I thought this angle made for a striking photo from today’s inauguration of Barack Obama.  Simple but effective.  When I checked out the National Press Photographers Association site tonight I found the back story to how it was made.

dedicated visual journalist moves on, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.
Managing editor/online Damon Kiesow is also the chairman of the National
Press Photographers Association Northern Short Course for
photojournalists. He’s been coordinating the annual multiday workshop
for 7 years. He handed over his duties to Michelle McLoughlin during
this year’s event in Rochester, NY. Here he is saying goobye. Nice
work [...]