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Taken at about 4:45 am. I have just arrived on the National Mall on Inaguration Day. I spent the next 8 hours in this spot. You can see the Capitol building lit up in the background.
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There I am on the Jumbotron! Can you see me?
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A choir sings some choice songs as part of the Inauguration Ceremony
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The crowd behind me. Nothing but people as far as the eye can see. There was an estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million people on the National Mall.
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Senator Ted Kennedy arrives to the Inauguration.
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Another shot of Ted Kennedy on the Jumbotron.
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Closeup of the Capitol building from my spot on the National Mall.
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Another shot of the crowd that was in front of me. You can see part of the motorcade arriving on the Jumbotron.
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More "important" people arriving to the Inauguration.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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Limousines bring "important" people to the Inauguration.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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The Beast. A specially designed car that the President Elect Obama came in. It weights around 10,000 lbs and is bomb proof. I want one.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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Out with the old...
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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Joe the Plumber? No! That's Joe Biden.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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And in with the new...and there was much rejoicing.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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You can see the people and stage by the Capitol Building.
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A shot of the crowd on the Jumbotron looking out from the Capitol Building. Don't look for me on there though, I'm not in that shot.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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A few more people on the Jumbotron.
(NOTE: The photo does not render the Jumbotron image very well. It looked much clearer in person)
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Part of the staging area for the Parade that followed the Inauguration. You can see the Hawaii float in the background.
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A tunnel that is part of the 395 highway. This tunnel goes underneath Pennsylvania Ave (the Parade Route). This road was closed to vehicle traffic and was the only way to cross the Parade Route. Where all da people at?
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