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I just came in to post that video, looks like they had fun!
The Olympics in Image and Video
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Blimey Sean, you had a great seat! The clip gives a good idea what it was like to be there.
I rounded my Olympic experience off with a trip to Victoria Park for the closing ceremony among a humongous crowd. I won't say it was the greatest experience of my life, but when the fireworks went off at the end and you could finally see how close we were, it made the long evening worthwhile.
Arriving at about 5:30pm the queues were nowhere near as bad as Hyde Park on Friday.
![Z4zAwtZOsT6UGbf2FXQwa9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0](https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Z4zAwtZOsT6UGbf2FXQwa9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-30Jaqlw-25o/UCiMqzKVp6I/AAAAAAAAKoU/NlabRjfgBQs/s800/f5835854.jpg)
Nothing too spectacular there, but hand held & 1600iso isn't a great combination.
https://picasaweb.google.com/103830313279701032127/12thAug2012
I rounded my Olympic experience off with a trip to Victoria Park for the closing ceremony among a humongous crowd. I won't say it was the greatest experience of my life, but when the fireworks went off at the end and you could finally see how close we were, it made the long evening worthwhile.
Arriving at about 5:30pm the queues were nowhere near as bad as Hyde Park on Friday.
Nothing too spectacular there, but hand held & 1600iso isn't a great combination.
https://picasaweb.google.com/103830313279701032127/12thAug2012
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simulatorman, excellent photos and videos - the panorama shots in particular! Sorry if you have already posted this, but what camera and settings are you using? Thanks.
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Yeah had a good view, we took lots of pictures via 2 cameras, will post a few when i can be botherd to sort out spoilt from good.
The ones from the Olympic stadium were taken with a Canon PowerShot G1 X and from Wembley with a PowerShot S100.
Olympic Day 9 all with Panorama mode framing, jpeg with evaluative metering.
This one, hand framed, raw, P mode with centerweighted metering.
Olympic Day 13 hand framed, jpeg, P mode with centerweighted metering.
Wembley, both hand framed raw, P mode with evaluative metering.
The EXIF data should still be on the images. Stitching was all done in Photoshop.
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https://plus.google.com/photos/103830313279701032127/albums/5786868628528245217
I couldn't resist the temptation to go and get crushed in Trafalgar Square for the parade.
It was a bit silly by the time the parade arrived, with folk trying to squeeze into gaps no sane person would try, and as a result I lost most of my carefully planned view. But such is the nature of mass events.
The whole Olympic experience might be best summed up by this shot...
These seven weeks or so have been an unexpected bubble of captivating brightness, set against the mundane backdrop of everyday life, making us all think a little harder about where happiness comes from.
Alternatively it might just be an example of what you can do with 9 billion quid and seven years of preparation.
If I had 9 billion I certainly wouldn't spend it like this...
Though I might spend it on Laura Trott...
...if she could ever tear her attention away from her phone. I'm not sure what the Five Live bloke's thinking, but I can guess. Though he might just be broadcasting her texts to the nation.
My 9 billion might be better spent buying a better viewpoint to letch from.
Or cleaning some statues.
Alternatively I could buy a factory making Union Flags. Or a landfill site to put them all in when autumnal gloom descends.
Or I could make better use of it and buy this lot a drink for managing to keep the smiles going for hours.
All too soon the parade had moved on, the aircraft had passed over...
...and it was time to escape towards a little sleep before work.
So all that remains is to thanks the thousands like these...
...who helped make it such an exciting summer. Without their volunteered time the bill might have been more like 10 billion.
I couldn't resist the temptation to go and get crushed in Trafalgar Square for the parade.
It was a bit silly by the time the parade arrived, with folk trying to squeeze into gaps no sane person would try, and as a result I lost most of my carefully planned view. But such is the nature of mass events.
The whole Olympic experience might be best summed up by this shot...
These seven weeks or so have been an unexpected bubble of captivating brightness, set against the mundane backdrop of everyday life, making us all think a little harder about where happiness comes from.
Alternatively it might just be an example of what you can do with 9 billion quid and seven years of preparation.
If I had 9 billion I certainly wouldn't spend it like this...
Though I might spend it on Laura Trott...
...if she could ever tear her attention away from her phone. I'm not sure what the Five Live bloke's thinking, but I can guess. Though he might just be broadcasting her texts to the nation.
My 9 billion might be better spent buying a better viewpoint to letch from.
Or cleaning some statues.
Alternatively I could buy a factory making Union Flags. Or a landfill site to put them all in when autumnal gloom descends.
Or I could make better use of it and buy this lot a drink for managing to keep the smiles going for hours.
All too soon the parade had moved on, the aircraft had passed over...
...and it was time to escape towards a little sleep before work.
So all that remains is to thanks the thousands like these...
...who helped make it such an exciting summer. Without their volunteered time the bill might have been more like 10 billion.
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Absolutely fantastic pics throughout this thread guys.
Here are a couple of mine from Sunday's marathon.
I was going to the hospital to see my dad (chemo therapy) and just as I got out of St Pauls Stn I heard a racket and quickly grabbed my camera and squeezed into a spot. Got some pics with this being one of them (cropped):
Walked a little further down and got this one too:
An hour or so later my missus called and told me her waters broke! She was 6 weeks early and I thought it must have been something else. Lo and behold she gave birth by c-section to our first child.
Here are a couple of mine from Sunday's marathon.
I was going to the hospital to see my dad (chemo therapy) and just as I got out of St Pauls Stn I heard a racket and quickly grabbed my camera and squeezed into a spot. Got some pics with this being one of them (cropped):
Walked a little further down and got this one too:
An hour or so later my missus called and told me her waters broke! She was 6 weeks early and I thought it must have been something else. Lo and behold she gave birth by c-section to our first child.
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Congratulations, you got your own little Olympic souvenir! You realise whether it's a boy or girl it's got to be called Marathon, right?Lo and behold she gave birth by c-section to our first child.
Ok, maybe Marathon for a boy and Snickers for a girl.
(Good luck to your father too. It must be a bit of an emotional roller coaster for you at the moment).
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Great pictures guys, thanks very much for posting
Amazing, huge congratulations to you and your missus
An hour or so later my missus called and told me her waters broke! She was 6 weeks early and I thought it must have been something else. Lo and behold she gave birth by c-section to our first child.
Amazing, huge congratulations to you and your missus
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Amazing, huge congratulations to you and your missus
Thanks guys.
Baby is still at hospital though under neonatal intensive care.
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A sample of my full set here, starting with the Olympic Torch Relay to the Closing Ceremony: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sameermannick/sets/72157631660674437/
Olympic Torch in Winchester by *SM*, on Flickr
Olympic Park by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Athletics by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Athletics by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Athletics by *SM*, on Flickr
Table Tennis by *SM*, on Flickr
Table Tennis by *SM*, on Flickr
Sitting Volleyball by *SM*, on Flickr
Boccia by *SM*, on Flickr
Sitting Volleyball by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Olympic Torch in Winchester by *SM*, on Flickr
Olympic Park by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Athletics by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Athletics by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Athletics by *SM*, on Flickr
Table Tennis by *SM*, on Flickr
Table Tennis by *SM*, on Flickr
Sitting Volleyball by *SM*, on Flickr
Boccia by *SM*, on Flickr
Sitting Volleyball by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr
Paralympics Closing Ceremony by *SM*, on Flickr