Be for Me, Like Rain
Wall Street
New York City
June 2009
As of 11/16/09: 60 Favorites, 166 comments, and 1271 views.
Title taken from a line from Robert Creeley’s poem, “The Rain.”
Nikon D80
18-135
Raw
Featured in the Group: Art by Bubble Hosts
Featured in the Group: All Water in Motion
Featured on RB Homepage on 8/23/09
Featured in the Group: Nikon D80 Users
Featured in the Group: Urban Art
Featured in the Group: All in Editing
Featured in the Group: Inspired by Poetry
Featured in the Group: Inspired Art
Featured in the Group: B&W – Character – People Shots
Featured in the Group: All About New York State

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Frédéric Frognier
Fabulous b&w / compo! Love it!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks glad you liked it:)
RonnieGinnever
Marvelous and poetic!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks Ronnie:)
Birgitta
Love this!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks so much:)
JimFilmer
simply beautiful Mary Ann
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Jim:)
Nelson Campbell
The way you have isolated this image is fantastic! I love it Mary Ann.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Glad you liked it. These are the last images I will take with my Nikon D80. I just got a new camera:)
midzing
fantastic shot,,,, well done
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
lefty1
wow, very lovely!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks John:)
Danica Radman ...
great work again MA
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Appreciate it.
jwinman
beautiful shot… masterful lighting.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks:)
Danit Elgev
Great shot! Love her facial expression :)
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Yes, caught my eye too.
Photomojo
This image makes me want to sing! So wonderful, and I love the sweet smile!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Singing is good:)
Susan Kimball
Wonderful capture!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Susan:)
Judith Oppenhe...
another signature piece, bravo!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Judith so much:)
Aleksandar Top...
fantastic.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
botticcelli
wonderful…excellent composition
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thank you for commenting and I’m pleased your like the image.
Matthew Dawkins
Beautiful.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
BigD
excellent capture and well done with the b/w, Mary Ann
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thank you so much:)
luis ferreiro
Beautiful work Mary love the rain, splashes and light. The background completes the picture!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Luis:)
BigD
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks so much:)
SandraRos
The guest host that featured your work was BIGD
LINK
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Sandra. I checked out his amazing works:)
Pat Moore
Wonderful B/W, great capture. Congrats on the feature!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Pat:)
Heloisa Castro
great work Mary
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Heloisa, thanks so much.
Ralph Olsson
Lost for words to describe how this makes me feel…just a very very very good piece of work:)
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Ralph. These recent postings were my last shots with my Nikon D80. Just bought a new camera and am learning it.
aaronschwartz
This is a fascinating image. I love it. You have such amazing control over the range of your tones.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Aaron.
mimi yoon
AMAZING!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
BigD
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks so much:)
joyousmoon
Nicely done! Congratulations on your Feature!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Pamela
Sarah Lipow
Fabulous!!! Excellent capture!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Sarah, thanks so much:)
Daniel Angeles
This is Excellent. Love this one its perfectly done.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks so much:)
abfabphoto
Fantastic image! Love the tones, the comp. I am using it as the cover image for our new challenge Who Says Life is Better in Color?
You should enter this :)
Mary Ann Reilly replied
yes i saw that. Thanks so much:)
Mindy McGregor
Amazing work!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks Mindy:)
kibishipaul
This looks like fun! Had a day like this yesterday.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
it was fun:)
Helen Corr
cool!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
glad you liked it:)
David Petranker
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks so much. Honored.
Sheila Laurens
Congratulations on your very well deserved feature in All In, Editing XX
Sheila
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Sheila sorry for the late reply but I am just seeing this tonight.
Mary Campbell
Nice composition and capture.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Mary:)
MrTAH
awesome….
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks
BettinaSchwarz
I’m speechless!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Bettina. Appreciate it.
Saikat Babin B...
What a fabulous piece of work!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks.
Vikram Franklin
Fabulous!! Love how she’s isolated in the frame!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
It was a candid shot. Thanks.
Dominique Rica...
Wow!This is oustanding!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks:)
RebeccaWeston
Excellent image Mary Ann XX
Becca
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Becca.
JKKimball
outstanding art Mary Ann!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks JK:)
Monica Scanlan
Like the b&w shot! Well done!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Monica, thanks so much:)
umbrella4rain
ooooh i love this. i love rain (my name is raina) and I love umbrellas (see screenname). it inspires me to put up more pictures!
thanks!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks , glad you liked it:)
JonoCarrick
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks so much. Honored to have work featured.
