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4daagse video
The past couple of days I have been shooting at the largest marching-event in the world: the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse. Every year 40.000 participants walk a distance of 30 km, 40 km or 50 km, for 4 consecutive days! Over 1.3 million spectators visit the event.
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Landscape changes
An American photographer around the 1970s took photos from the exact same position as they did a century ago - originating in the 1870s. He repeated this in the years 2007/2008. Remarkable changes to the landscape.
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Another famous soccer tune
And while we are at the subject of soccer music: do you remember the official tune of the Uefa Champions League? It is an elegant piece, early classical sounding, symphony orchestra with choir.
You can listen to the Champions League tune here.
And this is the text:
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Euro 2008 tune
Enjoying the nice fresh tune of the Euro 2008 Soccer championship? Here is the music/jingle as mp3:
Listen to the Euro 2008 tune
Speyer Museum
A few images from the Speyer Technik Museum in Germany. They have an impressive collection of old cars, steam trains, a U9 submarine open for visit, a large collection of planes and a complete 747 on display. Definately worth a visit.
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Early morning
Sunrise-season is upon us, treating with spectacular views on runway 06 in the early morning. The KLM 747 PH-BFP is gently approaching with 6 knots headwind, sun peeking around the corner.
Self
Self portrtait of the blog author. Soon I will tell you more about the Nikkor 10.5 fisheye lens that was used on this photo, perhaps even write a small review on it.
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Washed out
Are your colors in Photoshop washed out when you are using ‘save for web’? Many of us struggle with this annoyance. It's not your computer or your hpotocamera. The trick is color management. I found a good explanation and a solution on this site.
