Wind, Salsa, and Skeleton
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 10:29PM Ha! I got your attention now. You probably wonder what do these three things have in common. Read on.
I am standing on top of Bernal Heights Park in San Francisco, second-guessing the choice of location for the engagement shoot. George, a Shih-Tzu dog next to me is trying to stand still, keeping his eyes closed. He has that "wind tunnel" expression on his face. Kind of like Falkor mid-flight. I am wondering if the leash is strong enough to pull him back if the wind picks him up. Next, my headband flies off my head and my eyes start watering. Angela and William show up, all dressed up and we debate whether to give up on this location. "Well, we are here already. Might as well take few windy shots" I say as I'm changing the lenses.
William kept resiliently grooming Angela's hair, in spite of the strong wind.
Angela and William met at a Salsa club ten years ago. They were brought to the club by their friends, and the "set up" worked. They still love dancing salsa together.
As soon as we got to the mural of La Calavera de la Catrina (a symbol of the Day of the Dead), they busted out some salsa moves. Catrina is their favorite mural in the Mission District. In fact, Angela and William paint their faces as Catrina for the Day of the Dead parade each November. Now that would be a great photo shoot!
I will end this post with a picture of George, a good furrus, who was waiting patiently until the end of the shoot.
Reader Comments (4)
These are stunning Petra. I love the first one and the last one the most!
Love the cityscape behind them and the pic of their feet. Good work!
Love them!!! The couple and pictures look great!!!
Adorable pictures, especially, I have to say, the last one...