Extra hours at work and a fractured wrist at the beginning of August put a bit of a kabosh on my photography this summer. Or at least a crimp. What photography done was done with one hand and with the Canon G15 point & shoot.
Except for Pride.
Capturing the action with my point & shoot was going to be frustrating, so I had to go with the DSLR. Still, with a cast on my left arm, shooting with my usual 18-135mm lens was going to be problematic. So it had to be a prime lens... and only one. I decided to go with the 50mm and crop what I had to. Interestingly, I didn't have to crop much.
This year's Pride had more banks, more politicians, the usual church groups, and... Star Wars Storm-troopers, Jawas, and sand people. Oh, and lots of dogs! I actually got pup-kissed (nose to nose) by a young husky when I knelt down to take her photo.
This year I initially positioned myself at the beginning of the parade, behind the Glenbow Museum. Great for crowd shots, but unfortunately I kept getting caught in the crush of people diving to get swag. And there was a lot of swag. Once the parade had past, I ran ahead to get more shots.
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| The gorgeous background is the south wall of the Glenbow Museum. Best photography rule ever: Turn around! |
While racing to get to Shaw Millennium Park for the festival I happened upon some people I know from work.
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| Emily & Luke |
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| Tammy |
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