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World Photography Day 2024

World Photography Day 2024
A rainy day and evening brought me to a street corner to take photos to celebrate World Photography Day. I've always loved rain wet streets and traffic lights, especially when a light turns red. I'm reminded of one of my favourite Dylan Thomas poems, with the lines ... "I liked to walk through the wet town after midnight, when the streets were deserted and the window lights out, alone and alive on the glistening tramlines in dead and empty High Street under the moon ... " On a practical note, all the road markings and colours are for our new bike paths.

Eric Desjours, * ઇઉ *, Don Sutherland, John FitzGerald and 26 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Old Owl
Old Owl club
The rain can make a dirty, unkempt street seem like a wonderland. I love the red and the green, the lights reflecting and shimmering. Even the grass growing at the edge has a soft feel. You've made it seem quite romantic!

Great choice for World Photography Day and thanks for explaining why you chose this picture.
5 weeks ago.
Saj Henderson club has replied to Old Owl club
Thank you for your comments and empathy for this photo.
4 weeks ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Outstanding capture and reflections! Happy World Photography Day!
4 weeks ago.
Saj Henderson club has replied to William Sutherland club
And to you too William, it's still raining here in Victoria!
4 weeks ago.
 Makrofan
Makrofan club
Der Regen hat auch schöne Seiten!
4 weeks ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Saj
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different and exciting composition
Fantastic colours too
Best Wishes, HWPD,, and stay safe!!
Peter
4 weeks ago.
Saj Henderson club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
Thank you Peter for your kind words and thoughts.
4 weeks ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
beautiful!
4 weeks ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
Schön wie sich die Farben im Regen spiegeln
4 weeks ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Dylan Thomas said it perfectly, I can understand the feeling, somewhat similar for me than driving at night through a city under rain and not a soul, just some traffic lights... it has something magical.
4 weeks ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Pafois la pluie donne de magnifique reflets agréable journée.
4 weeks ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
The rain has created a wonderful effect, I hope the cycle lanes get more use than in Leicester where vast amounts of money has been spent on them
4 weeks ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Nice reflections and interesting explanation fo ryour choice.
4 weeks ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
A fascinating photo. Several points of interest but never confusing.
4 weeks ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
Oh Saj, I totally love this. (How could raingirl not?) Besides the great composition and the wonderful colors and shapes, did you notice the plants growing along the curb on the right have the feel of a line of trees? And that little bit of yellow at the top makes it.

And I'm jealous, your green for your bike paths is a way better green than ours. How a city with so many trees in it could pick such a bad color of green for our streets is beyond me.

Were you planning on a city scene for the event?

Happy World Photography Day!
4 weeks ago.
Saj Henderson club has replied to raingirl club
We do share a wet west climate, rain is my lullaby and I fall asleep much faster if I hear it. The plants along the curb were a bonus, I wasn't expecting them among all the concrete. This is the same corner where I took last year's photo for World Photography Day, so a little continuity to my thinking. Plus it's close to home! Thank you laura for making this event such a rich part of how we see the world through photographs.
4 weeks ago.
raingirl club has replied to Saj Henderson club
I hadn't gone back to see your photo from last year - that's a nice thing to do!

I'm so glad people enjoy the event. I do it because I love seeing everyone's images of their world, so while it's a lot of work, it is a pleasure.
4 weeks ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful shot.
4 weeks ago.

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