Nicolas Borgsmidt

Rain

Thursday, 13. August 2009, 20:36:02

theme, Picturepoetry

Trapped at Elsinore Train Station by the rain.

It was quite a meditation to watch it go on and on

The sound was very special because most of the platforms are sheltered by metal sheet roofs!

Fragments in timeOff Track

Comments

Stardancer # 13. August 2009, 22:09

Wonderful photos, Nic.

I love rain.

Dacotah # 13. August 2009, 22:20

ricewood # 14. August 2009, 00:45

Extremely nice series

PainterWoman # 14. August 2009, 01:11

Yes, really a nice series. Especially like that second one with those black and white things. You could make an abstract/minimalist painting out of that.

It must have been very loud on the metal roofs.

gdare # 14. August 2009, 04:37

A lot of water, from above and from a billboard

nopanic # 14. August 2009, 09:22

@ Stardancer
Thankyou Star

If you love rain, you should practise raindance

@ Carol
Hi Carol. Thanks

@ Allan
Thanks Allan. You must have had your share of rain or?..

nopanic # 14. August 2009, 09:26

@ Pamela
Hehe I´m in a minimalist mood at the moment. Life is simple and beautiful, right now. I feel very content

nopanic # 14. August 2009, 09:27

@ Darko
AAhh!! You saw the water connection

Fine observation Darko

Dacotah # 14. August 2009, 11:40

Hi Nic, you are welcome.

RuneSB # 14. August 2009, 11:46

Ja, det var sgu lidt af en bye

Goe fotos

studio41 # 14. August 2009, 14:40

really like that number one for some reason... and number three... and... Nic, do you think if you got yourself a green number like the child, you would not have been "Trapped at Elsinore Train Station"? sounds like you would have chosen to stay anyway... sounds like a nice break.

nopanic # 14. August 2009, 15:46

@ Rune
Ja, meget intens, men heldigvis ikke så langvarig

Tak

@ Jill
To tell you the truth Jill. I both had an umbrella and a raincoat stashed in my back pack

But I let myself trap there. And you´re right. I needed the brake

SittingFox # 14. August 2009, 19:08

That last pic is great - love the speedy blur!

I_ArtMan # 14. August 2009, 21:21

yeah, me too... the green and the speed and the wetness... tells a whole story. i'm a rainophile myself (not in dictionary) doing a raindance right now. i can't remember when it rained last in los angeles, it was so long ago.

in washington state it rained all day long for six months and now i would give anything for just one of those days.

momable # 15. August 2009, 00:19

Lovely!
Why wasn't the train running? Just rain wouldn't stop a train, would it?

I like how you don't get flustered, just take out your camera and shoot, enjoying the sounds and sights and showing some of people's train-life that you have captured to us.

Last year it rained here straight day and night for a week and the vast majority of our town flooded!

Some buildings are still not lived in as insurance is giving people a bad time.

studio41 # 15. August 2009, 04:16

nopanic # 15. August 2009, 05:09

@ Adele
Thanks Adele. It´s such an old trick, but sometimes it works

I was happy when I saw the primary colours represented, almost after strength. Red, yellow and blue are there, almost in pure form and they make the only secondary colour: Green , live so much

nopanic # 15. August 2009, 05:19

@ Scott
Glad you like "the story" Scott. Rain has a great graphic effect. A lot of lines and a sensitive grey scale, which make even concrete look interesting and sometimes exotic

The rain is also a purifier in my country. After the rain the air is so clean. Everything smells fresh and the colours are bright

I understand if you live in a dry area you long for some rain

nopanic # 15. August 2009, 05:38

@ Elly
But the trains were running Elly..several came and went, while I was sitting there. The only thing that "trapped" me was the weather, not the trains not running

The weather rythem is perfect now. It´s clear at day and it rains heavily at night

Earlier in my life my inside has been like a volcano always bubbling magma in there of activity and restlessness but recently a wonderful calmness has taken place. I enjoy every second of it. Waiting for a train or a bus or just sitting still if i feel like it is so great. Sometime I can walk down the street and suddenly feel...there´s a picture here..somewhere. Then I stop and observe..sometimes for a very long time..and then all of a sudden: There it is *click*
The essence of it, I think, is the ability to be present, here and now, in my life. I´m not behind or ahead of myself anymore. That´s nice

Flooding has begun to be a problem in Denmark too. The various low lying sectors of my country are making costly arrangements in order to meet the problem. I´m lucky because my hometown stands on a big hill. The water always run from the top and down to the harbour. When the sewers can´t cope with the mength of water the water runs like a river down the streets. The kids love it and the grown ups are frightened

I just go out an take a picture of it

redjava # 15. August 2009, 17:06

sweet... love the atmosphere

nopanic # 15. August 2009, 17:10

Thanks Kora. I love my fellow countrymen, they are used to bad and everchanging weather. They always have a book to read or a camera to fool around with while waiting for a pause between showers

momable # 16. August 2009, 03:15

How wonderful you can observe any time and any where! Congratulations on "catching up with yourself"!!!

I understand about the water situation.

I_ArtMan # 16. August 2009, 04:46

"The essence of it, I think, is the ability to be present, here and now, in my life. I´m not behind or ahead of myself anymore. That´s nice,"

you got it nic, you finally got it. presence. here and now. that's life at its best. awareness of 'me here... now', not dreaming about the past or dreaming about the future.

well said.

nopanic # 16. August 2009, 08:31

@ Elly