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11-OCT-2008

Dog fancier, Freedom, Wyoming, 2008

We visited Freedom, a semi-ghost town, in the middle of a snow squall. While our group of photographers was shooting there, a local driving a red pick up truck stopped at its only functioning building to pick up her mail. She had two of her dogs with her, and graciously endured an environmental portrait session in the snow. I made many images of her smiling at the camera as the snowflakes swirled about her. But the portrait that said the most turned out to be this one – the moment she takes her eyes away from the camera and looks instead at the dogs she cherishes. The dogs are not looking at the camera either.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/250s f/4.5 at 16.8mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time11-Oct-2008 13:49:30
MakeLeica
ModelV-LUX 1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length16.8 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis22-Oct-2008 02:16
The context helps, Rosemarie -- her relaxed pleasure is all the more meaningful now that you have given this to us.
sunlightpix22-Oct-2008 00:41
Before making her portrait, I took some time to get to know this lady and she confided that she was newly divorced and was very happy with her freedom. Free in Freedom!
Phil Douglis19-Oct-2008 18:53
Thanks, Carol -- I am not sure how this woman feels about those flakes. For those who live in this corner of the country, snow begins in October and can continue on into April. It becomes a way of life.
Carol E Sandgren19-Oct-2008 05:30
Snowing already, and your subject seems happy, maybe delighted at the start of the fluffy flakes. I like her expression here too, as if trying to hide her glee about the flurries. Just a hunch, mind you.
Phil Douglis18-Oct-2008 23:46
Thanks, Yves, for seeing so much of America in this image. That was my intention.
Yves Rubin18-Oct-2008 22:34
Superb slice of life you have captured here Phil! A great american portrait. BV!
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