Trudeaumania

[RBSinTo]

During his two terms in office (April 1968-June 1979 and March 1980-June 1984) as Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau became the darling of the media and a Canadian phenomenon known as "Trudeaumania" came into being.
In 2015, Justin won the Federal election and became the first son of a former PM to also hold the office.
Once again Trudeaumania has swept the country and he has become a Pop icon.
This June he attended Gay Pride here in Toronto and shooting with my camera above my head, I got some shots of him as he waded into the crowds.
To show the size and scope of the crowd, I used a wide lens.
In this photo, he is the man in the white shirt underneath the black light fixture on the left hand pillar.


Justin Trudeau became the first Canadian head of government to attend Gay Pride. As soon as he got out of his car, a roar went up from the crowd and he immediately walked to the edge of the barriers to high-five and shake hands with members of the crowd.
The two rather large, unsmiling gentlemen to either side and slightly behind the PM are members of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Security Detail, assigned to guard him.
Needless to say, their facial expressions indicated their state of mind as the PM and the crowd engaged in a lovefest.


both photos:
Motorized Nikon FG
Nikkor 24 f2 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
f16 @ 1/125th

[selig1656]

nice journalism

[RBSinTo]

Raymond,
Thanks for commenting.
Robert

[madcrow]

Good story, you did well to get any kind of shot in a crowd like that. Controlled mayhem.

[RBSinTo]

Maurice,
Thank you for commenting.
The first shot was taken using extremely wide depth of field (f16) and the lens set to hyperfocus, so virtually everything was in focus (remember I only use manual focus lenses), and I just held the camera above my head with arms extended, and when the moment seemed right, took the shot. I've used this technique many times, and usually get a decent picture.
Besides, the first shot doesn't stand on it's own, but really only gives the story some context. Without the second, unless you are intimately familiar with the event, it really has no great significance.
Robert

[Cantab]

Robert, I enjoyed the images. One minor correction, Trudeau is our head of government but is not head of state.

[RBSinTo]

Robert, I enjoyed the images. One minor correction, Trudeau is our head of government but is not head of state.

Bruce,
Oooops. My bad.
40 lashes with the wet noodle for my gaffe.
I emended the text.
Glad you liked the photos.
Robert