University of Oregon Student, Candid Shot
I took this when I was a research scientist (since retired) working at Oregon Research Institute in Eugene. I was working on a problem that just refused to yield to a solution, so I took a break to clear my head and walked over to the campus with my camera.
It was a beautiful Fall day Oct. 14, 2008 - the last day of registration for the upcoming Presidential Elections and students were busy getting folks registered at the last minute.
Some of the student were milling about listing to music when I caught this woman standing in some of that beautiful Fall light. I posted it on Flickr where it was very well received. About six months later she saw her picture and contacted me. She was thrilled with the shot and gave me permission to use her name, Melissa Hoffman.
Then she disappeared until I got an email from her out of the blue 5 years later and was able to give her a package of digital images I had taken of her that day.
Eugene, Oregon
