Inspectors from the IOC gave Athens the green light - but spectators may be less pleased. Lingering doubts over the installation of hi-tech seats at the main stadium could mean viewers enduring hard plastic chairs - or none at all.
The games begin on August 13
At worse we could see the Olympic stadium without seats, or at best with those very hard old-fashioned chairs which break easily and have been banned elsewhere in Europe, it's a very Greek story. They may replace seats with pillows. VIPS, will be sitting with their knees in their face, because the stadium steps are only 20cm [eight inches] apart.
Will the Acropolis stand the polution of the Anthenian polution?
I like the way you think, and appreciate your comments.
Para 1. = 100% correct
Para 2. = This Village Idiot knows little, but suggest some of the 'about' is correct. While Lord Elgin did what many Greeks do on their holidays i.e. take home souvenirs, being a token of remembrance; a memento, which does not make it correct. The World's museums are full of such tokens, for all to view, with many supplied by fine Greek collectors i.e. visit the one in Geneve CH
Para 3. = Welcome all thoughts and ideas. A photo may proffer an opportunity for a thought provoking interaction... which maybe... this is the result.
Closure: Again welcome comments and next time maybe we meet in the plaka for a good cafe or ouzo but not in August as may be in Oinousa, away from the crouds.
Let the best sportsmen win, and may there be success in every way!
This unfortunately is heavily underexposed. The angle you chose to shoot it from doesn't differ at all, from the angle it's been shot by millions of tourists with point and shoot cameras that go to Greece for a holiday. I've seen most of your work, and I like many of your photos. This is not one of them.
Regarding your about, for some reason I find it amusing. You obviously know a lot more than the IOC inspectors know, because you seem to second guess the experts. I also find it amusing that you seem to be missing the point, of what the Olympic Games is all about. Last time I checked, it wasn't about high-tech, seats. As for the pollution, it's not that much more poluted than most major European cities. Besides, the pollution won't harm the Parthenon anywhere near as much as the English and their culprits did, when they de-faced and stole the marbles from the acropolis...
I don't particularly want to get into an argument over your about. I'd rather it be about the photo. So, I'll get back to the photo instead of your misleading and inaccurate about (which I wonder why you wrote that in the first place). So, perhaps if you opened up a stop, and exposed for the Parthenon as opposed for the sky, you might have achieved more accurate results.
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