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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: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:57:01 +0200
That is a teleprompter.

On 26/04/2012, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> What is the piece of transparent material held at head height on a support
> pole to the right of the twin microphones at the lectern? Might it be the
> POTUS teleprompter ?
>
> jh
>
>
>
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> From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:18 AM
> Subject: [OM] Pres. Obama at the Univ of Iowa -- on-topic gear
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>
>> The POTUS made a campaign stop at the Univ. of Iowa fieldhouse.  A
>> ticket to get in fell my way on Tuesday, so I decided to stand in the
>> same room with the man and about 4500 other humans, mostly students.
>> Waited THREE hours, standing in one spot.  Surrounded by very short,
>> lovely and well-mannered freshman girls, whom it was not however
>> convenient to attempt to engage in conversation (though I talk to
>> freshman girls every day).  Offered a unique vantage point that you may
>> not see very often in official photographs.  Most shots were made at
>> about 7-8 feet off the floor, which is my overhead reach, as I used live
>> view on my newly-acquired E-620.
>>
>> http://myweb.uiowa.edu/jfwilcox
>>
>> I enjoyed the shooting part, felt bad for the folks behind me, and will
>> never do it again.  I think.
>>
>> The photo on my homepage is my favorite.  There is a link to a small
>> gallery that has the rest of the photos, including one of the POTUS with
>> Pete Souza, the official WH photographer.
>>
>> Joel W.
>>
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