So I got to shoot the Mercury transit event on Parliament Hill. A few MP's showed up along with Canada Astronaut/Politician Marc Garneau. I don't usually photograph people, let alone Liberal members of Parliament but photography has no sides in politics. I spent about an hour and a half on Parliament hill spending the time photographing the event and the people. The event was put on by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Ottawa chapter) and the federal government. About 28 telescopes and 32 volunteers showed up for the event.
Several media outlets like the CBC, CTV News along with one or two radio stations showed up to document the event along with several photographers such as myself. The good thing about lugging around a Canon EOS 6D and a Canon EF 70-200MM L series lens makes you look really professional. I could get up really close to the speakers and get an unobstructed view to photograph the speakers.
After getting home from work, I uploaded all photography into Lightroom CC and finished editing fairly quickly. I've uploaded a few of the best shots to Shutterstock, Bigstockphoto, 500px, 123RF and my website.
Hoping to have most, if not all shots accepted on the various websites. Check back soon!
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