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Father of the Bride
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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Ohio
Date: Jul 10, 2009
Aperture: F/1.4
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/3200 sec.
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2010


[Jan. 23rd, 2010 10:18:58 AM]

I found the morning of our friends’ daughters wedding that I was going to be the photographer. I had the camera and a few lenses, but no flash. After the wedding, we went out to a covered bridge for some photos. Most of the pictures were low light, so I used the only good lens I had with me (50mm F1.4). We did some funny shots of dad carrying his daughter and handing her off to the groom. That part was planned. What wasn’t planned was for them to start kissing. I took some candid shots of this and then dad just couldn’t resist getting in on the action. As I saw him moving into the sceen I started moving back and refocusing. This was the best of the lot.

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Views since voting: 763
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01/28/2010 04:26:07 PM
funny!! original.
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01/28/2010 12:08:28 PM
It doesn't even look posed, but if it was, it couldn't have been better.
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01/28/2010 05:01:47 AM
Cool shot !! would have liked the father to have filled a slightly larger portion of the frame. The bride's gown is a little overblown other than that I love this shot, 7
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01/28/2010 12:11:15 AM
Dad's expression is great!
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01/27/2010 09:56:28 PM
Maybe just the slightest bit cheesy?......6
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01/27/2010 04:57:58 PM
LOL! LOL!
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01/27/2010 12:19:20 PM
funny shot - but shouldn't he be crying from the bills he has to pay?
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01/27/2010 05:08:55 AM
the focus is just a tad soft in the father but a great image all the same
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01/26/2010 06:50:41 PM
Very humorous. A little soft but nice shot.
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01/26/2010 03:11:22 PM
what a great candid shot!!! big smooch on left and a big smile on the right. Im almost inclined to get the feeling father is glad to have the financial burden of carrying the daughter now off him...lol Good shot
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01/26/2010 02:30:46 PM
hahaha - best wedding picture, ever!
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01/26/2010 04:57:41 AM
This is a fun picture.
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01/25/2010 02:46:08 PM
did he just jump in there during the kiss right as you took the pic?
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01/24/2010 09:37:17 PM
LOL - it's that expression of the father's face and the thumbs up that truly makes this shot!:-) But wouldn't he be unhappy about giving his daughter away...hmmm, he is gaining a son and mayhap someone to finally hang out with on Superbowl Sunday *chuckle* Definitely a wedding shot that I have not seen before:-) I do have one critique and that is the focus on the subject seems soft and not sharp - perhaps some unsharp mask will get the sharpness back or resizing the original large file down in three stops (sharpening each step) to better preserve the sharpness (doing so to a large file in one stop will loose some image sharpness and detail)
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01/24/2010 08:02:26 PM
more like "empty pockets"...great picture...nice and clear
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01/24/2010 07:27:07 PM
LOL Funny, I'll be 98% feel that way. Very wonderful shot.
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01/24/2010 06:37:10 PM
great, fun shot...seems a little tightly cropped 6
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01/24/2010 09:38:54 AM
This is great. Thanks for the laugh!!
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01/24/2010 04:57:59 AM
funny and entertaining - the black BG really adds to it
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01/24/2010 04:48:05 AM
Haha funny and a little strange
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01/24/2010 01:00:58 AM
LOL! Very fun wedding shot!
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01/23/2010 10:55:53 PM
Kinda creepy, but cute. A lot to get in horizontally, though, leaving the groom almost out of the picture already...
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01/23/2010 10:48:46 PM
Funny. Did the groom's family just offer to pay for the wedding?
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01/23/2010 09:26:24 PM
Funny!!! I love it when I open an image and have an immediate reaction - this is one of those. Super clear, good lighting, too.
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01/23/2010 09:22:56 PM
Ok, made me really chuckle! It's well shot and yet, it has a message....something that's sorely lacking in all of the eye candy shots! :)
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01/23/2010 08:51:15 AM
I doubt they even realize he is there :)
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01/23/2010 02:56:46 AM
kind of funny staged shot!
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01/22/2010 09:07:59 PM
This is pretty funny. I don't know what else to say, but it made me laugh.
To add, this is totally different than the rest in this challenge. Gotta fav it for a future laugh :)
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01/22/2010 07:08:41 PM
A fun shot well done.
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01/22/2010 05:49:13 PM
Ha!! Very funny, bet they loved this.
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01/22/2010 04:19:07 PM
I laughed out loud when I saw this - it is such a great memento for all of them!!!
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01/22/2010 03:53:54 PM
Very nicely done! It's not often we see truly unique wedding photos, but I love the story this one tells.
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01/22/2010 01:01:12 PM
An interesting and really fun image, and something very different to everything else in this challenge. Love the light and the composition......
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01/22/2010 12:20:55 PM
CUTE!!
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01/22/2010 11:51:40 AM
weeeird ;-)
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01/22/2010 09:54:20 AM
Is that Rahm Emanuel?? haha. You captured such great energy here. Can't say anything negative about this.
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