Timing is everything. When photographer Don Leach...

Timing is everything.

When photographer Don Leach was assigned to cover the story on the

French exchange students leaving Newport Beach on Friday, it was to

be a portrait-type photo sometime in the morning. But with the

morning swamped with assignments, we rescheduled it for the last

moment possible, just before they headed to Los Angeles International

Airport.

So, when Don arrived, everyone was saying goodbye and bidding

farewell.

With emotions running high, there were picture opportunities

everywhere. The timing was perfect.

If you’re doing a story on them leaving, what better photo is

there than of this moment to sum it all up.

Sometimes the simplest ideas provide the best photos.

-- Sean Hiller