Looking back on 2006 (part 2)

Posted by Chris Mann on January 21 2007 Add Comments

Here we go with the second selection of photos: This is the father of the bride lighting his cigar. The wedding was in Puerto Morelos, Mexico,not Turks & Caicos. I was shooting candids at the reception and just turned around and saw the father of the bride leaning down towards the tiki torch to light his cigar. I was a long way away so had to use the long end of the 70-200. Thank goodness for the image stabilizer in that lens! I just like the light in this picture (totally from the flame of the torch) and the atmosphere of it - the father of the bride relaxing now his responsibilities are over... This couple were so into each other, it was wonderful to see. Nothing special technically about this shot, I like it just because it captures their emotions. A different time and location for this wedding - Fort George Cay, an uninhabited island, and 2pm in the afternoon - which in July is hot hot hot!! The circumstances were unique though - Fort George was a special place for the bride's mother, who passed on a couple of years ago and whose ashes were scattered on the island. So the bride wanted to be married there, and also have some moments alone before the wedding party and groom arrived. So she went on ahead with her bridesmaids (and her photographer!) and I took a series of shots of her standing ...

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