Tag Archives: Olympics

Beijing Olympic Precinct

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poeloq posted some photos of the Beijing Olympic Precinct (ie the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium and the Watercube):

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The 2008 Beijing Olympics were a wonderful spectacle. When people think back on Beijing 2008, the images which will come to mind will be of the spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies and of the Beijing Olympic Precinct.

The Olympic Precinct is the area around the Olympic Stadium (containing the athletics track and commonly known as the Bird’s Nest Stadium). The Olympic Precinct also includes the Watercube, which was the pool facility.

Both the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium and the Watercube were visually striking, particularly at night, when the use of lighting and colour turned these venues into a work of art. These great photos by poeloq show this to great effect.

Photos Of The Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony

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The 2008 Beijing Olympics have finished and the Closing Ceremony was just as spectacular as the Opening Ceremony. I watched it on TV and loved every minute of it.

Fortunately, someone who was there has posted a lot of great photos on Flickr, with a Creative Commons license that allows me to share them with you here. I’d like to thank rich115 for his great photos! Here are some of them. Continue reading →

Birds Nest Beijing Olympics Stadium

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Martin Dougiamas posted several photos of the Birds Nest Beijing Olympics Stadium:

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These are incredible photos of the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium. It’s the angles that make the Beijing Olympic stadium – it’s not just a great sports stadium, it’s great art.

The first photo is my favourite, showing the stadium at night – the lighting is superb. But then so is the sunlight in the other shots. Fantastic!

When I was last in Beijing, the Bird’s Nest stadium was still under construction, so I haven’t had a chance to see it closeup. Now, I really want to see it in real life. At least Martin’s photos give me a chance to see it. Thanks Martin!

Beijing Olympics – Opening Ceremony

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The Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony was just astonishingly beautiful. It took my breath away. I’ve been waiting for some photos of it to turn up on Flickr, and here are some courtesy of ..· ✈Katherina ➳·..:

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Absolutely great stuff. Katherina has a whole heap of photos of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony on her Flickr stream. I couldn’t fit them all here, so I just grabbed a couple. Click on one of the photos above to go back to her home page and check out the rest!

As for the Opening Ceremony itself, well it was just breathtaking. I loved every moment of it, well except for all the teams coming out, because that took just too long.

The Olympic rings in lights, which were lifted up into the sky (ie the first photo), were just beautiful. And well so was the rest of it! I won’t gush too much here, but I will just mention the last photo – I don’t know how they got the people to have the correct angle!

Well Done China! Great Show!

Beijing 2008 Olympic Logo

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digibard posted a photo:

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Okay, this is not a photo per se, it’s a logo, but it’s related to the Beijing Olympics, and it’s released under a Creative Commons license.

This means you can use it for free as long you follow the license, in this case by providing attribution. This is best done in form of a link to digibard’s Flickr home page.

So, if you need a copy of the Olympic Logo for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this may be the solution for you.

Also, I just noticed that fdecomite posted another image related to the Olympic Rings:

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Beijing Olympic Games and Pollution

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unfoldedorigami posted a couple of photos of the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium:

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There’s a lot of pollution evident in these photos of Beijing, and the photos further down, which is a real concern only two days before the 2008 Olympic Games start.

I won’t be surprised if it rains before the games, which would really clear the pollution up. The Chinese are masters of cloud seeding, so don’t be surprised if it happens.

Leaving pollution aside, I think these two photos work really well together, especially the angle of the gutter. I also like the guy on the bicycle in the front left of the first photo. He really adds some action to the photo.

Here a couple more photos showing the pollution in Beijing, this time by madiko83:

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Here the pollution looks even worse. The story is all over the Western news and in the press, which is a real shame for the Games.

Having lived just outside of Beijing, I can tell you that some days the pollution is terrible, but the next day you can get blue skies.

The pollution is much worse in the south (ie Guangzhou), and I’m hoping that they’ll get clear skies for the majority of the Olympics.

Beijing Olympics – One World One Dream

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myuibe posted a couple of photos:

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You can tell the Beijing Olympics is almost upon us. The number of Olympics related photos on Flickr is increasing!

These photos appear to be of the Wangfujing area and they show billboards sporting the One World One Dream slogan. This was chosen as the Official Olympic Slogan after a competition a couple of years ago.

I know this well, because one of the word processing worksheets I wrote for my students, when I was teaching ICT in China, was centred around a passage announcing the slogan!

Anyway, expect to hear this slogan a lot more in the coming weeks as the Olympic Games begin. One World One Dream!

Bejing Olympics Tactical Response

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aenertia posted a photo:

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I’ve read about this – the Bejing Olympics Tactical Response group are apparently well prepared for any terrorist threat that might arise at the 2008 Olympic Games.

As part of this, they’ve trained soldiers who can speed along on little ‘scooters’ called Segways while shooting up the terrorists.

I’m not sure how accurately they’ll be able to shoot while they’re zooming along (I suspect not very well), but they look impressive, like something out of a science fiction movie!

I’m just hoping they can sit and watch the Olympics on TV, rather than being called into action. Lets hope for a peaceful Olympic Games!