To say it in Brian Adams' words: "it was the summer of '69". And indeed, a major event occurred during the summer of 1969: the first men on the moon.
It all started in 1962, after the speech of John F. Kennedy.
The USSR had beaten the USA several times during the space race. In 1957 they had the first satellite in space and the first living creature in space (Laïka), in 1959 they accomplished the fist unmanned moon mission and in 1961 they had the first man in space (Yuri Gagarin).
The USA was sick and tired of the USSR beating them every time, so in 1961, Kennedy said: "We chose to go to the moon in this decade".
His speech announced the beginning of the Apollo space program. There was Apollo 1 to 17 and the first moon landing was with Apollo 11, on July 20th, 1969 (or July 21sth for Europe). The famous words of Neil Armstrong are written in our memory: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". During 1969 and 1975 there were 6 successful moon landings.

So, 2009 has started. Therefor I wish you all a great year and that all your dreams may come true.

Some off you might know this already, but some off you don't. 2009 is going to be the International Year of Astronomy. This will be a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, highlighted by the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. The aim of the Year is to stimulate worldwide interest, especially among young people, in astronomy and science under the central theme "The Universe, Yours to Discover". IYA2009 events and activities will promote a greater appreciation of the inspirational aspects of astronomy that embody an invaluable shared resource for all nations.
Source: www.astronomy2009.org

Merry X-mas and a happy New Year full of art !!

I was wondering how DA worked with a subscription. And because of the low dollar (1 USD = 0,72 EUR) i decided to buy a 3-month subscription to see if it pleases me.
Now in the beginning I think I will have to try somethings. But we'll see if I find out how it works more properly :-D.

So guys!!

It's been a while since my last pictures.
So I'm here again with a lot of shots.

The first I've already posted are shots from a rock concert from the rock band where my girlfriend's granddad is the drummer. So take a look at my Old Rockband # shots to see them.

Later today or maybe tomorrow I will submit some shots from a performance from my girlfriend's mother who does belly dancing.

After those shots, I'm going to submit shots from my camp this summer in France. I made there some great HDR shots. So I'm keeping the best for last , a reason for you to stay visiting my page .

Have fun with my shots! And I hope you will keep visiting my page .

...joined .
She is a drawer and she makes very nice drawings (deuh, that you make drawings when you're a drawer...). She already posted her first drawing so take a look at her page on .
Now she's still studying for her examinations, but when they're over, she will post some more drawings.
When you like them, don't forget to comment them .
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The second new thing is that my website is finally ready!! You can find it on [link].
It's in dutch so sorry for those who doesn't speak dutch . I know, it's not yet a site, but I'm an amateur concerning making websites . But anyway, feel free to take a look there .