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Thank You for the blog and the pictures. I attended the rally and enjoyed every minute of it despite the fact that I waited in line for what seemed like forever, only to be turned away by security once i reached the security checkpoint. The diversity of the supporters amazed me and really placed a smile on my heart. This is the way AMERICA should be, OBAMA/BIDEN 08…CHANGE WE NEED!!

Awesome photo essay, Carlos!! So glad you were there to capture it all for the rest of us!

carlos…glad you liked the photo, but i have one question…how did you finagle your way past the women at the barricade to get inside the blue zone, while i had to fight off secret service,a crazy women with a point and shoot who said she was shooting for “the newspapers” just to keep my little spot at the edge of the riser….foiled again:-)

anyhow, good seeing you, and next time i’m going to tell the guards your’re my son…al

Dude, How did you get up so close? Great shots!

Great pictures! I, unfortunately, was in D.C. and missed the opportunity…

I didn’t see that rally, but I was at one about an hour away from my university in Asheville NC. It was pretty awesome. You would be surprised how many backwoods North Carolinian’s are Obama supporters. Great pictures. Florida is a key state like it has always been and I’m counting on you all to get Obama elected.

Great shots Carlos! Thanks so much for posting this photo essay as I wasn’t able to attend myself.

Thanks Carlos, great images. I knew somebody had to get some good shots other than of the crowd.

Al,

When I first got there, they told me there was no more room on the stage where all the PJs were, so they told me to go to the side stage.

So I went to the side stage but once Manny Diaz started speaking, I realized I was actually behind him at a horrible angle. It was here where I got the shot of him walking away after his speech.

I yelled, “Hey Mayor!” and he looked up and smiled and gave me the thumbs up and I snapped the photo.

But once I did that, I went back to that area where you were standing, only to be told that I had to move to the other side of the PJ stage.

So they made me walk in between the PJ stage and the barricade, which was extremely narrow and already filled with people. They basically pushed me into that gap.

But once I got to the other side of the stage, it wasn’t nearly as chaotic as where you were standing. Plus the lady that was watching the entry to the blue zone was the same one who checked my name on the media list when I walked into the park and she was really nice.

So I simply walked into the blue zone with no problem. It was pretty cool but later on, when I walked back out momentarily to where you were standing to get some crowd shots, I realized it was still chaotic with secret service guys demanding ID from anybody with a camera.

So I jumped back into the blue zone because I knew it wasn’t the place to be.

In hindsight, I probably could have made my way towards the front of the stage before Obama took the stage and just planted myself there, but I just stayed at the back end of the blue zone where I was able to roam from side to side with a decent buffer zone in front of me.

Rich,

I was on the media list, but I also had a 300mm lens with a 1.4x extender, which means I basically had a 420mm lens.

Scott,

Ever hear of Rednecks for Obama?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEKU-HGZvo4

LOL. No I never had.
I just sent in my absentee ballot a couple of minutes ago. Proud to say I voted Obama. NC is a battleground state this time also. The cantidates are exactly tied here. No democrat has won since Jimmy Carter. I think it’s about time again.

Cole, Balou, Paula, Cari and Onajide,

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for stopping by.

Scott,

Then there are the Irish for Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EADUQWKoVek

Carlos…great photos even if I can’t stand Obama and the Taxicrats.

Thanks for dropping by Joe. Some of my most loyal readers are republican.

Awesome px ! I came in from West Palm Bch arrived at 1pm and happy to say IT WAS WORTH IT !!! OBAMA O8′

Carlos, I was just surfing for info on the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens and landed here. As a huge Obama supporter, it was awesome to see great photos of him from the lens I may get. Thanks for the inspiration.

Awesome! Well done.

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Glad you all had a good time at Bayfront Park, since you are going to do a lot of crying after Nov 4th.

Oh… My… GOD!! Are you the Joe the Plumber wow I’m so exited.
Now it seems Obama is going to win now, but election projection polls always get close near the end.
But I think this country has had enough of Republicans for a few years at least.
Oh by the way I just sent in my ballot yesterday in my totally disputed state for Obama.

I envy you for your flawless photo-taking abilities! Congratulations on capturing one of our nation’s most magic moments!

Thanks, Doug. You are my favorite commenter over at MB 411.

I missed this rally, had to go to class that day. I managed to go Obama’s earlier rally at University of Miami’s Bank United Center, but looks like this one was better.
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