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Elizabeth in Snow

Today is the first really snowy day of the winter in Toronto. The sky is leaden and the snow had begun falling with predictions of 10-12 cm this afternoon and overnight. Not a lot by some standards, but likely enough to make tomorrow's Monday morning rush hour an adventure.

I decided I would get an errand done before the weather got worse, so out I went. On my way to the bank I saw her daughter helping her off the curb to get into a car. I jumped into action and asked "Before you step off the curb, would you mind letting me take your photo? I'm an amateur photographer and my project is taking informal street portraits. You would make a great subject with that snow on your hat."

Both she and her daughter were taken by surprise and the daughter deferred to her mother which I thought was very respectful. Elizabeth, still surprised, said "Sure" and adjusted her hat slightly. Thank goodness it didn't disturb the snow on the brim. (Click)

I showed them both the photo and they were clearly tickled at how nice she looked on my camera display. Both declined my offer to send them a thank you copy as they were in a hurry to get somewhere..

There wasn't time to chat further but I'm very glad to have been granted this spontaneous street portrait of Elizabeth - a woman with a lovely sense of style and a beautiful smile, who isn't going to let a little thing like a snowstorm keep her indoors.

Thank you Elizabeth, for taking a minute to be photographed for my project prior to escaping the snowstorm.

This is my 390th submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.

You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Toronto / Greektown (show map)

Taken on: December 11, 2016

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Camera: Olympus E-M1, f/3.5, 1/100 sec, 25mm (=50mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.25mm F1.8
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	25mm (35mm equivalent: 50mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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