President Elect Barack Obama's Official Portrait

I wish I could take pictures this well.

I can’t wait for the 20th!

This is the first Presidential Portrait to be taken on a digital camera, and this was taken on then new Canon 5D Mark II with a 105mm lens stopped to f/10 at a 1/125 exposure, and an ISO of 100.

Taken by Pete Souza.

Neither, I’d say he’s Looking serious / responsible / eloquent / intelligent.

Ignorance on one side, stupidity on the other?

I take it that you weren’t an Obama supporter, Gilby?

haha. couldn’t have said it better myself. :slight_smile:

I don’t support the use of force. I do not support the protection racket Obama is going to soon lead. It is simply morally wrong.

I though this would be the official portrait

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well he didn’t start a war based on obviouslt errounious information…

sorry if I’m misinformed, but what use of force is this?

Ill make my final judgement in 4 years.

Well, of course. Of course the nazi wants to see how he does before judging him…

Wow, Godwin’s law showed up early in this thread.

I like Obama, but y’all realize that mentioning how much bush sucked to Gilby doesn’t exactly defend Obama, right? False Dichotomy, anyone?

I was talking to Phil.
And I wasn’t trying to prove that Obama is awesome cuz Bush sucks.

I was just pointing out that Bush, who Phil is basically head over heels in mad, intense, passionate love with, is a lot more ignorant than Obama.

Goats, you need to be more specific. I suspect that when it comes to clearing brush, Bush knows a great about this subject whereas Obama is more than likely woefully ignorant.

I don’t know about that.
Bush would burn the brush. Obama would make mulch.

It’s a pleasing portrait with a presidential expression. For comparison’s sake here Bush’s.

And here is the official legacy portrait for the Smithsonian Presidential portrait gallery.

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Wow, Bush aged a lot in 8 years.

you should see before and after photos of Blair