I find that amazing ........ someone who is signalling that he does not have
enough memory or confidence to deliver a speech to a group of university
students in what looks to be casual surroundings. Here in Canada the current
POTUS has frequently been described as a wonderful teleprompter orator.
jh
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From: "Jez Cunningham" <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Pres. Obama at the Univ of Iowa -- on-topic gear
> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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