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“We are always the same age inside.”
Gertrude Stein, American Author

Day 1 of a 3 day trip to London. Seein’ Springsteen live tomorrow at the Hard Rock Calling festival in Hyde Park. A smooth trip with the Eurostar and a bright sunny day in London. Dropped off our gear at the hotel and headed in to town.

First stop: the Science Museum. We went to see Fly me to the Moon at their IMAX theater. Great flick! If you like 3D animation, go and see it. Oooh… And did you know it was made in Belgium?

After dinner Luc and I took a little walk around the city. An excellent opportunity to shoot some pictures. Kinda liked this shot… Houses of Parliament: Sunset on Democracy or just another tourist snap shot? You decide…

We’re watching Springsteen at the Glastonbury festival on TV right now. He’s doin’ The River right now: he looks like he is on fire. Sweaty steam coming from his shoulders. Can’t wait until tomorrow’s show… it’s gonna be a blast.

Like the enchanting song of the Sirens, I can’t resist its call…

“Action expresses priorities.”
Mohandas Gandhi, Political and Spiritual leader of India

A while back, I shot a series of photos at the Geel Triathlon. At home, this picture caught my attention. The person in the photo, her expression caught my eye. I told a few of my friends that I would love to do a shoot with her. And with the help of my buddies Stefan and Glenn, I was able to get in touch with her…

Karolien is a promising and ambitious Triathlete. She has set her sights on the 2012 Olympics in London. She’s working hard to get there, but she was kind enough to agree to a shoot with me.

Thanks for the shoot Karolien! Your enthousiasm is inspiring!

A couple of shots from the 2009 Open Days of the Royal Dutch Airforce. Volkel AFB was host to this year’s Open Days.

Great show! It was slightly cloudy, but that only makes the photos more attractive. And the cloud base was fairly high so the demo teams could perform their high altitude shows. Highlights of the day: the beautifully painted F-16 demo of the Dutch airforce and the Red Arrows.

I did miss part of the show though… Fell asleep in our little tent and missed about 45 minutes of the show. I must have been very tired. Actually, I was! So tired that I dropped my 5D. It fel on to our blanket in front of the tent and on to the soft grass of Volkel AFB from about a 4 feet high. Fortunately, ’cause the camera took no damage.

More photos here.

“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
Henry David Thoreau, American Author

“Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.”
Plato, Greek Philosopher

Got to see Springsteen last night; for the 2nd time this week.

Bruce was headliner at the 40th edition of Pinkpop last night. He has never played festivals before. Everyone I know and is somewhat of a Springsteen fan said it wasn’t the best of ideas for him to play at a festival. And well… they’re right.

Pinkpop has a very good reputation. They’ve had many well-known international headliners over the years. Unfortunately, I am not a big fan of festivals. And the organisation blew it when they said they don’t allow us to bring in any drinks or food. Not even tap water in a Camelbag. The only objective was to sell more of the overpriced food and beer.

OOH… AND I HATE BEER RUNS!!!

That sorta spoiled the fun for me. And Bruce surely didn’t play the best show in my opinion. The crowd wasn’t the best crowd I’ve had. But it was great to see Jay Weinberg play drums and it was fun to see Bruce wrestle a big teddy bear on stage. That teddy bear carried a sign with a very nice request song: From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come). A treat for every Springsteen fan and certainly the highlight of the night for me.

Next time Bruce play your own show and don’t make me go to a festival!

But still… It turned out to be a great weekend: I got treated to dinner in a top restaurant by my little sister. Thank you Baby girl! I loved it.