posted Sunday, 10 August 2008, 10:10 (+0800), by Martin
Photos from the Beijing Olympics
The Beijing Olympics is garnering a lot of media attention, and there's plenty of photos showing up on the web. Here's a selection of great photos from the Olympics:
- The Bird's Nest
An excellent photo of the fireworks over the Bird's Nest stadium, taken by Jonathan Newton from the Washington Post. - 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony
A selection of 24 photos from various photographers from the opening ceremony. - Visions of China: Day 1
Thirteen photos from various sports from the first day of the Olympics on newsweek.com. - Opening Ceremony
A selection of phtotos from various photographers on the Canadian Toronto Star website. - The Night is Right
Some photos of The Cube (officially known as the National Aquatic Center) and the Bird's Nest.
Photography Blogs from the Beijing Olympics
Quite a few photographers in Beijing to cover the Olympics are blogging about their experiences, and here's a few interesting stories:
- In a post titled Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy Nicholson talks about her experience taking photos of the opening ceremony from the roof of the Bird's Nest.
- Vincent Laforet describes his frustration trying to take photos of the Olympics opening ceremony fireworks from the Great Wall in a post titled Fireworks Show Fizzles at The Great Wall.
- Canadian Richard Lautens had a ticket for the opening ceremony, but it was hotter than he expected.
