Attended this years Pride Parade, there were alot of people, AFAIK this is one of
the largest revenue generating events for Toronto.
My buddy, being the lazy ass that he is, overslept, so we got there about an hour late, it was impossible to get primo photo spots so we made due by mingling in the crowd.
for those less... "open", this parade is more than just about the homosexual community, there were many floats dedicated to simply being open and diverse, and many people that came to just watch the parade also dressed up and relaxed, overall it was a very bright sunny fun filled day, i enjoyed it.
a couple of caveats, as i found out in the morning my monitor was mis calibrated, so the images are brighter/flatter than what i intended them to be.
also, when i got there, after the first 40 pictures i realized that i wont have the memory for 14 megabyte RAW's, so i switched to JPEG, the only problem is that i use B/W for my previews (easier to judge sharpness), but i forgot to put it back into colour mode when i switched it into JPEG! (silly me) So the whole series is black and white, which actualy isnt too bad since i like B/W better...
anyway the full gallery can be found here:
Zenfolio | Serge Guschin | Pride 2008!
here are some of the highlights,
my friends expression when we got out of the subway...
sheer volume of people
people finding viewing space anywhere they can:
all of the law enforcement agencies (including the army) made an appearence, they got a big round of cheers and applause,
in this picture, i have no idea why only the one male cop is in focus...
its okay to go topless on this day! I think many people "let loose" when they otherwise wouldnt have,
and then you have the unexplainable,