Waiting for his date

Posted by
Harry (Apex, NC, United States) on 13 January 2025 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

He has a bunch of red roses, so he is out to impress. Since he is on his phone, I hope she is not standing him up. There is a plastic bin of fruit balanced on the newel post, but I have no idea whether it is his or left by some earlier passerby.

NIKON Z 6_2 1/180 second F/11.0 ISO 200 200 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Marie from Parc régional naturel de Chartreuse, France

Maybe a date to give his girlfriend that bouquet of roses.... you can imagine.
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13 Jan 2025 5:26am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

He does not seem very happy

13 Jan 2025 5:35am

PascalXLD from Lorient, France

Il a pensé aux fleurs ;)
Bonne journée

13 Jan 2025 7:22am

Daniel from Perpignan, France

Superbe composition !!!!!

13 Jan 2025 7:40am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

He does not seem very happy

13 Jan 2025 8:40am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Very romantic, but poor guy....

13 Jan 2025 9:06am

Yves from Allier, France

Dites-le avec des fleurs !

13 Jan 2025 10:02am

Anita from West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States

Makes me smile.

13 Jan 2025 11:17am

Marjolein from Voorne aan Zee, Netherlands

Certainly an image with a story ;-0

13 Jan 2025 12:04pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

What a story you have captured! I do hope his date shows up soon!

13 Jan 2025 1:10pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

A great candid capture as he is squeezed between ornate wrought iron railings! The flowers add a nice punch of color here.

13 Jan 2025 2:51pm

@Steven: just another guy on his phone without the flowers - thanks for your visit and comment

Mhelene from Région parisienne, France

Superb composition and great story to imagine ...!

13 Jan 2025 4:30pm

Alan Creation© from Saint Nazaire. Pays de la Loire., France

Son rendez-vous est peut-être en retard, le pauvre.

13 Jan 2025 4:57pm

Calusarus from Valence, France

A story uin a single shot. Very nice.

13 Jan 2025 5:06pm

yo from Entre Seine et Loire, France

Si l'attente est trop longue, les fleurs vont faner ...

13 Jan 2025 5:15pm

Jean-Luc.M from Nancy et ailleurs, France

I hope she comes before the flowers fade!
Great street capture!

13 Jan 2025 5:26pm

Roger Dekert from Vauréal, France

A nice story.
I hope she came.
If not, let him keep the roses for himself, it will console him.

13 Jan 2025 5:35pm

Roger Dekert from Vauréal, France

I didn't see it at first.
I see that at your place too, the poles are used as advertising supports.
In the background.

Like here:
https://rogerdekert.aminus3.com/tag/poteau/

13 Jan 2025 5:37pm

@Roger Dekert: this comments puzzles me

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

maybe he is checking the reservation one last time before the date :)
a good narrative photo that invites us to make a story

13 Jan 2025 6:09pm

Remus from Portugal

Therefore, we will not know the end of the story.
:-)
A truly "stolen" moment.

13 Jan 2025 9:16pm

@Remus: it's beauty is that the end of the story is as you imagine it

Ron from Fraser Valley, Canada

Looks like a great mystery photo. All it takes is some imagination to wonder what his situation is about.

13 Jan 2025 11:01pm

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

This is a wonderful scene. I hope that she shows up. I wish we knew how the story ended.

14 Jan 2025 4:05am

@Elaine Hancock: the beauty of a photo like this is that the story ends as you imagine it

jeanmadis from Chonburi, Thailand

I hope she will come to taste the perfume of these beautiful flowers...

15 Jan 2025 3:31am