girls, get your kleenex... - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/26/2007 05:06:26 PM · #1

...jimi's off the market

i shot this for one of the weeklies i string for. jimi wanted to surprise his girlfriend, so, when she came to his art class to meet him for lunch, he had his class read her a poem, then he got down on his knee and popped the question...

..and she said, "YES!"

it was a kodak moment, brought to you by canon ;-)

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/26/2007 05:07:05 PM · #2

jimi?

Apple iPhone 5

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

01/26/2007 05:08:36 PM · #3

How do you manage to always get the timing just right? ;-)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

01/26/2007 05:09:09 PM · #4

Originally posted by biteme:

jimi?

just somebody's knight in shining armour.

Blue Moon

Canon EOS-40D

01/26/2007 05:09:43 PM · #5

Originally posted by skiprow:

it was a kodak moment, brought to you by canon ;-)

LOL!!

...who's jimi??

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/26/2007 05:09:55 PM · #6

Originally posted by jhonan:

How do you manage to always get the timing just right? ;-)

"f/8 and be there" + practice, practice, practice, practice, practice...

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/26/2007 05:10:17 PM · #7

oh ok. I thought it was a celebrity or something like that ;)

perfect timing. I can really imagine how this moment went on. and I think that's a great thing, when you can do that with just one single photograph. great!

Message edited by author 2007-01-26 17:11:33.

blemt

Nikon D70

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon

01/26/2007 05:10:34 PM · #8

You know what, that's so cool. :) That's a once in a lifetime memory that most brides would KILL to have.

Nice job Skip!

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/26/2007 05:20:03 PM · #9

How adorable! Thanks for sharing, Skip.

fotomann_forever

01/26/2007 05:21:51 PM · #10

Yeah, thanks for raising the bar Skip :-P

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/26/2007 05:24:35 PM · #11

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Yeah, thanks for raising the bar Skip :-P

don't blame me, blame jimi ;-)

yes, it was truly a moment. everybody clapping and crying. his parents and grandparents had been hiding out in the hallway and they came in on it. gotta love those feel-good stories.

frisca

Nikon D70

01/26/2007 05:47:01 PM · #12

I am feeling weepy! I love great proposals. This one is among the best. Unconventional and really feel-good.

Apple iPhone

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon

01/26/2007 06:06:58 PM · #13

Thats SOOO sweet!! :)

Fromac

Nikon D7000

Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED

01/26/2007 06:29:02 PM · #14

Some questions to consider...

What if she decided to say no? Do guys stage these elborate proposals hoping that embarrassment will keep their "girlfriends" (she's a woman, not a girl) from declining?

Where are the photos of women proposing to men, men to men, women to women? Is romance exclusive to heterosexuals? Why do people still romanticize marriage when it so frequently ends disastrously? Is the institution more important that the individuals?

Just wondering what everyone thinks.

island_girl1

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED

01/26/2007 07:32:42 PM · #15

I think thats so cool that he enlisted the help of the kids in his art class. hopefully those kids were taking notes for future reference. :)

Shecoya

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/26/2007 07:50:42 PM · #16

aww thats sweet.. congrats to Jimi n his Sweetie. The kids are a nice touch and awesome that you were able to capture the moment for them ;)

Erm.. no kleenex for me tho... egads, the idea of marriage terrifies me ;)~ lol

LaMerry

Kodak DX7590

01/26/2007 07:55:01 PM · #17

that's tender sooo tender!

FireBird

01/26/2007 08:14:58 PM · #18

Originally posted by Fromac:

Who's got that popcorn eating smiley gif?
Can I borrow it?

colyla

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II

01/26/2007 08:37:20 PM · #19

Originally posted by Fromac:

Fromac: You can start a different post inquiring about this :)

Great catch Skip! I love that the kids were in on it...