The Couple, downtown Asheville

A rather apt title worthy of a B movie thriller considering the circumstances. While moving about the city streets, this (I’m presuming visiting) couple approached me and asked if I would take a picture of them with their smartphone. They also confessed to me that were keeping track of my movements for some 45 minutes; even coming up with some story to flesh out the background of my street prowling. Well, the lyrics of  the Simon and Garfunkel song “America” came to mind:

“She said the man in the gaberdine suit was a spy
I said be careful, his bow tie is really a camera”

But my actual response was, “And the story ended with my taking your photo!”

I was more than happy to oblige. Actually, I rather liked the image I had taken on their phone—more a street portrait than street photography. I then made a request to take a photo of them for my own record of our encounter. They quickly closed in on themselves and I took this one shot.

They never did reveal to me the plot of their contrived story, but I am considering a gaberdine suit for sometime in the future.

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