Most beautiful pics from Beijing Olympics opening ceremony - [Olympic Images thread]

[mkgenie]

I'll so thrilled to look at these photos again and again

it is like a dream


I want so much to share them with you, my friends.

Mods plz allow this new thread for this set of fantastic shots:

 

[mkgenie]

Re: Most beautiful pics from Beijing Olympics 2008

 

[L.J]

Re: Most beautiful pics from Beijing Olympics 2008

Mods plz allow this new thread for this set of fantastic shots:

Let's make this thread The pictures thread for the Olympics!

we'll keep the other thread for chatting about the events etc and we'll keep this thread for images that we find :wild:


Thanks mkgenie! :clapping:


Truly beautiful images :cheers:

 

[hakuna matata]

Thanks for the wonderful pics, well I heard that the ceremony is actually way more beautiful and magnificent than seen from TV...

 

[mkgenie]

Well they are wonderful pics, I heard that the ceremony is actually way more beautiful and magnificent than seen from TV...

yes yes


sure

 

[TillitsGone]

:wub:Ooo... I so so wish I was there.

 

[mkgenie]

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[tinker*bell]

Beautiful pictures from a very beautiful ceremony!

 

[L.J]

Some more fantastic images from the Games so far:

The Australia women's hockey perform drills. (Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

Fu Baorong (No.8) and Silvia Bonastre (No.10) compete for the ball. (Photo credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Deng Linlin competes on the balance beam. (Photo credit: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Manuel Carballo of Spain competes on the pommel horse. (Photo credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Andreas Dibowski of Germany and Butts Leon (Photo credit: Julian Herbert/Getty Images)

Ali Doraghi (No.4) of Iran shoots over Zakhar Pashutin (No.11) of Russia. (Photo credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Lauren Jackson (No.15) of Australian shoots a free throw. (Photo credit: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

A general view during archery training ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at Olympic Green Archery Field on August 6, 2008 in Beijing, China.
(Photo credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Natalie Cook (R) of Australia celebrates a point with team mate Tamsin Barnett . (Photo credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Wang Jianzheng of China is hit with a right from Sergiy Derevyanchenko (R) of Ukraine. (Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

:clapping::clapping:

 

[L.J]

Diver practicing at the aquatics centre

Tan Xue of China (L) competes with Kim Keumhwa of Republic of Korea. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Sara Thunebro (R) of Sweden and Maria Blanco of Argentina compete for the ball. (Photo Credit: Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

Sebastian Giovinco of Italy (R) chases the ball in the match between Honduras and Italy. (Photo Credit: Noriko Hayakusa/Getty Images)

Therese Islas Helgesson of Sweden shoots. (Photo credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Louisa Reeve and Olivia Whitlam of Great Britain compete in the Women's Pair, Heat 2. (Photo credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Medalists pose on the podium. (Photo credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Stephanie Rice celebrates winning Women's 400m Individual Medley (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

(L-R) Gold medalists Marleen Veldhuis, Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Femke Heemskerk pose with their medals on the podium (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

An Israeli synchronized swimming swimmer practises at National Aquatics Center, nicknamed the “Water Cube” in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2008.(Photo credit: Liu Yu/Xinhua)

Brazilian athletes put up a block during their game against Algeria in pool B of the Women's Volleyball preliminary. Brazil beat Algeria 3-0. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

Chen Xiexia of China (Photo credit: Yang Lei/Xinhua)

 

[L.J]

Diver practicing at the aquatics centre

Tan Xue of China (L) competes with Kim Keumhwa of Republic of Korea. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Sara Thunebro (R) of Sweden and Maria Blanco of Argentina compete for the ball. (Photo Credit: Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

Sebastian Giovinco of Italy (R) chases the ball in the match between Honduras and Italy. (Photo Credit: Noriko Hayakusa/Getty Images)

Therese Islas Helgesson of Sweden shoots. (Photo credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Louisa Reeve and Olivia Whitlam of Great Britain compete in the Women's Pair, Heat 2. (Photo credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Medalists pose on the podium. (Photo credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Stephanie Rice celebrates winning Women's 400m Individual Medley (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

(L-R) Gold medalists Marleen Veldhuis, Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Femke Heemskerk pose with their medals on the podium (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

An Israeli synchronized swimming swimmer practises at National Aquatics Center, nicknamed the “Water Cube” in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2008.(Photo credit: Liu Yu/Xinhua)

Brazilian athletes put up a block during their game against Algeria in pool B of the Women's Volleyball preliminary. Brazil beat Algeria 3-0. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

Chen Xiexia of China (Photo credit: Yang Lei/Xinhua)

 

[tinker*bell]

Beautiful pics!!

Loved this one!

Brazilian athletes put up a block during their game against Algeria in pool B of the Women's Volleyball preliminary. Brazil beat Algeria 3-0. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

:wub:




I've got three more:

Stephanie Rice

Pang Wei

Ivan San Miguel

 

[xo_lola_xo]

WOW! All i can say is WOW!! Speechless...so beautiful!

 

[hakuna matata]

Beautiful pics, keep posting guys

 

[dangerous_88]

well the only pic i don't wanna see there is any politicians etc. (George Bush) cuz I don't give a fu(k about them. The pictures and the Olympics are way too beautiful to be ruined by politics !!!

 

[MJsPYT1]

VERY beautiful pics! I loved watching it, although i'm sure it was SO much more beautiful in person! I love the idea of the olympics with all the world coming together and putting their differences aside after all, we are all human! :yes:

 

[libsta81]

oh i wish i wouldve seen this...but unfortunatley I missed it! I heard it was really one of the best opening ceremonies! I really wanna see it but youtube keeps taking down everyone who uploads vids of the opening ceremony for copyright!

 

[L.J]

^ oh really? that's disappointing. I think the Olympics should be accessible to everyone. It's meant to be a symbol of peace and togetherness. But I suppose folks want their artistic rights for the opening ceremony.

 

[dangerous_88]

again,why add the picture of a politician there? Do we really need to watch them these 17 days?

 

[DenisRS]

Congratulations to Chinese people with the strongest opening of the Games, as well as with the team being leader along with USA -- congratulation to this country, too.

 

[L.J]

Yang Wei celebrates on the podium. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Du Li competes in the match. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

Lee Chang-hwan takes aim. (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Marc Zwiebler of Germany plays a backhand against Scott Evans of Ireland. (Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Nagnouma Coulibaly of Mali(R)goes up for a lay up (Photo credit:Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin compete. (Photo credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Wang Feng and Qin Kai compete. (Photo credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Benjamin Philip Kleibrink (L) competes. (Photo credit: Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt and Kylie Palmer celebrate. (Photo credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

 

[TheChosenOne]

That opening ceremony was absolutely brilliant.

I kept thinking the whole time that if I was Chinese I would just be BUSTING with pride.

It was awe-inspiring, exciting, thrilling, innovative, artistic, futuristic. I LOVED IT.