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wesely · 05:25 PM

EDIT - No problem Abel - Thanks for being so cool about it =)

He came on the 4th of July, at 9 AM, to protest BP for price gouging, safety practices , hiring practices in the refineries regarding African Americans, and the number of BP gas stations franchised by African Americans.

*EDIT* - Removed my little rant, haha, I figured I shouldn't, but politics got the best of me! If anything else offends anyone or someone feels its out of line, just reply or message me, I don't want to disrupt the forums.

So I woke up at 830, and headed out to the main refinery gate, which is right in front of my dads office building, so you know I couldn't miss this.

I sat around and waited...and waited...and waited. Until about 1015, when Mr Jackson decided to show.

- Heres the initial Press circle that engulfed him

And the next 15 to 20 minutes were filled with "fans" (is that what youd call them? no...supporters, there we go) greeting him.

More greeting - Ready for your close up Jesse?

Finally After a while, the press conference started...and having a 20d with all my accesories around my neck, and my film rebel too, people just assumed I was working, so I got right up front with the press.

After about 30 minutes of speaking, the march began...

...Jesse looking as serious as ever.

Making a point, I assume.

Jesse and his most fevered supporter. (That man yelled the whole time.)
P.S. - My car is in this picture! Haha, I just noticed it! LANCER!

Pretty soon after this picture was taken, the sky opened up, and as soon as the rain came, most of the people with nice equipment scattered, or went and got an umbrella, but after two or three minutes, and increased rain, the whole protest ended, and the 4th went on as it should.

Just for laughs, I'll show you this one too. I took a picture of this lady, because she looked rather into it, and getting them on the comp, I saw this in the background...

All in all, it was a ton of fun. I never imagined photojournalism could be such a blast, there was just so much energy around, and all the other media people were so nice.(especially the photographer who talked to me for a few minutes about photography school before the rain came, whoever you are, and whoever you work for, you're awesome!) So yeah, there you go.

Comments? Critiques?

Spooty · 07-18-2006, 12:06 PM

That last picture cracks me up!!!

Tracy Hicks · 07-18-2006, 12:32 PM

ROTF! That last picture.... I had to save this and share it with my friends. Thanks Wesely my sides are hurting now.

Jake · 07-18-2006, 01:05 PM

Nice shots!

But I think you might want to read the rules of the forum before you give your commentaries.

wesely · 07-18-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thejakestir

Nice shots!

But I think you might want to read the rules of the forum before you give your commentaries.

Edited. Sorry about that though, I couldn't help myself. See OP for the edit.

boxofrocks · 07-18-2006, 04:17 PM

I love this forum--I really do. With all sincerity, it's a great service to Texas photographers. I try to make sure I abide by the rules and do my best to mind my manners at all times.

Having said that, you'd be surprised what kind of threads get pulled from this site. It doesn't even have to be 'political" sometimes; just an opinion that others may not agree with (I'm not referring to any one person or group when I say that). I've had a couple of threads I was posting to deleted (wasn't necessarily the original poster), and I'm still not sure why.

I'd say you're lucky what is still up here hasn't gotten this thread deleted. That's not a commentary on the content of it, just an observation.

dbphotos · 07-23-2006, 12:36 PM

That last photo is hilarious. Is there a test that comes with the purchase of a camera? This is why professional photographers will always have a job. Can you imagine the wedding pictures she could take?

hookem · 07-23-2006, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by wesely

Nothing wrong here. She's just taking a macro shot of her eye.

Nice PJ Wesely.

pippin · 07-24-2006, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hookem

Nothing wrong here. She's just taking a macro shot of her eye.

Nice PJ Wesely.

pfft.. I've got customers like her. Dont' know how many times I've been handed a battery and been asked to make photos from it ;)

TheFinisher3 · 07-24-2006, 09:34 PM

I bet that flash got her real good in the last pic.

hookem · 07-24-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pippin

pfft.. I've got customers like her. Dont' know how many times I've been handed a battery and been asked to make photos from it ;)

You've got to be kidding.

pippin · 07-24-2006, 10:43 PM

not at all. Daily basis.

Today's one was someone calling up about a negative scanner and how do they get prints. Well, the software converts the negative to a positive one. They didn't seem to get it. Oh well.

And people wonder why I have such a cynical view on modern society. And in my area, there's more dollars than sense with these people.

I could tell you a different dumb question every day. At least I don't get bored with it...