When you think you've seen every Obamas photo out there. Gorgeous.

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When you think you've seen every Obamas photo out there. Gorgeous.

7:00 PM - 30 Dec 2014

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/01/02/pete-souza-shares-behind-the-lens-moments/

[TeeYiYi]

1. Sumthin' aint right with that arm!...

Too much Photoshop, I'm guessing.

TYY

[Skittles]

2. they've been smoothed out to the point of looking embalmed

and those two seriously need no air brushing whatsoever

[earthside]

3. The more you look at it ...

... the creepier it gets.

If Michelle's arm wasn't photoshopped, it needs to be to create more arm and less shadow.

[louis-t]

5. The lighting is predominately overhead.

Hence, the shadow under her forearm. Jeez people, stop looking for stuff to be suspicious of.

[JaneyVee]

7. Yup, this isn't photoshopped, its the result of...

Extremely professional lighting in combination with an extremely expensive camera on portrait setting. Im guessing a Hasselblad.

[louis-t]

8. Wow, you can tell what kind of camera?

I guess it's like me being able to tell you what kind of guitar is on a recording.

[JaneyVee]

10. I'm just guessing, but Hasselblad are widely used in the industry.

I work in tv/film and they are expensive and worth every penny. Lighting is everything though.

[alfredo]

17. He uses the 5D Mark II, according to his DPP interview.

http://www.digitalphotopro.com/profiles/pete-souza-master-of-the-white-house.html#.VKhnGMauKCg

[blackcrow]

73. sorry, Photoshopped

That arm is Not Found in Nature. The whole photo gets creepy as I look at it.

[Skittles]

24. we're not suspicious

we simply don't understand why a couple as stellar looking as them needs ANY touchups

[Geoff R. Casavant]

36. I could have sworn Mrs. Obama had more definition in her upper arms.

The lighting flattens it out too much, in my opinion.

[RichGirl]

53. That's exactly what I saw....

The bottom half of her arm is shadowed.

[tblue37]

15. That arm reminds me of the Kristin Wiig SNL character--the woman with tiny little baby arms

and hands.

[louis-t]

4. Gorgeous couple.

How could anyone NOT see and feel the goodness of these people?

[brer cat]

6. +1 nt

[theaocp]

12. Define "goodness".

I mean, seriously.

[redgreenandblue]

72. "beauty = goodness" ?

[H2O Man]

9. Recommended.

Michelle is a beautiful lady, in every sense of the word.

[RandySF]

11. Yes, she is.

He, on the other hand, needs a very long vacation.

[yeoman6987]

78. Soon. 2 years from now. He will be done.

And I imagine he can't wait.

[shireen]

13. Michelle is amazing!

She's got a wonderful presence. I really really like her, she is the best first lady in recent history!

[madashelltoo]

14. Beautiful photo!

But, of course, the haters have already checked in and deemed it modified. Sorry, they have long since stopped pissing me off with their hateful ignorance. Now, I can't stop laughing at them.

[Skittles]

25. are you fucking serious?

you call people HATERS because they point out some photo tricks or lighting distortions?

[madashelltoo]

54. Yes

[Skittles]

57. that about says it all

yes indeed

[Ed Suspicious]

16. Looks like "scrawny-arms Rob Lowe."

[Ilsa]

19. oh yeah. I think I've seen that one only once.

Mostly seeing hairy Rob Lowe.

[SammyWinstonJack]

69. LMAO!

[PCIntern]

18. Gorgeous pic of the two of them...

This is a beautiful picture of an American Couple…

[sheshe2]

20. Thanks for posting, play~

Beautiful

[lovemydog]

21. They are beautiful inside and out.

I love the first family.

That's a classic photo. Thanks for sharing it Playinghardball. Happy new year.

[MrMickeysMom]

22. That is a damned good picture eom

[Skittles]

26. HATER is anyone who fails to swoon

yup

[KittyWampus]

29. Hater is pathologically incapable of just letting other DU'ers appreciate a nice photo

without taking a rhetorical crap in the thread.

[Hekate]

41. +1

[MineralMan]

48. I wonder if that post was worth getting timed out for

too many hidden posts? It doesn't seem so to me.

[Number23]

60. Yep. But interesting how only one in this thread got a time out

Though that other one was pretty close.

You'd think it would make the person on the receiving end of that decision take a look in the mirror but judging by their belief that "critical thinking won the day" because their needless shitting on a thread that is nothing more than pic of the president and his wife wasn't hidden, I don't think that's going to actually happen.

[Reter]

49. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

On Sat Jan 3, 2015, 11:06 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

HATER is anyone who fails to swoon
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6037487

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Needless attempt at disruption in a thread that is very simply a photo of the president and his wife. Only this person and the other disruptors in this thread have talked about "swooning." There are endless threads where the endless castigation of the president and his supporters could take place. Putting it in this thread is mean spirited, disruptive and needless

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Jan 3, 2015, 11:19 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Yes. Hope springs external . . .
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Skittles needs to stop feeding division.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Skittles lays it on the line consistently. I'm sorry you felt a kick in the ass, alerter.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Enough!
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: What a dumb reason to alert.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Easily the most un-hideworthy post I've ever juried.

