All fenced in

Sent via Twitter from @Neuarmy

Method acting

To our knowledge, we've never heard of a director sending their actors out into a rainstorm, but if they're ever looking to spark authentic anger and frustration, we might have a suggestion.

Another sent by Cath in Manhattan

X marks

Chayoungs lucky spotting spot

The Poseidon backstory

Ever wondered why
Poseidon seems so rage-y?
Trident, sans fabric.

Snapped in Philadelphia by our traveling friend Carla

Freedom

Awesome!

Auditions

For superhero practice have been cancelled due to no one taking them seriously. No, a trash can brandishing a shield does NOT count. That is not a power. Please do not come again.

Ok, wow, so Cath emailed us 30+ photos. Someone's been hoarding!

One eyed, one horned

This purple people soaker was spotted in Manhattan by Chayoung

Picnic in the park

Found this lonely soldier by Philadelphia's Rodin Museum

Snap, crackle, drop

A great one sent in from Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood by 1st timer, Rob!

Primary

Spotted at Philadelphia's Convention Center construction site.

Palpable

Spotted this duo on our favorite stretch of Spring Garden

Perishable

A second from reader Jen in beautiful Buenos Aires

On the waterfront

Could'a been a contenda
But clearly wasn't.

Another snapped by Andrea in Hoboken.

Supersize Reese's Peanut Butter Cup cup

Or we've been watching too much Project Runway. Food challenge!

6/6 from Courtney - stellar shooting, lady!

Driver's ed

As in editing.
Weardrobe.

Karen spotted this on the West Side Highway.

The story of Stanley

Once upon a time
Stanley was just that. This is
How I became... flat.


4/6 from Courtney

Flora fail-a

3/6 from Courtney

Technically correct, still not helpful

Big Belly indeed
Small mouth, the problem.
Call me Jonah (Don't!)

2nd from Jen in Philadelphia

Free shipping

It's unpossible
To just box up our past and
Pretend we never.


2/6 from Courtney

Sparkler

We think Courtney found Philadelphia's wind tunnel. 1/6

Practice, practice, practice

Karen snapped our busker at the Columbus Circle stop after New York's Friday downpour

Solar energy vs. a cloud's full bladder

No one wins.

1st from Jen.

2nd from Whitney!

But I brought you a flower

And yet a third perspective, this from photog, Jen!


Pretty please don't reveal that you three are roommates.

Stalagmite

Another spotted by Rachel after Philadelphia's Friday storms. You're on a roll lady!

It's like rain, on your wedding day

Ironic: That's not
Actually it. More like:
Have brella, clear sky.

Spotted on 12th and Locust in Philadelphia, by Adam

Re-shoot

And for the 2nd time in BOS history, two umbrellarazzi sent in pictures (this time 3 days apart) of the same subject.

We love you eagle-eyes - thanks for shooting this one Whitney!

Plunk

1st-timer Meg sends this to us from Philadelphia. Quite a bit of inventory after the storm here.

Houston, we have a problem

Q spotted another after Philadelphia's deluge.

Moving forward

Sent in by Moira during Maryland's torrential Friday storms

Family reunion

Philadelphia is still cleaning up after Friday's storm. Rachel sent this to us on her way to the Phillies game.

Nature calls

A second sent by our budding photographer Q in Philadelphia

Clowns to the left of me

Sent by Whitney during Philadelphia's torrential Friday storm

Breezy

Watch me flip up, like
A bad toupee, or rag top
Where's sense of humor.

D.O.A.

Wait, wait, no toe tag!
Only broken arm! (or rib)
No heartbeat, no save?

Spotted by Joe in Philadelphia

El paraguas

Beautiful humans
Everywhere. I have been dumped
Soy un perdedor.


Our first South American submission comes from Jennifer on Marcelo T. Alvear in between Riobamba y Avenida Callao. Hace fresco!*


*Apologies; we opted for French classes. Does this even make sense?

Hoboken street art

We agree with any anonymous artist who believes a great storm is nothing to get salty about.

Sent in by super spotter Andrea!

Out of service

Bella Foxx snapped this poor soul outside a Chase bank in Long Island City, Queens

Lurker

Whitney found this one for us in a New Jersey office lobby.

Creature of the night

We can't do any better than bumbershooter Adam's description of this one as a bat. And that's that.

Spotted on 4th and Pine, Philadelphia.

Repose

This reminds us of our many experiences at Catholic funerals where the grieving, searching for something to say, often to resort to commenting on the state of the deceased.

He looks wonderful
She looks exactly the same.

Whereafter both parties will stare off silently, picturing a faceless stranger spending intimate time and space with their loved one.

(Stick to the haikus?)


Sent in by Q, a Philadelphia high-school student who wishes to be a photographer when she grows up. A great start, we say!

Cash for splashers

Poor coverage? Who cares!
'Nother storm's coming
Customers pour in.

First-time submitter Chad (who attended our First Person Arts Salon!) snapped this carnage on 3rd & Callowhill in Philadelphia.

Drive-by drop-off

Spotted by Karen on the corner of Bergen and Bedford in Brooklyn.