RebeccaWeston
Congratulations on your well deserved featured in Inspired by Poetry
Becca
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks so much: Thrilled.
Alessandro Pinto
Gorgeous… love it !
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks for commenting:)
A.M. Ruttle
Superb, I can see why you are getting a lot of comments on this (and the rest of your work)!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
A.M. Ruttle
I was so glad to see this image on the front of your website, Mary Ann! Thanks for hitting the watchlist button; you beat me to it… I was being engulfed by your images.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
it was just selected for a show at Camera Obscura Gallery in Denver:) Thanks for visiting my website.
Roberto Duran
interesting image…
Mary Ann Reilly replied
...glad you think so. Thanks:)
A.M. Ruttle
Whoohooo! Go girl! Denver should be a great audience for you!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
aglaia b
that’s totally beautiful. ;-)
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
CapturedByKylie
A big Congratulations with being featured on Red Bubble’s Home Page. August 25th 2009.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks, always a sweet surprise:)
Evita
♥ Beautiful image !!! *Congratulations on your homepage feature !!! :D ♥
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks. Surprised when I opened RB.
vonnie1989
A beautiful creation!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks. glad you liked it.
Elizabeth Bravo
This is such a great image…..looks awesome…Congrats on the home page feature!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks Elizabeth:)
Elizabeth Bravo
And then I didn’t even realize it was you MARY ANN!!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOO!!! I have not seen this image….and I am more than thrilled to see that you got the feature…..so well deserved….....Love it Mary Ann….awesome!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
appreciate it so much . thanks again.
Ken Mucke
Really an amazing image,...Perfect in BW..
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks for taking time to comment.
Joanne Bradley
What a fantastic shot Mary Anne and now it’s on homepage! Congrats on the feature!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Joanne, thanks so much:)
ArtPhotoCollide
Very cool shot! congratulations ;)
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks
Al Bourassa
PHENOMENAL!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
glad you liked it:)
Pipewrench67
Really great shot
the tones and movement of the water exceptionally nice
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
shanhair
classic shot, fabooosh :D
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
Anne McGinn
congrats!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks Anne:)
Tenee Attoh
This is truly a fantastic shot,,,, well done :)
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks
Azzurra
definite standout congratulations on the hompeage feature!!!!! xox Azzurra :P
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
rodeorose
CONGRATULATIONS on you Homepage!!! This is just such a special shot!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
Ian James
Just brilliant….nice one for making the homepage.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
a lovely surprise. thanks:)
hsien-ku
big congratulations on the homepage – this is a wonderful image. poor lady, hope she didn’t catch cold.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
she stayed dry (well for the time I was there):)
Ralph Olsson
Absolute congrats Mary Ann and so well deserved:))
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Ralph, thanks:)
charlena
awesome shot
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
TheBlindHog
Another fabulous image, Mary Ann. One of the best I’ve seen, here or anywhere else. Congratulations on the home page.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
so nice of you to take the time to comment. appreciate it:)
Husky
Beautiful image Mary Ann!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
Sanne Thijs
Congrats

Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks so much for posting the home page. Appreciate it.
chelseal
amazing work!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
glad you liked it.
F.A. Moore
Congratulations on being featured
Inside Solo magazine, vol. 7!
Inside Solo is the Art News and Resource magazine from Solo Exhibition.
Click the link, top, to go there and see the magazine and your feature.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
what a lovely surprise. thanks:)
Basia McAuley
Simply stunning! Love the capture of movement alongside the composition and light,,,,
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thank you.
artisandelimage
just one more… lol
bravo !
my best, francis.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks so much. Honored.
Xandru
Terrific image!! Congratulations for the feature.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
deborah zaragoza
Excellent photography Mary , How did you keep your camera from getting wet ? LOL
Mary Ann Reilly replied
shooting at a distance:)
Simon Whittaker
Just superb! A fav for me.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks Simon:)
Susan Kimball
Mary Ann Reilly replied 22 days ago
thanks Susan. Thrilled and honored to have this work featured,
Jean M. Laffitau
Looove it!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied 22 days ago
thanks Jean.
rorycobbe 1 day ago
it’s perfect
Mary Ann Reilly replied 1 day ago
Thanks Rory:)
JennyMac 1 day ago
I just saw this in a challenge and had to look at the larger version… brilliant Mary-Ann… : ))
Mary Ann Reilly replied 1 day ago
glad you like it. thanks for commenting:)