As many of you know, I photographed Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton at campaign rallies earlier this year. I've been rather anxious to round out my political photojournalism portfolio with some familiar faces from the Republican party. So earlier today I headed up to Lancaster, PA (about 1.5 hrs away from me, here in Newark, DE) to photograph Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain and his running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, at a rally at F&M College.
I thought I would share some images with you so here goes....
Governor Sarah Palin started off the rally. The crowd of supporters
welcomed her with great applause and standing ovation.
Above a roar of applause and "USA" chants, Governor Palin introduced Senator John McCain.
Senator McCain told the audience that he couldn't wait to
introduce Sarah Palin to Washington, DC.
An estimated 6500-7000 people showed up for the event, too many for the venue to hold. Some supporters were made to wait outside in an overflow area, where McCain and Palin made an appearance after the rally.
Governor Palin's husband, Todd Palin, showed up for the rally as well, applauding both his wife's and Senator McCain's speeches.
Senator McCain customarily shook hands with supporters before leaving the rally.
welcomed her with great applause and standing ovation.
Above a roar of applause and "USA" chants, Governor Palin introduced Senator John McCain.
Senator McCain told the audience that he couldn't wait to
introduce Sarah Palin to Washington, DC.
An estimated 6500-7000 people showed up for the event, too many for the venue to hold. Some supporters were made to wait outside in an overflow area, where McCain and Palin made an appearance after the rally.Governor Palin's husband, Todd Palin, showed up for the rally as well, applauding both his wife's and Senator McCain's speeches.
Senator McCain customarily shook hands with supporters before leaving the rally.
No matter who becomes president, I've now had to chance to photograph them. What an exciting feeling! :)
14 comments:
Love it! Nice job, Misty!
AWESOME PICS CHIC....
I wouldn't expect any less.
That top picture of Palin is increadible, Misty!
Great pictures!!!! i absolutely love the first pictures of PaLin.....
You did an awesome job! Photos are pretty nice and sharp! I will recommend you to be the next White House Photographer...wait, did you get a shot of Paris Hilton, who is also running for president? Ha!
Great job Misty! I am loving that idea of White House Photographer...
Love Ya! Mom
spectacular pictures, as usual, Misty
Misty,
you did an AWESOME job!!!! Those are wonderful shots! you must be really happy with them!
~Lori
WOW! great stuff!! Awesome that you got to be there for that.
Excellent job Misty! Excellent!!
Love the shot of the couple sharing a drink in the post before this one too.
I have to say, I LOVE your B&W conversions!! They are really stunning. And as others have noted, that first image of Palin is phenomenal!
WOW! Great shots!
Wow Misty, How cool is that?? I think you captured them wonderfully! I love the DOF in them. My fav is of the first one of Palin. Very nice!! :)
Fun to be part of history, isn't it? You did a great job! I stood next to Bush #1 when he was vice president, and rode an elevator once with [the surprisingly tall] Jesse Jackson. That's it. That's my claim to political fame.
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