Windows , Big Lenses, and Presidents.

The day before the Kentucky Democrat primary election, former President Bill Clinton made his way through Richmond. When I heard he would be speaking in front of the court house I knew where I wanted to get some shots from. A 3rd floor window across the street in an apartment that belongs to a friend of mine. From the apartment we had a great view of the scene. However, after telling everyone I wanted to take pictures from there, everyone came to the conclusion it was a bad idea and I would be sniped by secret service agents. Sure enough I did notice I was being checked out quite often by some military personnel with binoculars from a roof top. Amazingly, I forgot to bring my wide angle lens, and missed out on some shots that may have been cool from my vantage point. I really wanted a vertical shot that included the entire court house, the American flag, the crowd, and Clinton. After a while I decided to head down into the crowd and grab a few shots from there. I instantly noticed I couldn't see anything from down there. After looking around for a good spot I ask some guys in charge of the sound system if I could jump on the back of their truck for a few shots. The guy threw me his hand, and up I went to a much better view (much like the media that was there). As soon as I get up there a guy holding a sign "Democracy not Dynasty" hops in my way. The sound guys were amused. Then Hillary supporters raced to get in front of the anti-dynasty guy with their Hillary signs. It was amusing watching them jockey for position.