The Isle of Skye - Part II

Hey guys,

I do not want to keep back the second part of my Skye report, so here it is!

After two days, which were a bit rainy, the Thursday was the first day with a lot of sun. And we needed sun. In the morning we drove to the Bearreraig Bay to collect some fossils.




























Unfortunately we found nothing sensational. But we saw a shepherd who summoned his sheep down from the cliff.

After that, we just went across the street to our second destination of the day, the Old Man of Storr. The Old Man of Storr belongs to a rocky hill, the Storr, and is a 50 m weirdly shaped rock pinnacle.






















Some may say even Obelix was here.

Anyway, this was our object of desire. And therefore we had to walk through a dark forest ...














... until we reached the foot of the Storr.














There, the hard walk started, but it was worth!!











































Quaint, isn't it? On top of the Old Man was a raven's nest!

On the Friday we made a tour across the North of Skye.

Our first stop was Staffin, where we were looking for the dinosaurs footprints.





























After that our next stop was the Trotternish Ridge, which is a range of hills, with an interesting form.














We took a hinking trail along this scene.










































After our return to the car, our last stop was the Bornesketaig Gold Cave. On the way to it we saw a little highlander village. Actually it was a museum.















Then we finally arrived at the gold cave.















On the Saturday we went back to Dundee. This time we took the ferry.














But we made a break at the Urquhart Castle at the coast of Loch Ness.




























We even saw the monster of Loch Ness. But it was so scary that I could not post it here. If you really want to see it, go to that link:

http://s7.directupload.net/images/user/100513/2dqsyks9.jpg

I will upload my photos in the next few days to this link:

http://www.directupload.net/galerie/184906/v4rWcHGFpG/0

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Freedom

Hey guys,

since Monday afternoon I am free. After a long semester two I had my final presentation this Monday. I think it went pretty. I had some nice sheets and a really GREAT model (it just fit through the door and I needed to get a taxi). I could present my whole presentation without being interupted by the tutors. Good feeling! And I think I countered their questions quite good.

The only thing, which was a bit boring is, that my presentation was an hour later, because the previews presentations had overrun.




























I later ended up with some of the others in a pub with a few pints, which we had earned!

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Liverpool vs. Chelsea in 3D

Hey guys,

yes you read right. This time I report form Liverpool vs. Chelsea in 3D. Whilst you guys have to go to the cinema to watch a movie in 3D like Avatar, the guys here in Britain make progress. Sky started this April airing English Premier League Matches in the UK and the Republic of Ireland in 3D. Over 1000 pubs are already joining.

I heart about that last weekend, when Anastasia, Torsten and I were in Alice in Wonderland and saw the Sky trailer. But I was not sure if the quality could be the same on a TV like an a big screen. It can. It was really awesome.














The first winner on the screen is the ball. In the standard shot you can now always see where the ball ricochets. I have often some problems with that in 2D, not in 3D. You also get a more deep in the shot.

The second winners are close-ups. At least if there is a couple of people and the ball! This is really great.

My personal favourite shot is from the stands, when you see the spectators. It actually feels like being in the stadium. This is legen ... wait for it ... dary!!















There is only one I can say. Great job Sky!! This is one of the best things since a long time. And you can see that they using the real 3D technology, not like most of the Hollywood Studios, which just convert their 2D movies for a couple of hundred thousand Dollars and deliver us a second class 3D! Cameron was right!!

I can't wait to see the Bundesliga in 3D too. World cup would be fantastic too!

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First HiRes Rendering for my Project

Hey guys,

after some test renderings for my project I just finished (after 18h, 25 min & 58 sec) my first High Resolution rendering. It's one of the toilets. Hope you like it.






















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Torsten back in Wonderland

Hey guys,

this weekend was a nice one, because my cousin Torsten came back for a visit, this time with his girlfriend Anastasia. And they were lucky, because their flight was one of the first which flew regular after the eruption of the Icelandic volcano.

After a lunch (Steak Pie), we went to the McManus Museum and in the evening to some pubs. We ended up in The Bank Bar, where they played live music. I love that!!

Whilst I had to do some work on Saturday, they went to Edinburgh.

But therefore I got a free Sunday. First we went together to the Celtic match in Dundee. OK, Dundee lost 0:2, but there was all we need. A second yellow card, a penalty kick, skirmish on the field and molesting fans. And this all by a nice sunny weather!

After that we took the bus to St. Andrews were we walked through the old city, along the cathedral and the Old course to the beach. After some Fish and Chips we went back home.

We ended the day with watching the new Alice in Wonderland from Tim Burton. I liked that one, with its dark Burton style!

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The Isle of Skye - Part I

Hey guys,

sorry that my report is coming so late, but I had to focus a bit more on my dissertation and presentation. But now to Skye:

On Skye, Knut and I hiked the most of the time. At Easter Tuesday, we started our tour through Skye with a walk along the Fairy Pools at the basement of the Cuillin. Fairy Pools are natural pools which had been developed due to the movement of glaciers.

















































After that we visited the Talisker Distillery, the only Whiskey distillery on Skye.
















The last destination on that day was the Dunvegan Castle.

















And we also saw the famous cattles.
















At Wednesday we went to the Neist Point Lighthouse.















There we walked along the cost, which was really nice, especially the geometry of the cliff. There we also saw young spiny lobsters.





























After that we went to Loch Greshornish















After it started to rain, we went cross the road and used a shortcut through the boscage. This felt a bit like a mixture of LOST and The Lord of the Rings.














Next time I will report of the other two days on Skye and pictures of the monster of Loch Ness.

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There can be only one

Hey guys,

Knut and I arrived yesterday evening back in Dundee, by the fakt, that we had no internet I will post my reports over the next few days.

On Easter Sunday we went back to Glasgow where we joint one of the City-Tour buses. First stop was the School of Art. Unfortunately the Willow Tea Room was closed on Sunday, so we had to find another place for lunch. So, we took the next bus and left at our second stop, the Glasgow Green that is a park in the east of Glasgow. In the People's Place we had lunch.














After that we made a walk along the bank of the Clyde to the west of the Glasgow where the new BBC Scotland HQ from David Chipperfield and the Clyde Auditorium from Sir Norman Foster are located.





























Fosters building was unfortunately closed, and although I got into the BBC building I was allowed to make pictures from everywhere except for the famous staircase right in the middle of the building!

There we took the next bus and left at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Through the park there we went back to George Square.














The next morning we went with the car up to the Isle of Skye. But on our way there we made a stop at one of the most famous castles of Scotland, the Eilean Donan Castle. You all have seen it in the movie Highlander. There it was the castle of the clan of the MacLeods and it was one of the places I definitely wanted to see.




























After that we went finally to Skye. What we did there will follow in my next report! But here is a little sneak peak!!
















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