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40,000 people turned out on this cold-cold day to catch Barack Obama's pre-inaugural speech in Baltimore. Ex-senator Obama made his stop in Oriole City, on his way to Washington for his inauguration taking place three days later.
The enthusiastic crowd once again showed that no event is big enough to shorten the 'Oh' in the National Anthem, and the infamous bird retained his place among the honored on this historic day.
President George Bush and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley got shamelessly boo-ed but the Obama-love was not enough to be extended to fellow onlookers, as people worked to protect their spots craftily and in suprisingly cunning solidarity once they pushed and pulled to set foothold.
I suppose, despite the now institutionalized message of Mr. Obama's election campaign to the contrary, some things never change.
Barack Obama in Baltimore
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TECHNICAL NOTE: Since security, complete with metal detectors and x-ray belts was prohibitive to carrying in panoramic paraphernalia, or anything that could make for the displaying of signs of any sort (think monopod), this panorama was shot handheld.
That is, I held the naked camera above my head in portrait position and rotated around my own axis to shoot 4 images, ca. 90 degrees apart with a 10mm lens onto a full size CCD. One exposure only for each.
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