnt to love shoot in miserable conditions, but i do crave for sun :)

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Brilliant image, fav for me :)

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Wonderful work

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!! :)

  • flower68

    flower68

    I love this. It would make a great painting too.

  • Cvail73 replied

    hummm, I’m not good enough at painting to reproduce it I’m afraid! :) But it’s a lovely idea, thanks :))

  • syd baker

    syd baker

    What an absolutely cool effect, very fine composition!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! the effect is called British rain! ;)

  • DavidBaddeley

    DavidBaddeley

    I have walked along here…and it has always rained when I have haha

  • Cvail73 replied

    You’re a local? :))

    yes, in a way it looks better when it rains, this part looks dirty in the summer, very messy with all the buses! :)

  • DavidBaddeley

    DavidBaddeley

    Yes I live just outside of Manchester, everytime I go it’s raining haha

  • Cvail73 replied

    great!:)
    Well i live just there, in the center, and I love it, great lovely lively creative dynamic city :))
    But yes, you’re right, I does rain.Especially this year…

  • Paul Bamforth

    Paul Bamforth

    What an amazing shot! I thought it was a watercolour image at first.

    Youve managed to turn that ugly wall at Picadilly Gardens into something gorgeous to look at!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, it’s beaucause i really love manchester, we adopted each other :)))

  • Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Tracey-Anne Pryke

    CooooooooL thanks for the fav

  • Cvail73 replied

    You’re welcome :))

  • Annemie Hiele

    Annemie Hiele

    stunning!

  • Cvail73 replied

    oh thanks!!

  • debb

    debb

    Fabulous movement & mood captured in this brilliant image :)

  • Cvail73 replied

    |Thanks! :)

  • Steve Leadbeater

    Steve Leadbeater

    awesome image – timeless

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    wow, awesome! love the blurred silhouette and the great colors and lines.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thanks! :)

  • chen cohen

    chen cohen

    amazing, beautiful, stunning shot!!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)

  • Antoine Khater

    Antoine Khater

    Beautiful

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    COOOOOL SHOT!!!!!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!! :)

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Fantastic work

  • Cvail73 replied

    :O Thanks!! :)

  • Bill Morgenstern

    Bill Morgenstern

    Superb and mysterious!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :))

  • EchoNorth

    EchoNorth

    Beautiful silvery aura about this one!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Eva and Klaus Weber-Wanjek

    Eva and Klaus ...

    Wow, tat´s cool!!! I love that creative and experimental work!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)) lovely comment!!

  • mariarty

    mariarty

    Fabulous shot, love it, and it captures the essence of Manchester so well

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :))
    The rainy aspect ;))

  • Bradley Shawn  Rabon

    Bradley Shawn ...

    An absolutely brilliant shot. I thought this might win. Fantastic. Looks like a painting! Congratulations.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much!!!!!

  • Secretwomen

    Secretwomen

    Congratulations win!! Fabulous shot.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!!! :)))

  • Janys Hyde

    Janys Hyde

    Great Challenge winner – well done!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Ohh woaah!! Brilliant, thanks!!!!

  • binoculars

    binoculars

    Congrats !!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much! :)

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    Christelle
    Dès que j’ai vu cette photo pour la première fois = excellente à tt point de vue !
    Et je ne suis pas la seule à le penser = elle a fait l’unanimité pour le challenge ! ;)
    Bravo à nouveau ! ;
    )

  • Cvail73 replied

    Merci!! C’est etrange, cette photo n’est pas ma preferee du tout, mais c’est la preferree de tout le monde! Bah je ne peux pas me plaindre! ;) C’est agreable! :)
    Merci beaucoup! :)

  • gemynd

    gemynd

    reminds me of an impressionist painting…wonderful work

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thanks, I apreciate the compliment! :))

  • amarica

    amarica

    Great shot!!! Congratulations on being featured in A Beautiful Blur group!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much :)))

  • Kelly Brooks Difatta

    Kelly Brooks D...

    Love it…...great shot!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thanks!! :))))

  • syd baker

    syd baker

    Revisiting this, just ‘cause I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, makes me happy :)))

  • Dan McKechnie

    Dan McKechnie

    Beautiful. How long was the exposure?

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!
    1/6 sec at 3200 ISO f7.1….handheld! I don’t like tripods ;) I’m lucky to have a steady hand: My limit is 1/4th sec handheld not moved …

  • EvaLarsen

    EvaLarsen

    Great work.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much for your comments!

  • Heavenandus777
  • Cvail73 replied

    Wow thanks!! :))))))))) Makes me very happy!!

