In 1967 the Queen visited Ottawa for Canada’s centennial celebrations. I went down to the area where her car was said to pass on the way to parliament hill, and got in place to get a good shot.
I waited until the car was perfectly framed, and took the one shot that I had time for. My camera was manual and by the time I advanced the film for another shot the car had moved too far.
Being that this was way before digital photography, I had to wait a few days to get my film processed … And was devastated to find that someone in the crowd had waved just as I took the shot, and ruined what could have been a great photo!
At least I have the memory of being there, and the queen is visible even if Prince Phillip has no face 😂
The photo is also a somewhat sad commentary on a changing world… Note the lack of any major security, and the Queen and Prince standing in an open convertible!
Below my failed shot is a photo I found online that shows them probably an hour later in the parliament building.
