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jondillon says:

Nice shot, great impact. As an aside what do you think the average age of that crowd is?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

fkoehn says:

There were at least 200000 people. I like the message we're sending.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

scriptingnews says:

I like seeing all those American flags.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Rick and Fran Castello says:

Agreed. I loved the message in the speech that ~ "lots of Europe thinks the US is part of the problem - but we need to work together to fix this"
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

RobertGoldberg says:

yeah nice to be proud of the flag again....important voters understand our fate is tied to world perception....
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Paul Wicks says:

...has to be viewed full-size to get the full impact.

This could serve both as a campaign poster and an ad for Canon.

Oddly, I'm reminded of another politics / digital camera story.

At the height of the dot.com boom, I was in a start-up based in Annapolis (where there's an unusual number of cyber-security personnel). We had a party, to celebrate our IPO, and I was milling-about awkwardly, when I felt a presence, behind me.

There, standing alone, except for me, was Bob Dole.

Wielding what social skills I could muster, I greeted him and smoothly executed a left-handed handshake. Not knowing quite what do do or say next, I pulled my brand-new Leica digital camera out of a pocket and asked if I could take a picture. He was fascinated by this device and wanted to know more about it. Before I could stop myself, I'd mentioned that it was made in Japan for a German company.

It's hard to say what his chuckle meant. He does that. Besides being gravely wounded in the second world war, Mr. Dole had been invited to speak to us, that night, about the Second World War Veterans Memorial. Luckily a crowd had formed, and I was able to simply back away.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

billso says:

Great picture! Gives me hope for 2009.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Falk Lueke says:

I attended the crowd. Will write a blogpost on falklueke.com a little bit later, but my first impression of this picture is: maybe some think it's about the presidential candidate. But it looks a lot as it's a roadshow for all picture taking devices.... ;)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

donmc says:

Love the fact that a guy is holding up a laptop to take a picture :-)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Falk Lueke says:

and of course it is an apple macbook.. maybe he was streaming? ;)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

ajbatac says:

I ♥ the picture. Great shot!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Pro Studio Supply says:

Fabulous photo. I bet we see this everywhere tomorrow.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

ojbyrne says:

Does this look photoshopped to anyone other than me? Maybe people are really close together, but there doesn't seem to be proper perspective - the heads in the back look the same size as the ones in the front.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

ĐS†Λ says:

@ojbyrne
The narrow focal effect, that was not a wide angle lens. That's why.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Focal_length.jpg
Outstanding picture!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

scriptingnews says:

It looks like the cover of Sgt Pepper's on a massive scale.

And little Obama in front, orchestrating.

It's a superb picture, I doubt if much Photoshopping could have been done, it appeared within a couple of hours of the speech.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Tidwell says:

just awesome.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

fiatlux says:

Very impressive.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

KaroliK says:

Wonderful, amazing photo. The sheer number of cameras aimed at him is mind-boggling. LOL, I'm amazed Flickr didn't crash.

Two HUNDRED Thousand people in one place. The world watching via satellite.

Completely presidential, completely moving.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

skyvanman says:

Look at the guy with the laptop!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Sonal And Abe says:

Awesome!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

dulk says:

And Where's Waldo?
Spotted on the second row, behind the green flag?: twurl.cc/32r
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

dracnath says:

As an expat american living in London for the last 8 years, it is just so heart-warming to see another American greeted in such a manner, particularly a presidential candidate.

In some ways I feel as if I've spent the last 8 years keeping a very low profile. Not exactly embarrassed about my homeland, but aware that no one really wanted anything from us and in particular our leadership.

So it's fabulous to imagine a time when people outside of America are once again interested in and excited by what our leaders have to say.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Ole Begemann says:

It's not creative commons licensed, it's very much copyrighted.

