Comments: rainy night

Beautiful!

Posted by Archagon at November 16, 2005 02:28 AM

wow, awesome color. a bit reminiscent of sin city, except in color. this photo definitely speaks a thousand words, and then some.

Posted by rich at November 16, 2005 02:28 AM

...nice shot! It's snow for us in the central B.C. interior. I hope to be able to get out on the weekend for some nice landscapes.

Posted by Insta Marv at November 16, 2005 02:35 AM

I love the way the headlight patterns fan out through the night air and the hard, familiar reflections in the pavement are just too sexy.

Posted by RYanK at November 16, 2005 02:44 AM

Reminds me of Hopper paintings. :)

Posted by owen-b at November 16, 2005 02:46 AM

Rainy here in Michigan, too...but rain is always more dramatic in Toronto. Great shot.

Posted by William McCain at November 16, 2005 02:51 AM

Fantastic, again! I love the mood of this picture, and despite what is a regular urban scene, your eyes are inevitably drawn to the pedestrian with the umbrella, especially with the car's headlights directed at him.

Posted by Soloman at November 16, 2005 02:54 AM

Hello Sam,

I love this one. I love the rain in the night.

Thanks.

Posted by Jean at November 16, 2005 03:16 AM

Love it, one of the better ones you've put up recently. I love the blown out highlights, great..."sin city" feel.

Posted by Johnny at November 16, 2005 03:30 AM

it's as if max payne has come to life. except max payne would never own an umbrella...

great shot!

Posted by Asby at November 16, 2005 03:34 AM

great picture. I love nights like that when you can just go for a walk in the rain for no reason at all.

Posted by Vanella Mead at November 16, 2005 03:53 AM

Weather is very pictographic. Great shot.

Posted by Nate at November 16, 2005 04:04 AM

Great photo!! I love the rain in the picture. I hate rain in person. Makes me want to go take advantage of the rain my town is having right now!

Posted by stephanie at November 16, 2005 04:42 AM

Great shot! I like the reflections of the street lights. It reminds me of 'Blade Runner'. I don't know why...

Posted by Mathias Karstädt at November 16, 2005 04:45 AM

outstanding!

Posted by Mary at November 16, 2005 04:51 AM

Oh sam, this is the best picture you have taken its just so beautiful!

Posted by Keels at November 16, 2005 04:59 AM

can't believe this is handheld. if i held my camera at 1/20s, it'll be a mess... anyway, nice picture :)

Posted by moritz at November 16, 2005 05:53 AM

your pictures are simply good. I have vote by photoblog.

Posted by Rolf at November 16, 2005 06:32 AM

This is awesome.

Posted by Ana at November 16, 2005 06:42 AM

Very cool! I wanted to take one similar pic, but was too scared to take camera out during rains :) Now it has stopped raining here.

Keep clicking!

Posted by Varun at November 16, 2005 06:52 AM

Unique photo. You do a good job of hand holding slow shutter speeds.

Posted by dan at November 16, 2005 07:15 AM

You don't get to see too many shots in the rain (expensive cameras and water don't mix well). This is quite refreshing. It has a movie set feel to it, the lights and all the reflections look really good. One can just imagine being there. Nice work! Hope your gear stayed dry ;-) - [Chuks]

Posted by EOS Chaos at November 16, 2005 07:15 AM

A really great shot, Sam.
I hope you have something less transient than a photoblog in mind for pictures like this one; perhaps a book. Does the city of Toronto have archives in which work of this genre and quality will find a permanent place? If not, it should.

Posted by Ron at November 16, 2005 07:29 AM

Im sorry to criticize this photo, but I dont think it lives up to your other work. I see some potential in the subject matter, and I like the headlights and the guy crossing the street somewhat, but it just doesn't have that wow factor that your photos usually have. Its rather plain.

Posted by Jesse at November 16, 2005 07:56 AM

Yesterday, it rained so much in Bergen, Norway, than the police recommended people to stay inside. people died.

Posted by haakon at November 16, 2005 08:08 AM

This is a great scene. Love the colours and how the light is reflected off the street. Nice one!

