I’ve been photographing the Remembrance Day Ceremony for Toronto Hydro for many years now. They are one of many companies that lay a wreath at the epitaph at Old City Hall.
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT2117-1024x683.jpg)
It’s an incredibly humbling experience. As the years go on, photographing this ceremony, it’s sad to see the section reserved for veterans growing smaller every year.
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5126-683x1024.jpg)
This was the 2019 ceremony, and it snowed. It added a kind of beauty to the service. When I’ve photographed these in the past, it’s been bright sunny days but very cold, when I say cold, I mean I can’t feel my fingers kind of cold.
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5161-1024x683.jpg)
It makes photographing this event difficult, but standing near the veterans and everything they sacrificed, I learn to suck-it-up real quick!
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5245-683x1024.jpg)
When I photograph this event, I use two camera bodies (Nikon D500)
The reason for that is so that I don’t have to keep changing lenses. I usually keep a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 on one body.
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5250-1024x683.jpg)
The zoom on this lens is great for getting right into the subject without being right up and distracting from the event.
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5097-1024x683.jpg)
On the other camera body, I’ll switch between the Nikon 50mm f1.4, Nikon 24-70mm f2.8, and my favourite for this event is the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8. It just has a tremendous wide-angle that I feel it’s the best way to tell the storey.
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT1949-1-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT1956-683x1024.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT1969-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT2065-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT1978-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT2010-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT2014-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5226-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5253-683x1024.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5264-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5342-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5453-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5391-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2MT5450-683x1024.jpg)
![](https://www.michaeltphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1MT2088-1024x683.jpg)
Recent Comments