Photography Afriel: Obama

Hey everybody,<br /><br />Eight days after Ellie performed a dance on the stage at Taylor Auditorium in Joplin (so much has changed), President Barack Obama delivered a passionate and poignant message to Joplinites: "Your country will be there every step of the way," Obama said. "The cameras may leave; the spotlight may shift. But we will be with you every step of the way."<br /><br />My favorite moment was when the President commented on heroes. "Heroes are all around us.  They're in orange vests [speaking of the home depot employee who lost his life ushering others to safety], they take our orders, ..." and so on.  It made me teary hearing again, as the President recounted them, the heroic stories I've heard all week.<br />I love this image because it conveys a feeling of hope. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/obama_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/obama_1.jpg" title=" Obama visits Joplin" width="800" /></a></div>And this image shows the President's passion as he promises the city of Joplin that the government will not forget about them in the weeks and months to come.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/obama_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img alt="Obama visits Joplin" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/obama_2.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br />Stay strong,<br />Dale

Hey everybody, Eight days after Ellie performed a dance on the stage at Taylor Auditorium in Joplin (so much has changed), President Barack ...