John Boal Photography

So I am no pundit.   Or expert.   I’m barely a professional photographer.   But I do have opinions.   Of course you knew that.   So let me point you to these photos:   The first two are of the Republican Committee HQ in the City of Manassas.   The second two are of the Democratic HQ, not two blocks away.   See any differences? I mentioned in my previous post that I would be putting together a gallery of images I’ve been lucky enough to collect over the past year, and sure enough, here they are: http://www.johnboalphotography.com/election08 So read no further, if you simply want to see some images and get the hell outta here. But there are some interesting things to note about this election.   First is the participation level of the supporters.   The images I posted above, I think are a stark indication, not only of the tremendous energy, and organization put forth by the Democrats, and Obama supporters, but I also think it speaks to the lack thereof on the part of the GOP.   Wh

So the election year(s) is finally over...I'll be posting a bunch of my stuff from yesterday, and all the way back to the primaries... Soon I'll have a gallery up and you can check that stuff out...

When I first sat down to write this morning (now afternoon), I fully intended upon putting together pictures and some commentary on the McCain rally I attended yesterday.  But as I flipped through my archives I thought it more interesting, at the present, to put together some of the 4x5s I shot at the Obama rally from wednesday.   Inevitably, when you attend these rallies, you meet lots of new people.  Both press and non-press.  And if you happen to lug around lots of gear, some of it 50+ years old, then ther'es a bit of intrigue, and people tend to watch you and take an interest in what you're doing.  I decided to use this to my advantage, by taking pictures of people before the Obama rally started.  The light was fading, but pretty nice, especially where we, the picture people could stand, because, as you see, once you are behind the barriers there is no way of going back to the "other side". It forces you to interact with the people, instead of losing yourself in t