Royal wedding photographer explains the origins of his unique photo
I don't know who took this picture, but it's exquisite #RoyalWeddingpic.twitter.com/yR60JWCdd1
Thanks, glad you like the photo. It was taken by myself, and I'm a staff photographer for @PA based in the UK. I was positioned on the roof of George IV Gateway of Windsor Castle, and they passed directly beneath me during their carriage procession.https://twitter.com/LostNRealityTV/status/997855765263192075 …
I should also add a big thanks to the @PA picture desk, who crop and tidy up the raw images that we send to them directly from our cameras on big jobs like this, before they are issued to the wider world. They tend to be unsung, whilst photographers end up grabbing all the glory.
Well Done!!! What lens did you use... I was thinking it was a drone!
For that shot I used @CanonUKandIE 1Dx Mk2 camera and a 70-200mm lens. For other shots I had the @CanonProNetwork 600mm F4 (which is actually quite light for its size - just as well as I had to handhold it a lot of the time!) Drones would never have been allowed anywhere near.
Did you notice the heart-shape they formed, when you took it? Or is that coincidental?
Purely coincidental. I had less than a one-second window to take that particular shot - whilst having to focus through a metal grill I was standing over - so was happy to get anything really!
Very nicely done. I’m sure you took thousands of photos today. Rest well.
Funny you should ask that, I actually took WAY less photos than I usually do on a major job!
Well done Yui. This picture of yours seems to be on if the most popular from the day.
Thanks, I'm glad so many people like it!
Some of the best shots are those that taken a more unusual angle. Excellent photo from @YuiMok As usual, @PA photographers are second to none #royalweddinghttps://twitter.com/lostnrealitytv/status/997855765263192075 …
♫ Love and marriage, love and marriage, Go together like a horse and carriage ♫ A view of the happy couple from the top of the George IV Gateway at Windsor Castle. #PrinceHarry #MeghanMarkle #RoyalWeddingpic.twitter.com/PmSL9E9iud
I just invision you in a rig something like this ontop of the castle looking down in the reboot of #MissionImpossible pic.twitter.com/3HWeu24yd0
Difference was I managed to not spill a drop of sweat...which wouldn't have been very nice for them being directly beneath me!
Always holding hands #RoyalWeddingpic.twitter.com/bCfuirSoSg