  • Heavenandus777

    Heavenandus777

    You are Welcome my Dear, Well Deserved
    ANNA

  • Nicholas Richardson

    Nicholas Richa...

    Light and colours here are so great. Nice shot!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!! :))))

  • maka1967

    maka1967

    Beautiful, atmospheric work!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!! :)))

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    absolutely fabulous work, love it!!! and congrats on your feature!!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much :))

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    it’s one thing to get an interesting motion (which I love here), but having that wonderful atmosphere in addition makes it wonderful ! fantastic image

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thank you, such a lovely comment! :))

  • Anne O'Connor

    Anne O'Connor

    this is super. It works a treat and I know it is not easy using this technique with people but you have managed it perfectly. Just enough softness to be recognizable, yet still without all the unnecessary detail.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)))

  • Dave Lloyd

    Dave Lloyd

    Fantastic capture. One of my favourites in your portfolio.

  • Cvail73 replied

    One of :)))) thanks!! which is your favorite then?

  • EstherEmma

    EstherEmma

    Totally in love.
    It’ll be a good start for a brand new week. :-)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very very much! :)

  • Judith Oppenheimer

    Judith Oppenhe...

    this is soul-stirringly good

  • Cvail73 replied

    Great compliment!! thank you very much!!

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    I zeroed in on this beauty right away. A lovely capture!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thyank you very much for your comment! :))

  • francophotos

    francophotos

    Brilliant!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    beautiful.. kind of surreal or abstract..but so atmospheric, obviously the man or woman with umbrella is just perfect !

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much! :)
    I must admit, I waited for this person (under the rain: I had no umbrella ;) to appear and walk at this precise location…

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent work well done

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very much :)

  • fullcirclemandalas

    fullcirclemand...

    fabulous – very impressionistic photograph – well worth the wait!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :) even in the pouring rain? ;)

  • EvaLarsen

    EvaLarsen

    WOW…I just love it.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks!!!

  • jomash

    jomash

    Love this pic. great impressionistic quality

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much :)))

  • Cindy Olivier

    Cindy Olivier

    lovely work, such a sorta grundge look to it. very captivating

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! i suppose grunge is very appropriate, never though of it in relation to it, yeah you’re right!

  • Cindy Olivier

    Cindy Olivier

    lol…. glad i could put it in a diffrent perspective for you then…..

  • Cvail73 replied

    You did!!! :))

  • Cindy Olivier

    Cindy Olivier

    just a women of inspiration then, that is me…...

  • Cvail73 replied

    he he he that’s very cool, it’s a super gift! :)

  • Cindy Olivier

    Cindy Olivier

    Madusa….... lol…..

  • Cvail73 replied

    ;))))

  • Waleska Luker
  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you! :)

  • Astrid Strahm

    Astrid Strahm

    Looking at this, i feel inspired :-)

  • Cvail73 replied

    What a lovely compliment!! thank you so much!

  • JacquiK

    JacquiK

    Brilliant, love it.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)))

  • chris Whitney

    chris Whitney

    I like the human blur effect and the pattern of the vertical trres and person.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very much!:) It was worth waiting for thios person, even though I got soaked! ;)

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Love this! Beautiful work! Dee

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very much! :))

  • RonnieGinnever

    RonnieGinnever

    I love this photo!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much! :)

  • Ashley Justiniano

    Ashley Justiniano

    definetly my fave !!!
    i love it !!!!!!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very very much for all your faving and comments! :))

  • DaveBassett

    DaveBassett

    Super shot. The movement of the figure is ‘just right’.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much!!!

  • Sticky Flower

    Sticky Flower

    This is great.I love the blurry person,the atmosphere,and there’s something about those little dots that I really like in this too.:-)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :) This one seems rather popular, I’m not sure what makes it so popular, because every body evokes different reasons :) It’s a good sign I suppose, it means people relate to it very easily! :)

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    Love this one

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :))))

  • brigusser

    brigusser

    Classic imagery…..Supberb

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks you so much!!

  • MoxieNox

    MoxieNox

    Wow!! It’s very dreamlike! No wonder why it’s so popular!! To me, this is like one of those places that is in between planes/layers of this world but not quite… Excellent. Instant fav!

