Photo of the Day ~ People & Street Category ~ August 01, 2011

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frosty kiss
by Bill Vickers (whvick)

Camera:

Canon EOS 50-D

Location:

Somewhere in...

United States of America

Photographer Notes:

What is cool about this picture is not just the positioning behind the frosted glass panels, but we were in a hospital, where the wedding was done in the chapel, as the mom is in hospice. As we walked around taking these staged shots, a little girl in a wheel chair with a half shaved head from surgery, was excited to see the "beautiful bride". We started walking away, but the bride turned back and getting down on the child's level gave her bouquet to her. I had big tears in my eyes as I grabbed a snapshot of that, but did not try to get a release for use of that shot from the child's family. Sometimes you are just there when you see good people doing good things.

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Linn Smith commented on August 01, 2011 10:12:

What a beautiful story and amazing wedding photo! Thank you for telling about the kind bride giving her bouquet to the sick child, a heartwarming and emotional moment! Congratulations on your win today!

Patrice Cigallio Wesa commented on August 01, 2011 10:19:

What a heartwarming, touching story, Bill, & a clever, beautiful wedding photo as well...congrats!

Barbara Socor commented on August 01, 2011 12:09:

The image itself is magical...the story that informs it also enriches it....Extraordinary all around Bill....

Bill Vickers commented on August 01, 2011 12:55:

Thanks guys. I do need to give credit to the sister for pointing us to the frosted glass partitions. A really good idea. If I were doing it today I would tell the bride to do the little leg kick on the kiss like in the movies... :o)

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