This morning (Wednesday) I headed into Cork City for an appointment with the dentist, rain was falling steadily, puddles lay on the ground and I discovered my shoes were porous.
Sounds like a nightmare morning, but you’d be wrong to come to that conclusion. The dentist was just a check up and a clean bill of health was provided, the shoes were on my list to replace anyway and the rain and puddles simply meant that there would be reflections and umbrellas to add to the street scene.
I was trying to get a sufficiently slow shutter speed to get blurred motion, but not excessive. I also felt that black and white worked best for most of these scenes, with too many colours in the damp weather proving a distraction.
So here are the images from my damp hours in Cork City this morning (click on an image to enlarge):
For many of these shots I have to say I prefer using the backs of people rather than their faces; by giving less one almost seems to add more to the image. Undertaking these images on St. Patrick’s Street has also made me take in the facades of the buildings above shop level.
Be interesting to know what you think of the B&W vs Colour debate for these images; the two images on the right being identical with one being converted to B&W.
Meticulous Mick 
I am torn between black and white and colour! Each have their merits. What’s really fun is when you have the illusion of black and white but there is one item with a pop of colour, which definitely can happen on a dark and dreary day.
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Sometimes it is really difficult to decide I have to admit. Good to see you back Dale, MM 🍀
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When I said fool I meant foil…
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I got that, no problem, 👍
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I love the gleaming pavements. I like the colour too as it’s restrained and is a good fool for the mainly monchrome images.
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Thank you Anne, MM 🍀
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Awesome photos! Even the colored one looks like it just has splashes of color which I personally love.
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Once more I have to thank you for such generous comments, MM 🍀
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Nice ones. You inspire me! But maybe I’m alone in liking the one with the green umbrella?
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Some have stated they prefer the colour ones, so no, not alone.
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😀
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Personally, rainy weathers are my favorite. Colored pictures are my favorite, rain washes the pavements and walls, it helps reflecting the beauty of the city especially if it’s an old historical city.
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Thanks for the viewpoint, I appreciate it. MM 👍
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I like your attitude Mick, and those broad sidewalks are delightful, I wish American designers gave more thought to that. And I’ll present a minority opinion favoring color. Whenever I look at black and white images, especially old ones, I always try to envision how that particular slice of time and place really looked to human eyes.
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Thank you for the feedback Frank, appreciated. ☔️
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Strange, but I had no preference for either B&W or colour. I thought I would.
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The ones I left colour, the colours were more muted and less distracting, which I think helps. 🍀
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People “catch” in black’n white are often more fascinating than full colored… 🙂
Very well captured… 🙂
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Thank you Le Drake Noir, appreciated. The rain actually helped make it more interesting, albeit quieter. 🍀
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A worthwhile trip to the dentist MM. Always prefer b&w for street scenes, much more dramatic. Maybe its how we remember things too – to much detail for the brain to process without adding colour as well – of course, that could just be my brain 🙂
Always nice to see Cork, very fond of it.
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Me too on the black and white but always like to experiment a bit too……look forward to welcoming you fro Cork 🍀
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I like the B/W ones better, and also seeing the backs of people hurrying about their business.
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Cheers Joan, the proof that I was pout there in the rain….Agree with your comments wholeheartedly. 🍀
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