  • Cvail73 replied

    When I placed this photo on RB at first, I did not think it would work very well, error, It did damned well!! I cannotguess if a photo of mine will be liked or not, I’m sure of this at least! :))
    Thanks:))

  • Paulette x

    Paulette x

    Excellent image :)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much! :)

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    wow, you really do have some very amazing shots. i love this one, especially it’s framing. great job

  • Cvail73 replied

    I’m flattered thanks!! :)

  • Cathi Norman

    Cathi Norman

    Wow – stunning capture!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thank you!!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    awesome;

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much! :)))

  • Ghelly

    Ghelly

    I like A LOT!!!, congratulations you won the challenge, Well deserved!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh :O I won a challenge? great!! Thanks for telling me I’ll check it out!! ))))

  • DinahRose

    DinahRose

    Great work!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much!! :)

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    congrats om your win – there isn’t a more deserving image!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Wow that’s such a great compliment!! :O eswpecially considering your folio :)
    Thank you so much Nicole, I really apreciate! :)

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Its all been said….this is an outstanding work of art!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Wow, thank you so much!! :O

  • Jen Ryan

    Jen Ryan


    You have WON a challenge in
    The Woman Photographer

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thank you so much!!!! Yay!! :)

  • Milos Markovic

    Milos Markovic

    Fabulous exposure, bravo !

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so very much :))

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning;

  • Cvail73 replied

    wow,thank you so much!!

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Ooops just realised I hadn’t favorited this.. better late than never !

  • Cvail73 replied

    thanks, I’ll be alright, attempting to break the guiness record of longest thread ;) lol!!!

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Hope your exhibiting this at the Broadstone at the moment ?

  • Cvail73 replied

    Nope, because I submitted it to capturemanchester and one of the conditions is that it has not been publicly exhibited yet (I did mention RB and Flickr to them,I hope it won’t disqualify it..).....

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    Bravo Christelle pour le challenge et ttes les autres “featured”.. cette image que j’aime toujours à chaque fois que je la revois, le mérite vraiment !! :)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Merci Pascale :)))) ca me fait plaisir que tu passes par la! :)
    Comment va ‘delires d lire’? :))

  • RobertCharles

    RobertCharles

    i LOVE this shot

  • Cvail73 replied

    Wow thank you so much :))))

  • Jen Ryan
  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    Wow thank you so much Jen! :))

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    beautiful.
    like a mirage.
    as though the reflections remembered him.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh thank you so much for adding poetry to it :))

  • John  Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    Wonderful image, colour and lighting are just fabulous

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you very very much John!

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    Cracking shot. Very “Manchester’.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks, very glad you see it that way :)

  • micklyn

    micklyn

    Wow – amazing work!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Kelly d

    Kelly d

    This is a lovely image, really great love it :)

  • Cvail73 replied

    Very happy you do! :)

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    Love this Cvail! Fave!! Very clever!!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :))

  • Lauri7

    Lauri7

    Very creative and original image Cvail!! I really like the effect. Well done.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much! :)

  • Ted Byrne

    Ted Byrne

    How sad it must seem to painters to see you steal their ability to imagine abstractly through a camera’s lens and a computer’s monitor. But how happy for the rest of us to see how it’s done by a challenging talent.

  • Cvail73 replied

    This is such a compliment! thank you so much!

  • RonnieGinnever

    RonnieGinnever

    Excellent!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    I love it! Love the blur, the tones and the comp! Fantastic!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you! :)

  • terryt

    terryt

    Excellent and Exciting Artistry!!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    This is SO cool!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Wow thanks :))

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    wonderful colour and light

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you! :)

  • micmac

    micmac

    CONGRATS ON YOUR WINNING,THIS SHOT IS SUPERB.

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thanks! :)

  • eelsblueEllen

    eelsblueEllen

    WINNER!!
    Mood & Ambience group
    All Urban challenge!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Oh wow thank you so much!!! :D

  • kristiane

    kristiane

    Marvellous work..a favorite…Congratulations!

  • Cvail73 replied

    Thank you so much :)

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    this image is wonderful.. and it would be an honor if you would add it to our group

    All Street Portraiture and Photography

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    Thank you so much, I have added the pic in the group now :)

  • Ric Alexander

    Ric Alexander

    Great image, well done.

  • Cvail73 replied 23 days ago

    Thanks :)))

  • marshall calvert  IPA

    marshall calve...

    How I wishI had taken this it is superb

  • Cvail73 replied 23 days ago

    lol, thanks, the wall and the rain are still there ;)

  • canonman99

    canonman99 24 days ago

    very cool photo!!!!!!!!!!

  • Cvail73 replied 23 days ago

    Oh thanks :))

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley 24 days ago

    no wonder it took forever to get down to the bottom of the page! Like everyone else, I love this. It really speaks to the core of our sense of being no more than a fleeting shadow in this world – both the natural world (those spindly trees) and the concrete. Just superb!

  • Cvail73 replied 23 days ago

    Yes i am still surprised at how long it is. I would have never thought….Love love love your work. beautifully positive minimalism :)

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