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To start things off, I would like to submit a deviantID. From a father I love very dearly, who passed away on March 30 2010 in an uphill battle against pancreatic cancer.

A proud Quebecer (ie French-Canadian) who left his home in his 20s to work for an international organization in Washington DC. Where he happened to meet & marry a sweet & beautiful Welsh lass who later became known as my Mother.

Someone who made it a habit to speak to his wife and son (me) in English even though he was always more comfortable speaking French.

Someone who went against the US doctors' recommendations when they said I should not try to learn an additional language like French at an early age because I had hearing problems... when in the end, I speak and write French almost just as easily as my relatives do.

Back to the point of this ID... My father (in this picture), who was working for a non-profit international organization, accumulated his share of frequent flier miles, and decided to spoil us with a trip to South Africa.

I'm not used to taking pictures of other people, much more in the habit of macros and open landscapes... but in this specific case, I turned my camera in automatic mode just because we had 5 minutes in the monkey den.

And I'd like to think the monkey's expression in this picture, with his tongue sticking out, is a sign that the spirit of my dearly beloved father continues to live in one way or another.
Image size
400x600px 291.04 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Shutter Speed
1/99 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
15 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Jun 25, 2008, 6:03:03 AM
Sensor Size
2mm
© 2010 - 2024 gerryray
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DamselStock's avatar
Absolutely adore this photo, Nick! After hearing so many wonderful stories about your father, this photo represents him well as a kind and generous man who loved life.

He was a wonderful photographer and I can see a bit of his influence in your photography; I know he would be proud of you!