A real fairytale.
Out of all the images taken at yesterday’s royal wedding (and there was a LOT), one in particular is standing out from the crowd due to its angle and utter simplicity but also how it captures The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in that moment of pure bliss and happiness.
The image, which was taken by Yui Mok for the Press Association was instantly a hit all around the world and we are obsessed with it.
I don’t know who took this picture, but it’s exquisite ?? #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/yR60JWCdd1
— . . d r e . . (@LostNRealityTV) May 19, 2018
Explaining to a twitter user @LostNRealityTV, Yui explained how he captured the image and it wasn’t easy.
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://t.co/hkzViNhSbb
— Yui Mok (@YuiMok) May 19, 2018
He explained no drones were allowed.
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.
— Yui Mok (@YuiMok) May 20, 2018
And he also explained that he had only one second to snap the image and it wasn’t easy.
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!
— Yui Mok (@YuiMok) May 20, 2018
We must admit, we love it!
