|  Much has been said about the size of the April 15 Lansing Tea Party. Here's the only high-angle overhead  shot I know of showing the crowd - unfortunately, it was taken at 1130am for an event advertised at noon that didn't really get rolling until about 1215, when I was in the House Office Building.
I didn't post it earlier because to get the wide angle I had to use a smaller camera. The crowd had swelled by the time I walked down to the Capitol lawn right after this photo was shot, and packed the area shown plus areas out to the second imaginary half circle of trees. I don't know if the photo offers a way to measure the crowd size - but it is the largest group I've seen on the lawn by far and certainly compares to some historic protests. At right is Nick Deleeuw, taken the same day. Included just becauses its a cool shot angle. |
