Solar Eclipse Marriage Proposal

Occurred on August 21, 2017 / Salem, Oregon, USA

Info from Licensor: "Because Salem, Oregon was the first capital city to be in the direct path of the solar eclipse, I decided I had to be there to witness this historic event. In particular, I wanted to be in my favorite place in Salem, the huge 'Eco-Earth Globe' in Riverfront Park. This is literally a larger-than-life globe, about a story high. I love being near the globe because it makes me feel a part of a 'world consciousness,' and I wanted to be there in particular during a time when world consciousness was focused on Salem, Oregon. I wanted to be there at a time when the whole country, and the whole world, was thinking of the state I live in. So, I positioned myself near the huge globe about a half hour before the eclipse was scheduled to begin. I noticed that beside me stood a couple who seemed to be rather excited, and a little nervous. We were all excited about what was going to happen, but the lady in this couple seemed to be particularly energetic and enthusiastic. I knew that because I was only using my iPhone, the quality of video or picture I would be able to get of the eclipse would not be very good. I figured I'd leave the good scientific, high-quality photos to NASA. I thought it would be more fun to get a shot of my own reaction to the eclipse, while standing in front of the Echo-Globe at Riverfront Park. So, a few seconds after this historic event happens and I see the moon slide in front of the sun and block it, I turned to my left and can't believe what I'm seeing: a marriage proposal, a man down on his knee in front of his girlfriend. I feared at first that it might be an invasion of privacy, and so my initial reaction was to not get this moment on camera. But then I just decided that it was too amazing to not film. So I filmed it, along with my reaction to what I was seeing. I was glad to know that this couple was actually happy that I filmed this moment for them. They thanked me profusely."