> Ps. Over 15 years ago, I was at a family get-together, and saw
> my uncle arriving (late, as usual) with his two sons, one on each
> arm, and his wife with an arm around one of them. I had a
> Nikon with an 85mm before me, and raced up, just as they passed
> under some trees, and exposed one frame (at f/2.8 & 1/125th, it was
> K64). Before I had sent the film in, one of the boys had fallen
> ill, it was found to be leukemia, and he died a few weeks later.
> Months passed, and there was a quavering voice on my phone...
> my uncle's voice, and he wanted to know if the picture I had
> taken of them had turned out, that he wanted a print. Luckily,
> they were all smiling, their eyes open, looking happy, and
> beautifully backlit. I even gave him the slide... He was very
> thankful.
Boy, this sort of story will break anyone down...
Very touching,
Sean
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