Umbrella junction..., a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

Photo taken at millennium bride in London... no wonder it was rainning....

A little history of umbrella......

The word umbrella is from the Latin word umbra, which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek ?????? (omvros). Its meaning is shade or shadow. Brolly is a slang word for umbrella, used often in Britain and Australia.

The collapsible umbrella is said to have been invented during Cao Wei in ancient China, roughly 1,700 years ago. The Chinese character for umbrella is ? (s?n) and is a pictograph resembling the modern umbrella in design.

Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella

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michiels (4170) 2007-05-25 4:44

hello Bala,

Interesting photo and note ! I never thought about it, i should know better because in Belgium an umbrella is like a friend for life :DD
I like the movement blur and the nice compo, a normal scene into a great photo, you made a very nice photo here !
I don't understand why there are no points yet ???
greetings from a sunny belgium ;D
inn

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-05-27 5:11

Hi Bala, i like a lot the atmosphere of this image!
i like to see the man walking without umbrella under the rain..
Well done!
ciao!
Valeria

RGatward (20108) 2007-06-01 15:36

Hi Bala, interesting scene, I don't think I've seen so many umbrellas in one place in the UK for some time. Did you push the levels to accentuate the white?

Send me a note next time you're in the UK.

Juzo (2151) 2012-12-17 2:15

Hi Bala,
A symphony of parasols, the shapes, always a good photo op, the fuzz, the blur, makes sense here.
Cheers
Justin