OMBRELLO – Rome streets in the rain

It’s been a rainy spring in Rome. Which is a good thing, as it makes those cobblestones really shiny. Watch out, though – rain makes them slippery, too… Monochrome street photography, a photo essay.

 

 

 

Taken from the covered part of Ponte Milvio, where i was taking shelter from a downpour.

 

 

 

Ditto.

 

 

 

Ditto (Aw man, is it ever going to stop?).

 

 

 

Praying for it to stop on a public bus.

 

 

 

Yes, it is raining and no: you can’t stay home from school…

 

 

 

What – i have to throw ANOTHER coin into the fountain? Oh, i wish you’d just press the shutter button at the right time!

 

 

 

And you thought you were the one who hated the rain… ?

 

 

 

Taken in a piazza called Campo de’ Fiori; which means “flowery meadows.” Yeah, right.

 

 

 

Fare play – one way as good as any other to kill time waiting for your next passenger.

 

 

The first three are recent, as is the very last shot. The others are from a few months ago, reprocessed.

 

The last shot in particular, provides clear evidence that one should always carry a camera, even when the last thing on one’s mind is to take photographs. You just never know exactly what wondrous unscripted opportunity may unfold for the benefit of your lens. Another thing this picture seems to support is the idea that Italians really do know how to have fun. This one taxi driver most certainly did.

 

Thanks for looking,

Alessandro Ciapanna