The eagle has landed

Posted by Sidonie (Sydney, Australia) on 24 February 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

American Vice-President Dick Cheney arrived in Australia on Thursday to discuss the ANZUS alliance. Mass protests are continuing in the streets of Sydney.

Posterized capture from Australian TV news broadcast (screen), Friday 24 February, 2007.

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Comments (8)

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Creative capture Sidonie! How did you think of this????

24 Feb 2007 12:08am

@Jerry: We can't think of much else - Sydney has been in gridlock and lockdown since Cheney arrived. One poor guy's yacht capsized in the backwash of the launch which took Cheney on a harbour cruise this afternoon - and the Harbour Bridge was closed without notice - thousands of motorists brought to a standstill while the cavalcade took Cheney to lunch! I mean, it's a bit bloody rich!

Needless to say, ordinary mortals can't get within a bull's roar of the flesh and blood Cheney, so we have to make do with TV news broadcasts. I captured this shot from thousands of frames flickering across my tv screen last night, and then posterized it (i.e. made a poster) using Snagit image processing software, simply to experiment.

Hope I've answered your question, Jerry. Thanks over and over for your interest.

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

Great technique! The visual commentary seems to suggest that he's up to his nose in -- something! Good luck weathering the storm :)

24 Feb 2007 11:09am

@Ken McCoy: Thanks Ken. The division in the image of light top area and darker lower area is where the black rolling band happened to be when I shot it from the screen - it's more obvious in this first one of another politican.

frank from amadora, Portugal

Good effects Jerry. It's a great photo.

24 Feb 2007 4:10pm

@frank: You're at Sidonie's photoblog, Frank. This is Sidonie's photo and reply to Jerry who posted a comment. Thanks for the comment, anyway!

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

I think innundated is the right word, look left, look right....look it's Dick Cheney!! Very cool effect, Ken's got it right; it does suggest he's up to his nose in it. Nice work!

24 Feb 2007 5:25pm

@Chris Sullivan: Thanks Chris - I'm trying to be "cool" after all the candid shots of last week! Showing Machiavellian power was the effect I was hoping for, though!