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Six Years Together, Over 100 Years Cumulative With First Spouses!
Six Years Together, Over 100 Years Cumulative With First Spouses!
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Challenge: Love III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Friend's House, Bellvue, Georgia
Date: Dec 19, 2009
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Family, Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Dec 22, 2009

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This couple completely fascinated me!

The older gentleman was legally-blind, about 86 years of age, and had been married to his first wife for approximately 60 years, until she died.

The lady was married to her first husband about 44 years until he died.

They have been married to each other for six years the man said. (I just met them at the Christmas party hosted by a mutual friend, and I just couldn't stop talking to the man especially because at 86 years of age, he was still so full of life that I left the conversation exceedingly encouraged.)

Regrettably, I don't expect this image to rate very highly since the lighting is so flat (due to necessary flash in low-light setting,) and I can't correct that fact do to the limitations of the Basic Edit challenge, but the story behind the image is so phenomenal that I couldn't NOT share it with you.

I do hope that the Back-Story heightens your appreciation of this truly amazing (at least for me) image. :) Enjoy! :)

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Place: 60 out of 72
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Sony DSC-RX1
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/04/2010 01:22:28 AM
Touching, not much for a photo though...

Message edited by author 2010-01-04 01:23:20.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 12/31/2009 02:59:22 PM
Nice story. The 1 was from me, not so much for the photo, the background sucks, but for what I could see in their faces.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 12/23/2009 11:12:13 AM
A great capture of a couple who have weathered the years together. Obvious love is portrayed here. I would suggest you kick this up a notch by moving the subjects to a more condusive setting for portraits rather than leaving them on the couch. Try near a window or something. The busy background kind of detracts
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/23/2009 12:14:25 AM
a little too "snap shotty" would love to see this couple under better lighting conditions...
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