Posted by Dan at November 16, 2005 08:09 AM

You have captured several moods here in an excellent fashion. The image has elements of an Edward Hopper painting (Nighthawks?) but your ability to allow the viewer's eye to be directed laterally from light into darkness and vertically from the sheen of reflected light into the matte nothingness of the sky adds dimensions of emotion beyond the painted canvas of the artist. Excellent interpretation of a photo subject that is often a cliche.

Posted by Bill at November 16, 2005 08:41 AM

Nice capture. Where you indoors or outdoors when you took this picture? Its a bit blurry but nice.

Posted by Sharif at November 16, 2005 08:51 AM

I'm an amateur photographer who's learning a great deal through absolutely fantastic photos like this. It's like the setting for a horror movie. Great composition.
Love ur work Sam.

Ryan

Posted by Ryan at November 16, 2005 09:01 AM

Incredible Sam

Posted by DavidFF at November 16, 2005 09:07 AM

i ejoy very much your photograph ability, your very fine eye and oportunity your patient to wait for the righ moment aswell.

Thanks for teach me.

Regards, Paul

Posted by Paul H. Tieck at November 16, 2005 09:09 AM

Amazing colorful reflection!
I don't know how you did it, but I never take pictures in such rainy condition~

Posted by izzy at November 16, 2005 09:24 AM

Tell me about it ... I'm starved for color with the sun not making an appearance and all the color falling from the trees!

Posted by Tom at November 16, 2005 10:19 AM

shimmery. :)

Posted by Krista at November 16, 2005 10:39 AM

Nice capture considering the conditions.
I think black and white would have been my choice here.

Posted by Sanjin at November 16, 2005 10:44 AM

Another winner, Sam. Well done. I feel wet just looking at it.

Posted by Russ at November 16, 2005 10:56 AM

I'm just waiting for his umbrella to blow inside-out......

Lovely photograph, Sam - I can hear and feel the rain! I love the colours, too.

But this makes me want to curl up in front of a fire with a cup of tea and a good book!

Posted by Kathy at November 16, 2005 11:16 AM

great cap sam!

Posted by shane montgomery at November 16, 2005 11:29 AM

Great strong shot with some fab colours from the traffic lights.

Posted by David H-W at November 16, 2005 11:35 AM

Very moody picture. I like it. I do think pictures taken in bad weather always carry with them a mood that sunny day pictures don't. But perhaps it is only because we see / take so few photos in bad weather. Anyway, good work.

Posted by gck at November 16, 2005 11:44 AM

is there any permalink for today's photo ?! i just could find and links in the first page... :-? how can i link to today's pic (i want to link the page, not the photo directly) ?!

Posted by Mehdi HE at November 16, 2005 11:48 AM

how often have i been caught in a deluge and wished i could capture the magic? like you have?

Posted by lynn at November 16, 2005 12:36 PM

Nice night shot. I like the reflection of the lights on the wet all over street.
Regards.

Posted by Pooriya at November 16, 2005 01:01 PM

wow, i love this.

Posted by degan at November 16, 2005 01:26 PM

I love this photo.

Posted by jillian at November 16, 2005 02:26 PM

I love night stuff and the rain just adds a whole new angle. Very well done.

Posted by Jamey at November 16, 2005 03:46 PM

Love the effect of the headlights. Great shot and great website.

Posted by Paul at November 16, 2005 03:58 PM

I like the headlights hitting the person, but the image is a bit too grainy, probably due to the iso 800.

Posted by John at November 16, 2005 04:19 PM

Love it!!!

Posted by mari at November 16, 2005 04:25 PM

Of of my favorite photos in a while!

Posted by A.R. at November 16, 2005 04:27 PM

wow..gorgeous! even though toronto is already one of the most beautiful cities in the world, you make it seem like the most beautiful on the planet.

this picture is great. the man with the umbrella adds a sort of dark and mysterious feel to the otherwise typical photo.

Posted by stephanie at November 16, 2005 04:59 PM

haha thats awesome dude.
November 15th ?

http://img119.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=dsc00888vf.jpg

love the weather hey :D...

cheers

Posted by Pavel at November 16, 2005 05:41 PM

My first comment on your work, I've been viewing for a while. This, for me, is spectacular! Very reminiscent of Ernst Haas' early colour work.
Just fantastic.

