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Re: [OM] Pres. Obama at the Univ of Iowa -- on-topic gear

Subject: Re: [OM] Pres. Obama at the Univ of Iowa -- on-topic gear
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:50:10 -0400
I saw a recent clip of President Obama addressing troops in Afghanistan. 
  Every single soldier was holding up his/her smart phone/camera with 
lit LCD on the back.

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On 4/26/2012 1:20 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>> From a pure image standpoint, I like the kid raised above the
>>> fray. Also note the new dynamic of people surrounding POTUS, but
>>> instead of looking at him, they're looking at their LCD screens.
>>> Interesting. Good job.
>
> Thanks Bob.  The pep band played all kinds of stuff -- in fact, it
> was really helpful at getting us through the ordeal.  But no "Hail to
> the Chief."  Obama must have nixed that.
>
> The people in the back of the podium had special tickets.  Two
> handlers moved people around to make sure faces were not hidden,
> etc.
>
> Yeah you had to wonder how many iPhones were lit up, especially right
> at the beginning.  Once people got their shots, they mostly settled
> down to listen.  I had no inclination to trade my camera for an
> iPhone for the job, but my camera got pretty warm shooting in LV mode
> for so long, and some of those captures got kind of noisy.
>
> Joel W.
>

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