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If anyone still does not know Photokina is a photo exhibition, in Cologne. It takes place every 2 years. The exhibition starts on 23 September and ends on 28 September.
Many would perhaps think that this exhibition is only for professional photographers and is not interesting for ordinary people. It is not true. This exhibition is designed for broad audiences and offers many interesting things. Because I already visited this exhibition, I can tell here about some interesting exhibits. For example, I was very pleased by a new compact cameras with facial recognition. It recognizes not only the face of a man, but is able to detect and analyze a smile. You can setup, how big the smile should be, so that the camera is triggered automatically. Very important, I think the fact that almost all manufacturers give the possibility to try out almost all cameras and save the photos on your own memory card. When I wanted to save photos from Leica M8 and noted that I don’t have a SD memory card, the nice lady, who brought me this camera, was so nice to borrow me such card, so I was able to use this card and make a few photos, which I copied on my Netbook via a built-card reader. Furthermore, I was fascinated of the new SLRs from Pentax, as I saw them in the sand or in an artificial tropical environment. They were unprotected, and apparently resistant to these environments.
It was also very interesting, to hold the new top models from Leica, Hasselblad, Seitz, Alpha and Mamiya with own hands. A normal person has such possibility not every day, to hold those camera, which costs several thousand euros, in the hands. I could try most of them with my memory card and keep my test images.

Rhine in Flames (orig. Rhein in Flammen) is one of the most beautiful events that take place in Germany. The tradition, to let the flames light on the banks of the Rhine is now 8 years old. Thousands of people are excited to see the show every year. The big fireworks show will take place in different cities on different dates. I’m waiting for this event every year with longing, because I am passionate photographer and a fireworks show belongs to my favorite motifs. Unfortunately I missed the opportunity this year to admire the fireworks in Bingen. I simply forgot the deadline, although I thought one day before about this event. Fortunately, this event takes place on 9 august in Koblenz too. This time I’ll not forget the deadline. I program my PDA, my notebook and my desktop computer, to see a reminder on the right day. I recommend it to anyone who had not a possibility to visit this event this year in other cities. There is always a great show in Koblenz. It will be unforgettable. For photographers this is a must event. You will not find a better possibility to make a photo from a firework than at 9 august in Koblenz.

Thanks to the Spiegel article “The fighter, forgive any error,” I got to know about a very interesting event. It is an air show, which appears every year in Berlin. The name of the show is “ILA” or “International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences. This year the show begins on May 27 to June 1.
There are 1127 exhibitors from 37 different countries came to Germany at the air show this year. There are more than 300 aircrafts to visit. Some of them can be seen in flight. The largest exhibitor this year are India (Partner Country 2008), Russia and the United States.
As highlights of the exhibition is the new aircraft from Airbus - A380, as well as Antonov An-124 and Lookheed C-5 Galaxy. All three aircrafts are the largest flying machines in the world.
An exciting entertainment will give you the simulator of Eurofighter. Visitors of the exhibition will have an opportunity to participate in a virtual fight without to have worry for their own safety or have to complete a training as a pilot. But this does not mean, that you can control the simulator with a computer joystick or keyboard. The simulator has several buttons and switches, which are also can be found in a real Eurofighter.
The price for entrance for individuals is 17 and with a discount - 11 euros. I think the price is not very high. For example, if you compare it with the entrance to Landesgartenschau of Bingen (14 euros or 12 off) , which I visited last month. The Landesgartenschau of Bingen was also a very great disappointment for me. I would not recommend this to visit, especially for that price.

I can’t visit the exhibition this year because I will go to Portugal at this time. It would be a perfect opportunity for my to test my new ultra-zoom lens from Canon.

Anyone who don’t want to go far away, there is a Bill Curtsinger’s photo exhibition in Frankfurt.
Bill Curtsinger is an American photograph. The most photos were taken under extreme conditions. These photos show the beautiful underwater world and its inhabitants.
http://frankfurt-interaktiv.de/frankfurt/veranstaltungen/events.html

“Now in Berlin: For dozen of new Dalis! It is a “Renissage” of big exhibition with spectacular artworks.”
The Exhibition will be opened on 22th March 2007 in DomAquarée. There are 347 artworks will be available to see.
http://www.dali-ausstellung.de/

As for me, I like Dali and now I have a possibility to see a big collection of his works. The only one problem is that Berlin is far away, but on Friday I drive to my girlfriend to Hannover and maybe we would take a train on Sunday to Berlin.

“Since scientists exploring the Earth with help of satellites, they are sure that increasing of temperature of the Earth since 1860 is up to men activities
The climate models prognoses an increasing of this process if the outcast of greenhouse gas in the world not will be decreased.”

It is not an exhibition, but if you would like to know something more about climate change it is a best possibility to inform yourself.

This speech won 12/07/2006 at 17:30 p.m. in State Museum for Technique and Work of Mannheim.

One of my interests that don’t depend on computer technique is history. The history and mythology of Egypt are especial interesting for me, because there many interesting and mystical events which scientists could not explain.
The exhibition “Egypt’s sunken treasures” offers a unique possibility to see this mystical world with own eyes and to learn something more about it.
All exhibits were dug out by Frank Goddio in the past 10 years from sea, they derive from 700 – 800 years anno Domini.

The Exhibitions will take place in Berlin in the period from 13 May and 4 September 2006.