Pictures from a Great Day
It’s been quite a week. Tuesday was certainly a very big day for the United States of America.
Boston.com collected some amazing photos from the inaugural as part of it’s Big Picture series. Here’s some of my favorites from that collection…
Spectators in Times Square watch President Barack Obama take the oath of office during his inauguration Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Residents of Kibera, one of the poorest quarters in Nairobi gather to watch the inauguration ceremony of US President Barack Obama in Nairobi on January 20, 2009. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
People watch a big television screen broadcasting Barack Obama being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 during a ceremony at the Paris town hall in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
Vertie Hodge, 74, weeps during an Inauguration Day party near Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Houston on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 after President Barack Obama delivered his speech after taking the oath of office, becoming the first black president in the United States. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)
I love the Boston.com Big Picture photo spreads. Click here to see some of the other ones, including one on the inaugural preparations
One of the coolest photographs of the inauguration was captured by David Bergman using “Gigapan” technology, which involves the usage of a robotic camera mount that captures a very large picture with multiple images, pieces it all together with specialized software, and then shares it online using technology similar to GoogleMaps.
photograph and technology courtesy of Gigapan.com
When you zoom into the image, you can seen an amazing amount of detail, of the various participants at this event. Here’s a close-up of the new president:
Here’s a close-up of some of the other photographers:
I have no doubt there will be plenty of other exceptional photographs from this big day. By all means, feel free to share in the comments.
Here’s an image from where the creator of this blog was at on this very special day – Santa Cruz, California.
Congratulations, America! Now, it’s time to fix the big problems…
January 26th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Awesome picture of the day, Presidents speech was inspiring the road ahead is long and tough but we will make it. be a part of economic rebuilding program by watching a short film by David Korten.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
The inauguration was a shared experience and one of the greatest memories of Sundance this year was sharing the experience of watching the inauguration with other peers from the filmmaking community. To commemorate this occasion, Chicken & Egg Pictures brings to you “Obama Goes to Sundance”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i37ANSgruU
Enjoy!
January 30th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Hopefully the legacy of Bush will be thoroughly wiped out of the White House!!
February 9th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
The election of Obama is ” GENESIS OF A NREW ERA” for our country.
http://obama-hysteria.blogspot.com/
April 21st, 2009 at 4:53 pm
These are some great photos — the other Boston Globe picture that I thought was pretty amazing was a satellite photo that showed the crowds on the mall — million of people going on forever. I was working on a the Official Barack Obama Inaugural book project for the Inauguration, and, while I wasn’t in DC, part of our project was to have people submit photos from all over the country of their Inaugural celebrations. On Inauguration day, most of the photos were coming from DC, and it was really amazing to see how excited and hopeful everyone was. Our book just came out, and I have to say that it really looks fantastic. Looking at all these photos and reading the inspiring essays (and Obama’s speech), brings back a lot of the excitement I felt on January 20th. Thanks for posting these!
April 21st, 2009 at 4:57 pm
BTW, if you or your readers are interested, I have a 20% off code for both the book we produced (The Official Barack Obama Inaugural Book) and also the Official Barack Obama Inaugural Album — which is a photographic scrapbook of the inauguration to which you can add your own photos, printed right alongside those of the pros. Coupon code is: opb20 and the website is http://www.ObamaPhotoBook.com