aloha all ! sorry for the delay of posts. for 2011, i’d like to keep up a post every 2 weeks or so. many folks wonder exactly what i do… haha ! even my mom wonders. suddenly i appear in strange places in asia, collect images and beam them out then go back home quietly. last month was no exception. flew back to hawaii and was assisting with ISP or the Indpendent Still Photo Pool coverage of POTUS’ vacation, along with kick butt photographer Kent Nishimura. kudos and thanks to EPA’s Gary Kemper and ISP’s Ron Sachs.
the challenging aspect was POTUS was supposedly arriving on january 18th, due to congress issues his trip was delayed. had fun photographing along some of the most talented photographers in the United States, some of the kickass photogs of the White House press corps. Agence France Presse’ Saul ‘Sam’ Loeb, Thomson Reuters’ Kevin LeMarque, AP’s Carolyn Kaster and Chris Carlson. you all rock !
also, thanks to Japan Nikon Professional Services meister Shirasaka san for the hookup and wonderful services. also thank you kindly to Deborah McQuade in NY NPS. thank you kindly !
below are some images of President obama’s vacation some published and some behind the scenes views.
above. iso 100,000, Nikon D3S. amazing. a little background info. as air force one descended i was next to chris. i said,” there’s AF-1″. he said, ‘yeah right…”. i laughed… actually could see her descend as i was peering thru the 500mm VR lens. photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
above image. POTUS pops out the door of air force one. iso 100,000. opted for no flash going for a natural ambient look and the nikon D3s can handle. we were under the wing and scrambling and jostling for images. fun ! photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
during most of the week, we wait. sometimes without photo ops or ‘sprays’ as they are also called. fun ! somedays all we see is POTUS/FLOTUS behind glass driving in his SUV like below. photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
or view below of the motorcade, the standard view. LOL ! photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
three amigos. three of the photographers jostling for sunrise images along Kailuana Place. Kailua, Hawaii.
above. President Obama enjoys shave ice at Island Snow. Kailua Hawaii. 2011. photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
thank goodness he played at a public course with public access. above, we lucked out and local TV was filming so we were able to ‘see’ golf. most of his golfing and beach activities we weren’t allowed access. photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
President Obama avoids little xavier Nesbitt as he walks with friends and family at the Honolulu Zoo. 3 january 2011. photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
above image of jetstreams of aircraft as they approach the ‘no fly’ sphere of President obama. photo Cory Lum/ISP Pool
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama bid farewell. photo by Cory Lum / ISP Pool
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Amazing Cory! D3s low light is pretty awesome too!
thanks kaimana ! CHEERS ! miss u guys ! have a cocktail for me !
Great work as always Cory.
Only just discovered you had a blog!
Some great stuff to look through.
p.s. love Obama being called ‘POTUS’ in this article, not sure if that is a standard way to refer to the President but it made me smile 😉
adrian ! cheers ! humble thanks ! potus rhymes w/ bogus.. HAHA !
thanks for swinging thru. fun though. hey, i’d like to make a portrait of you. lets get together sometime.
MAHALO !
cory! good times meister! 🙂
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