Did you photograph the inauguration?

[Tuolumne]

I wasn't there but I shot it on TV. Why not - I frequently shoot photos of the TV. There were some great photo ops. I will post shots later. Of course, it was all digital - Lumix G1.

Did you notice how photography has changed public events? Did you see Vice-President Biden taking some digital snaps for one of the Obama children and then giving her back the camera? This was during the closing invocation, if I remember correcrtly. My how the times have changed.

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[benkelley]

I actually got a tv shot of one of the daughters taking a pic herself... pretty great.

 

[dof]

I shot my best friend watching it on NYTimes.com. Does that count as participating in democracy? <g>

 

[MartinP]

As I am currently in Holland, I estimated the 90mm Rokkor on the M3 wouldn't be long enough.

Good luck to you people on the other side of the pond 🙂

 

[wallace]

90mm is a very good focal length for tv shots, even in Holland ;-)

Thomas

 

[Gumby]

I couldn't decide between the chrome or black camera... and missed the whole thing. Oh well...

 

[MartinP]

90mm is a very good focal length for tv shots, even in Holland ;-)

Indeed it would be - but I was at work all day and in any case I have no television connection ! (I'm the only person I know who doesn't watch tv....).

 

[Tuolumne]

Indeed it would be - but I was at work all day and in any case I have no television connection ! (I'm the only person I know who doesn't watch tv....).

CNN.com carried it live and is still carrying it on their web site.

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[dseelig]

I shot an out door crowd in Harlem

I shot an out door crowd in Harlem

Lots of nice energy there.

 

[Tuolumne]

Lots of nice energy there.

From Idaho? 😀

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[stnolan]

I shot a few rolls of color down there and it was an awesome spectacle. I was near the Washington Monument at first but then moved to see the jumbotron near the WWII memorial. It was pretty amazing seeing that many people so happy. Hopefully I got some good shots. Saw two other Leicaphiles at the event.

 

[Graham Line]

Photographed Nixon's in '73. Have a couple prints around somewhere.

 

[AusDLK]

Yes... off the TV with a coffee shop crowded glued to the tube.

 

[35mmdelux]

off internet monitor in the conference room. No one flinched as I ripped a few with my MP. It is what it is. HC-B demonstrated you dont have to be there to capture the moment.

Yes we can!

 

[pachuco]

1st Graders watching the Inauguration - Portland, OR

1st Graders watching the Inauguration - Portland, OR

 

[Tuolumne]

This struck me as just so strange and surprising. It's definitely an historic inauguration in more ways than one. Why did we never see leaders of our country fiddling with film cameras at historic events? Yet here the second in command of the US is seen fiddling with the president's daughter's digital camera at the conclusion of the inauguration!



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[Gabriel M.A.]

I wasn't there but I shot it on TV.

Ditto; I used my Polaroid SX-70 Sonar (and 600 film):

 

[icebear]

No, although I had my bag packed, film loaded and longjohns ready, I decided to switch off the alarm clock at 3am yesterday morning and turned around.
No 4-5hrs drive in the wee hours for me.
After seeing that thousands of pedestrians have got stuck in a tunnel for hours and finally had to turn back for whatever security concerns, I'm sure it was the right decision. History happened w/o me taking some pics live. But we saw it flocking around the TV's in our company lobby at noon. Pretty amazing moments! Definately unsual for people to applaud during a TV event - other than sports crowds...

 

[furcafe]

I actually made it through the security checkpoints & got down to Penn. Ave. @ around 8:30am, but soon realized that I did not have the fortitude to wait around for another 6 hours to watch the parade. A friend & I decided to go uptown & start celebrating instead. I believe I made the right decision.

 

[KM-25]

I shot in DC from 2 PM Monday until 5 PM Tuesday before I got any sleep. I was one of the first 100 people at the front of the non-ticketed viewing area on the National Mall at around 2 AM. Before that, I took photographs of and helped the guys line the parade route with the barrier fencing to get through the night.

All I had with me was a M3, M6TTL, 15 CV, 28 Summicron, 35 Lux and 50 Lux, 45 rolls of Kodachrome, SF-20 flash and a Domke vest.

My film made it safely to the lab today, I can't wait to get it back.

I made the trek from Colorado...