Happy (Seventieth) Birthday to You...

            My wife requested a party for her seventieth, wanting an opportunity for her family to come together in happy celebration. When this shot was taken, the sizeable assembly was singing Happy Birthday to her as she was embraced by two of her children from her first marriage.

Alas, she got only another ten and three quarter years; but they were spent in happiness, although she deserved more.

In my lamentation I am mindful of the fact that, depending on where and when they reside, many people are denied the opportunity to live even as long as heartless nature would allow.

(I like the harmony between the bright "treble" colours and the rich "bass" hues in this shot. The lighting was a mixture of artificial, from ceiling spotlights, and natural, mainly from an overhead skylight but also from more remote windows.)

Taken on: May 20, 2012

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-ZS3, f/3.4, 1/15 sec, 4.7mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-ZS3
Aperture:	f/3.4
Exposure Time:	0.067 sec (1/15)
Focal Length:	4.7mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.2
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