Don't Forget Your Poppy

Remembrance Day, as with everything, is a little bit different this year.  There will be no big celebrations in any cities and missing from your local grocery or retail stores are the Veterans who would sit at a table to sell their Poppies and be more than happy to share a story or two with people who were willing to listen.  Remembrance Day has always been one of my favourite days.  From the ceremonies in High School, to attending the big outdoor events in Montreal and also to having some of those chats with the Veterans who would be stationed at my Day Job.  Over the year, those Veterans began to be replaced by other volunteers, but their sacrifices will never be forgotten.  To celebrate this year, I brought a couple of forgotten poppies out from the archives.  I photographed these from my Mom's garden all the way back in 2013, but wasn't happy with the way I had edited them.  The first photograph was taken at f/4, 1/200sec, ISO 400 at 60mm and the second photograph was taken at f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 400 at 60mm.  Both were taken using a Macro lens for a little bit of added magnification.  Getting back to what I said at the beginning of this update, you probably noticed that the poppies are missing from the stores you visit this year.  If you would like to get a poppy and make a donation to support the cause, you can visit the Royal Canadian Legion website where you can find out how to buy a poppy over the internet.  It is a very worthwhile cause to support as we should never fail to remember the sacrifices made by those who made it possible to enjoy the freedom that we have today.