lørdag 4. desember 2010

H.C. Andersen Christmas Market in Odense, Denmark - Julemarked i Odense

The Annual Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Market 2010.

In the oldest part of Odense you can experience old fashioned market atmosphere with Christmas decorations, booths, vegetable market and lots of entertainment inspired by the fairy tale poet.



http://www.hcajulemarkedet.dk/

søndag 28. november 2010

Great Belt Bridge - Storebæltforbindelsen

The bridge between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt


The suspension bridge, known as the East Bridge, has the world's third longest main span (1.6 km)

Material Concrete and steel
Total length 6,790 metres (22,277 ft)
Width 31 metres (102 ft)
Height 254 metres (833 ft)
Longest span 1,624 metres (5,328 ft)
Piers in water 19
Clearance below 65 metres (213 ft)
Completion date 1998

7 large wind turbines, contribute to the electrical consumption of the Great Belt Link.

Timelapse: Driving on E20 and in Odense, Denmark

A time lapse video (@ 3000%) of driving in Denmark



The video was shot on a Canon HF20.  AVCHD (.mts) file was imported and edited in Final Cut Express. Deinterlace filter was added, and the clip speed increased by 3000%.

Uploaded file was made via Quicktime conversion using the following settings:

Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1440x1080
Compression Type . . . . H.264
Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . Current
Key Frames . . . . . . . . . Automatic
Compressor Quality . . . High
Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . Faster
Data Rate . . . . . . . . . . Restrict to 5000kbps
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . .  AAC, stereo, 48000.

I tried to upload the uncompressed quicktime video from Final Cut, but YouTube told me that the conversion failed.

M/T Fure Sun sailing under the Old Little Belt Bridge (Gamle Lillebæltsbro), Middelfart.

145 meter oil tanker Fure Sun, sailing under the old little belt bridge in Middelfart, Denmark



More info on the vessel

More info on the bridge

A hot cup of Coffee

The making of: a steaming hot cup of coffee.

Grind the beans, add water - enjoy :)




Made with a canon 100d, eos_movrec on a MacBook.

The best thing about Christmas!

Light a candle, peal a clementine, then squeeze the peal to release the flammable oils into the flame of the candle. Great fun, great smell!