Copyrighted by whom? By yourself? Probably not. I cannot tell whether you are actually violation copyright by posting this here, Dave, perhaps you are doing so with permission. But at the very least it's a violation of the Flickr TOS ("Don’t upload anything that isn't yours."). Does nobody have a problem with that?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Musicalgruppe says:

496 Cameras on the Photo!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

BenKimball says:

I admire the people in the crowd who don't have cameras. Except the man in the Yankees cap.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

dmetzcher says:

Amazing photo.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

BarelyFitz says:

That was an easy one, I found Waldo right away:

Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

SolYoung says:

The laptop is definitely streaming (check the full-size). Looks to be UStream based on UI.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

cle2050 says:

great photo - BUT NOT at all representative for the whole crowd, I was there, more in the back - less enthusiastic, more curious
the photo is just a snapshot of the frontrows!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

josephjaffe says:

I enjoy the "Angola" sign at the front. Also fascinating to observe all the digital cameras and cell phones. Can you count 'em all?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

trevnal says:

I've never seen so many cameras in one photo!

Musicalgruppe says 496 out of, what, 1000 people! Crazy

:o)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

metoc says:

I am a bit scared of this...
What does this express? A fully controlled media circus in which the voters are drilled animals?

I watched his speach on CNN, i liked it. But the images is what matters...
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

bill.streeter says:

Wait ... are those American flags? American flags being waived by citizens of "old Europe"? Can it be? Really? How could this happen?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

bill.streeter says:

@metoc I dunno, those (Germans) aren't really voters. And by the number of cameras in the photo held by ordinary people I don't think that you can say that this is "controlled media" by any stretch.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Bert Kommerij says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Media Me, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

:)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

Whoa... what jumps out at me is that it's a very white crowd.

almost bleached

And his speech is amazing. Must see streaming tv. Did he have no teleprompter?

Can you imagine being a McCain staffer and watching that speech... I can imagine a long sigh... and then what would you pin your hopes on?

(my Obama shots)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

tetheredto says:

A bunch of Germans at a political rally... ah, forget it.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

chuckluck6 says:

I heard that the free concert by German Reggae star Patrice and the band Reamonn before the speech, and the free beer and brat...had nothing to do with the 20,000 or so folks Der Spiegel reported showing up. Nothing at all. His campaign takes some awesome campaign shots, too, no?.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

builtbydave says:

Note the number of devices, cameras / video recording / even a laptop taking video. Interesting if anyone can spot a dictaphone or audio-only recording device.

Would also be interesting to know how many of those people share their content- flickr, facebook or other.

... the potential future is multiple in this photo!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Bert Kommerij says:

More effects here:
www.panoramanews.de/qtvr-barack-obama-in-berl in-2008-1.php
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

scriptingnews says:

I was surprised how many people of color there were, after all it's Germany, not the USA.

And I think the McC staffers know they're going to lose and are doing what they can to build their resumes for the next campaign.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

KacperPotega says:

"it's very much copyrighted. " du nazi! ;)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

bob_stepno says:

Does anyone have a link to this photo on an AP site or in a publication that gave it a full photo caption and credit line to the photographer?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Philippe Castetbon says:

Hello.
Are you in this picture ?
www.flickr.com/photos/castetbon/2713077421/
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Ole Begemann says:

bob_stepno See here: hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/7/70464c3d -1fc0-4a02-8.... "Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he arrives at the Victory Column in Berlin, Thursday, July 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)"
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

james+3 says:

It actually does look a little strange, unfocus a bit and then look at the color variations in the large size. It is kind of weird looking. I can't imagine that someone would try to photoshop this and then get away with it considering I heard it was on the WSJ front page.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Matthias Winkelmann says:

No Photoshop. It's just a tele, the effect is well known. And the part of the crowd I was in (including the Macbook) looks right. Opposite perspective is here: www.flickr.com/photos/23724393@N00/2715683337 /
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Matthias Winkelmann says:

@chuckluck: I didn't even know the band, and nobody was listening to it. A bottle of water cost 3€ (5$), beer and food even more. So please don't spread any lies.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

song.kite says:

this is like: where's walldo! or shuld I say "where's obama?"
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

inspector_fegter says:

Laptop guy is hillarious
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

NutsyFagan says:

That is an outstanding photograph!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

SweetKaran says:

Lovely pic! He is loved by white people!!!!!!!!!!! =D
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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