Text and picture by Eki Qushay Akhwan
There have been quite a number of weather surprises here lately. August is supposed to be the height of the dry season in Bandung, but there have been a few days where rains fall unexpectedly. While they are a welcome respite from the dry spell, they are a bit surprising nonetheless.
I took this photo earlier in the month on Jalan Wastukancana, Bandung. It was sunny when I left home for the downtown. Some 30 minutes later, the rain began to fall. As I was on my motorcycle, I had to stop. And while I was waiting for the rain to stop, a couple of kids came into sight with their colorful umbrellas. They were playing in the rain. So I took out my camera and began shooting. This was one of the snapped photos.
Weather irregularity is probably a symptom of global warming. Here is what wikipedia says about it.
This is got to be my favorite rain picture of all time. I think I am throwing away my black umbrella and getting one of these.
ReplyDeleteFunny, my parents have the same umbrella :)
ReplyDeleteThere was a very similarly styled photo to this in the most recent National Geographic magazine. I love the colours.
ReplyDeleteI love the color of the umbrella against the rest of the photo. I don't know Eki..I do believe that Global Warming is a huge problem and we have had a very wet summer. I hope that we can all work on this problem together as it will affect us all...
ReplyDeletequite colourful .... very natural shot
ReplyDeleteI love that that umbrella is huge!
ReplyDeleteIt's been raining here too...then it stopped...I better start watering my plants again.
It's a prtty umbrella.
ReplyDeleteThe contrast of the colourful umbrella is amazing! I love that shot!
ReplyDeleteThe more I read the more I realize everyone is complaining about the month of August no matter what part of the planet they are from... Here it should be the peak of summer, very hot and dry, which is not the case this year... most beach days are ruined!
Excellent photo. Sometimes it's well worth it to have to make an unexpected stop along the way, yes?
ReplyDeleteI fear it's all down to global warming. The brightly coloured brolly is so uplifting though.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific splash of color!
ReplyDeleteThe colors on that umbrella are brilliant compared the "black & white" weather. Great shot.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Eki... I love the rainbow umbrella!! the rock on my blog is sandstone(flagstone). Thanks for all your comments!
ReplyDeleteHi, Eki!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit! Email me, and I will be happy to send you some information about the rain barrels in Geneva. It is a wonderful campaign we are running to promote water conservation.
This is really nice. Those sunny colours in the rain... Well done, Eki!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and colorful! Pretty Umbrella.
ReplyDeleteAnother great capture of our rainy day surprise! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI love this shot!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fantastic photo. Your best yet.
ReplyDeleteYou were indeed fortunate to catch this. That shine on the road, and the tiny touch of colour far back, the tone of the photo....well done indeed.
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