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The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-oh-obamania dept.

alphadogg writes "Barack Obama's election to US president has already brought a string of firsts, and on Wednesday there came another. The official presidential portrait was shot on a digital camera for the first time. The picture was taken by the White House's new official photographer, Pete Souza, and issued by The Office of the President Elect through its Web site. It was taken on Tuesday evening at 5:38 p.m. using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, according to the metadata embedded in the image file."

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  1. Looking to dabble into a bit of photography myself by tangent3 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Still a noob, but I've been doing a little research about DSLRs. Thinking of buying second hand, a Nikon D80 and a 18-105mm VR lens. Am I making a mistake?

  2. This IS Slashkos after all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Whaddya expect?

  3. Re:do we really need an article here on /. by Thanshin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    every time obama wipes his arse?

    I certainly would like to know, if Obama wipes his arse with digital paper.

  4. Re:The secret of Obama's popularity. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1) 50% Caucasian

    2) 43.75% Arab, and

    3) 6.25% African Negro

    ?????

  5. Re:Obama wearing a flag pin... by objekt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A Republican NOT wearing a flag pin is no big deal.
    A Democrat NOT wearing a flag pin is a traitor.

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  6. Re:Obama wearing a flag pin... by eln · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know how you can even walk with such a big chip on your shoulder.

  7. If you can't find a de-fluffer.... by pancakegeels · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    use a loop of packing tape sticky side out...

  8. Re:Public availability by Yasz312 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You need more people. Camera sucks but jobstaxi rocks! http://www.jobstaxi.com/

  9. Re:do we really need an article here on /. by LWATCDR · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "but our problems are too big to be rooting for the failure of our President."
    Isn't that the way it should always be?
    I think Obama's Nuclear policy is a disaster as is his space policy. Do I hope that changes, of course I do.
    But as I said isn't that the way it should have always been?
    Should we ever be cheerleaders for the success of failure of any President?
    That is what I hated about Obama in the election. The freaking cheerleaders.
    I too hope he does well.

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