Posted by Michael S. at November 16, 2005 06:01 PM

Nice pictures!
If you'll have a minute you should look on my blog: http://trilobit.blogspot.com/

Posted by Trilo at November 16, 2005 06:38 PM

Really nice photo Sam. I love rain shots...even better when they're at night. It has a nice dark 'sin city' feel to it and the headlights reflecting off the pavement is really nice!

Posted by Kyra at November 16, 2005 06:44 PM

i like this documentry stuff much more. i like these little slices of everyday life in toronto.

Posted by edwin at November 16, 2005 06:50 PM

Great pic Sam! I just came across your bio on optix.ca. Ohhhh, 'The Last Ninja' on C-64, I loved that game! Also was big into Amigas back in the day :). Keep up the stellar work!

Cheers!

Posted by Jason M. at November 16, 2005 06:51 PM

just when you thought rainy days weren't photo days. My kind of shot...nice job.

Posted by roadwarrior58 at November 16, 2005 07:18 PM

oooo, very nice! how did you keep your camera dry?!? ;)

Posted by Big A at November 16, 2005 07:22 PM

Hi Sam! Wow -- the atmosphere of this photograph is amazing. Will the jeep hit the pedestrian? Will lightning hit the post? I can hear the thunder in the background as well. Excellent work Sam, as always! :-)

Posted by José at November 16, 2005 09:26 PM

Absolutely fabulous! Looks like a movie scene! : )

Posted by nuno f at November 16, 2005 09:26 PM

Absolutely astounding. I don't suppose that it'd be possible to hook up a larger version (preferabbly in a widescreen wallpaper... >_>... <_<.... ^_^!)

Love the work and your local Toronto shots make me love this city more and more every day!

Posted by Aidan at November 16, 2005 10:13 PM

it's true, there has been a lot of rain here. but you have to admit, the fog makes for some amazing photos :) i love this shot. especially the capture of the shine on the pavement. the umbrella person is quite the right touch.

Posted by nazzie at November 16, 2005 11:02 PM

omg, amazing.

Posted by jackie at November 16, 2005 11:39 PM

Love the way the lights are playing off the water in the street. The guy with the umbrella just seems to tie all the other elements together. Nice Capture, Sam.

Posted by Rod Thomas at November 17, 2005 12:30 AM

Thank yoy a lot ! :)

Posted by Mehdi HE at November 17, 2005 12:45 AM

I hope you didn't get too wet taking this one!

Posted by Ben at November 17, 2005 02:19 AM

I love it!
Very different from your other works....It's as if there's a story behind it...

Posted by Ghazal at November 17, 2005 01:51 PM

you're brilliant. Can you please have a book published so I can buy it?

Posted by fragileheart at November 17, 2005 11:26 PM

this is beautiful! how'd u keep your lens dry? oh and can we request for a b/w version?

Posted by neowenyang at November 18, 2005 10:22 AM

Extemely cool shot! I really like the action and drama.

Posted by Abe at November 18, 2005 09:23 PM

wow, before i read the comments i said to myself, its a mix of sin city(wow what a movie btw!) and max payne, but without the umbrella! does that make me smart? lol, anyway sam awsome shot! i love the rain and the reflections! the 2 lights above (one above the guy and the one above the car) really add some kinda sweet detail! if i didn't know u were so good at this i'd say u stole a frame from max payne and posted it.:-) nevertheless, remains an AWSOME shot!

Posted by Andy at November 18, 2005 11:21 PM

I'm crying.
It's just fantastic

Posted by mat at November 20, 2005 03:19 PM

This is absolutely stunning, reminds me of Jeff Wall. I've taken the liberty to post a thumnail on my blog (URL below as Typepad doesn't take html) and link back to yours with full references.

Thanks for the inspiration!

http://transmanches.blogspot.com/2005/11/photos-par-rss.html

Posted by Ludovic Windsor at November 21, 2005 01:53 PM

Only one word: Grandious!
Gorgeous capture!

Posted by Hannes at November 21, 2005 02:18 PM

This is a once in a lifetime capture. I love the water bouncing back up from the ground. Fantastic.

Posted by RustyJ at November 21, 2005 04:49 PM

Wow!
wat a pic
man this picture brought tears in my eyes, i was so overwhelmed to be part of such a beautiful city.

Posted by ALI at December 11, 2005 02:26 PM

awesome photo. i've always loved rainy days in toronto

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