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  • Glistening Honk Kong in the Rain

    Another gallery sent to me today, absolutely stunning photos shot in the rain in Hong Kong!
    These strike me a being incredibly cinematic...



    As the rest of us run for cover in rainy or snowy weather, French photographer Christophe Jacrot deliberately goes out in the storm. “I see these elements as a fabulous ground for photography," he says, "an under-used visual universe with a strong evocative power, and with a richness of subtle lights. This universe escapes most of us, since we are too occupied getting undercover. Man becomes a ghostly silhouette wandering and obeying the hazards of rain or of snow.”
    Many of the images in his series

    Hong Kong in the Rain have a lovely painterly quality to them. He distorts and glamorizes the world by finding beauty in the reflections off of a rain-soaked street, the ripples of a puddle, or drops of water through a window. Each stormy photograph has a glistening perfection as Jacrot romanticizes these fleeting moments that are otherwise looked upon as dark and gloomy.
    Glistening Hong Kong in the Rain - My Modern Metropolis
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    Comments 8 Comments
    1. Brian Moore's Avatar
      Stunning shots!
    1. Paul Lange's Avatar
      Maybe we should organise a RPF rainy day get together! That could be an interesting day followed by an drying out evening in a nice warm pub!
    1. Davie Hudson's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Paul Lange View Post
      Maybe we should organise a RPF rainy day get together! That could be an interesting day followed by an drying out evening in a nice warm pub!
      any weekend in the Scottish Highlands would suit lolol
    1. Pete Askew's Avatar
      What a fabulous find Hamish. I can see why you chose the one you did for the link - super shot. And I think you're right, they are very cinematic in look aren't they.
    1. Chris Dodkin's Avatar
      Beautiful urban images
    1. Hamish Gill's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Pete Askew View Post
      What a fabulous find Hamish. I can see why you chose the one you did for the link - super shot. And I think you're right, they are very cinematic in look aren't they.
      I showed Hannah the link last night, she picked out this one as being her favorite too... One of the simplest but most effective!

      I have a roll of film in a camera somewherewiyh half of it used on a trip into town in the rain... I can't imagine they are a patch on these but I'm sure I got 1 nice one of some people with umbrellas walking past a bin... Problem is, I can't remember which camera its in :/
    1. Chris Dodkin's Avatar
      What strikes me, when you look at the images which were shot in low light, yet had high shutter speeds to freeze the raindrops - they simply couldn't have been taken with this image quality a few years ago.

      The advance of digital imaging, and particularly low light photography, have made this set of images technically possible.

      The rest is then the artistry of the photographer.
    1. Darren Bradley's Avatar
      Very much a Wang Kar Wai vibe here.

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