President Barack Obama | ©2012 David Allio for Corbis

Barack Obama | ©2012 David Allio for Corbis

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, waves to the delegates and guests prior to delivering an acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Democrats have nominated Obama to be their candidate in the 2012 presidential election.

"The truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising . If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I," the candidate said. "But when all is said and done – when you pick up that ballot to vote – you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation. Over the next few years, big decisions will be made in Washington, on jobs and the economy; taxes and deficits; energy and education; war and peace – decisions that will have a huge impact on our lives and our children’s lives for decades to come. On every issue, the choice you face won’t be just between two candidates or two parties. It will be a choice between two different paths for America. A choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future."

A Nikon D4 with a Nikkor AF VR 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens was used for this photograph. The exposure data included an aperture of f/3.5 and a shutter speed of 1/400th of a second with a ISO setting of 6400.