Leave it.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[Skittles]

56. critical thinking wins!!!

YEE HAW

[Reter]

70. Yes, but barely

Wonder why three wanted to hide it?

[blackcrow]

74. something is broken

in the DU process. Example: that post getting alerted on. people tossed out for no visible reason.

[blackcrow]

75. another jury goes nuts

there is absolutely Nothing wrong with that hidden post. DU is sometimes shamefully bigoted in what it allows to be said.

[kath]

31. yeah, I'm very much out of swoon as well.

Can't all the swooning take place in the BOG? That is the best place for the Tiger Beat threads.

[tammywammy]

33. It says "Obama photo" in the title

You didn't have to click the link. Even better you could just trash the thread.

[MineralMan]

47. So, you're suggesting that no photos of a Democratic President

and his wife should appear in the General Discussion forum of a website named Democratic Underground? Really? That's very puzzling to me, really.

You needn't open threads that will not appeal to you, you know.

[Stellar]

27. Awww...Thank you for sharing!!!

[vankuria]

28. I see two

incredibly gifted people, gorgeous in every sense of the word. The love these 2 have for each other is radiating beauty for everyone to see.

[Gothmog]

30. Great picture

[onehandle]

32. Fantastic! nt

[mimi85]

34. I would've started a new thread

for this as it has nothing to do with the topic.

[n2doc]

35. They look relaxed and Happy. Great shot n/t

[nightscanner59]

37. Wow best shot yet! Only insideous thing... a quickdraw...

Bewoowoo RW'ers, that's his veto pen in his left index/middle behind his leg! It'll probably need extra ink soon.

[SunSeeker]

38. K & R

[calimary]

39. She's stunning. GREAT dress - terrific color on her.

They look like they actually still love each other. You sure didn't see that with the last bunch who occupied the White House.

[Hekate]

40. Michelle always reminds me of what my Mom used to say about Jackie Kennedy's style...

"That woman could wear a gunny sack and make it look good."

Being blessed with natural good looks is only half the battle; the rest is knowing what looks good on you, no matter your budget, and wearing it like a queen.

[Dreamer Tatum]

42. Holy Photoshop nt

[blkmusclmachine]

43. Meh.

[cntrygrl]

44. A beautiful photo of a beautiful couple. Thank you!

[whathehell]

45. Wow...Beautiful!

They are SUCH a great looking couple!.

[NastyRiffraff]

46. Gorgeous couple!

It is certainly posed, but the looks on their faces are beautiful.

[whereisjustice]

50. Such a good looking president to consider torture and NSA spying a patriotic expression,

Wall Street would be very proud to give such a charismatic man his own corner office one day.

[grahamhgreen]

51. how can one fail to see torture as a crime?

[whereisjustice]

52. because they see a man who poses every now and then without his shirt on

and they instinctively trust him.

One group who understands the teenbeat culture as it relates to politics is Mediamass who is lampooning Putin with this parody:

Vladimir Putin Sexiest Politician Alive

Vladimir Putin, 62, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Politician Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its January 2015 issue out this week.

http://en.mediamass.net/people/vladimir-putin/sexiest-alive.html

[Bonobo]

55. Now THAT is a post that cuts right to it. There is zero difference

between Putin appealing to his people by acting like a thug, doing judo or wrestling bears (or whatever he does) and out Pres. surfing, eating hot dogs and being "good daddy/hubbie".

Zero difference. And yup, "Teenbeat" is the proper way to describe the phenom.

[rstanleyj2918ca]

58. That is probably the best photo of our president I've seen over the past few years

Those two make such a wonderful couple. I look forward to more such pictures soon.

[uppityperson]

61. +1, I agree.

[hrmjustin]

62. Agreed!

[uppityperson]

63. As do several other of our mutual friends here.

Happy new year to you.

I've not been here much recently, good to see you.

Obvious is obvious, eh?

[hrmjustin]

64. Good to see you. i signed up to be a host in the forums again.

Not sure about mirt yet but I have a few weeks to decide.

[uppityperson]

65. I am not sure

what I will do either. I'm getting close to being a host, not sure if I will, have enjoyed the holiday du break but we shall see.

[hrmjustin]

66. You are a DU treasure!

[uppityperson]

67. who relies on duers like you to keep me sane and civil

[hrmjustin]

68. .

[gopiscrap]

71. Welcome to DU

[blackcrow]

76. I would like to see the original photo

I think it would be much more appealing.

[AtomicKitten]

59. Beautiful couple in a loving marriage.

k&r

[B Calm]

77. I love that color of blue. Great picture too.

[Dawgs]

79. WHAT'S UP WITH HIS HAND?

It's the size of a child's and about half the size of his face.

Too much photoshopping. Yikes!