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.

This is a little old but none the less one I wanted to get this out on the blog…

CUTLINE: Maria Rosario, center, of New Bedford, Mass. becomes emotional during Barack Obama’s presidential acceptance speech watching via television Wednesday, Nov. 4 in Manchester. Obama ousted Republican rival John McCain to become the 44th president of the [...]

This doesn’t happen a whole lot.  Not that it’s rare, mind you.  Here are some front pages from after Tuesday’s election.  Follow the link at the bottom for more.

I’ve been shooting elections since the mid-80’s. Some of those were is tiny old country schoolhouses in rural Minnesota, surrounded by open fields. I don’t remember long lines of voters, just pickups and tractors lined up along gravel roads.