Friday, January 2, 2009

Day #2: The Greatest tree

Christmas tree I mean... It's 375 meters high and on a clear night you can see it from as far as 40 km.  And here it is, standing in my hometown IJsselstein!Day#2 This “tree” is, as you can see, not a typical christmas tree like the one you would place inside or around your home. This tree is in fact a communication station, 375 meters tall. From this tower the signals for television and radio are transmitted in order to reach 16 million people in The Netherlands. Every year this transmitting station gets turned into the greatest Christmas tree in the world. In 1992 the tree was lit for the first time.

On a side note: I had to take photos of this tree tonight as the lights are on for only three weeks. I wasn't sure when they're turning them off, but I'm sure it is this week. I just didn't want to miss this. I brought my tripod and had a F22 shutter time. I love how this turned out and how the lights are really sparkling!

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22 comments:

  1. Sarah C. (my4hens)January 2, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    What an awesome photo and a fabulous idea! I am glad you got to take the photo before they shut the lights off!

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  2. BianckaJanuary 2, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    Wow, that is one gorgeous and big christmas 'tree' !!!! Great idea to bring your tripod.......your photo turned out beautiful :)

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    Very nice! I love your nighttime pictures. We have a lot of dark here, in Alaska, too, so I'm trying to learn how to get great night pics. Thanks for the excellent examples!

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  4. micheleabelphotoJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    Looks great....you did a fabulous job.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:42 PM

    this is a great shot, wow gave foto hoor, vind je vuurwerk ook supercool. Ik moet toch ook maar aan de tripod :)

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  6. LiljaJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    Wow!! Huge Christmas tree - and a gorgeous photo! Love how it turned out - my outdoor photos at night never turn out just right!

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  7. UnknownJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    Love this - very striking

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  8. CindyJanuary 3, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    What a gorgeous photo! This is amazing!

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  9. Anne CJanuary 3, 2009 at 12:28 AM

    A wonderful picture!!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    Awesome!! I'm so glad you were able to get the shot before the lights were turned off.

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  11. KathyJanuary 3, 2009 at 1:12 AM

    this is awesome! love it. am I too late to sign up? just posted on the DSt thread under KattyZak - thanks.

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  12. KatieJanuary 3, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    Awesome photo and wonderful history lesson. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  13. UnknownJanuary 3, 2009 at 2:01 AM

    oh that is soooo pretty! Your picture turned out just gorgeous!

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  14. RachelJanuary 3, 2009 at 2:32 AM

    Oh so pretty! Great job taking this pic!

    Rachel

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  15. KellyJanuary 3, 2009 at 5:02 AM

    Great shot! It's a pretty "tree"!

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  16. Dirty Feet DesignsJanuary 3, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    cool photo! love the tree!

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    Love this, I didn't know about the yearly decoration.

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  18. DemetriaJanuary 3, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    great photo... love the lights

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    This is really the greatest tree...wow!
    My blog here:
    http://project-365-rory.blogspot.com/

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    Wow, this one is HUGE! And beautiful! can´t wait to see more photos from you!

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    You did a wonderful job on this. I love the star on the top. It does sparkle and shine. ;-)

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  22. LovelyMissKaitJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    Cool shot! That is one huge "tree."

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