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I have studied the video and this is how I think he did it.
He used the same technology as the BBC use for weather forecasts – green or blue screens.
After watching the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMIzR6GNAXw – use full screen mode) there are some give aways.
The cable from the tv set is not visible through the clear [...]

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As a National Trust member in Northern Ireland I recently received some literature about the pictureyourself.org.uk website.
Basically, it is a competition where you take photographs of yourself on National Trust property or of National Trust property and upload them to the competition website www.pictureyourself.org.uk.
What a great idea I thought, so off I went to the [...]

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Here at myweeblog we have teamed up with accommodationoffers.co.uk to offer you some of the cheapest hotels in Belfast.
Most of the deals available are discounted rates for the room, not per person which makes it very cheap for a family visiting Northern Ireland. These cheap hotel deals are truly great value for money.
Take for example [...]

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On Saturday 16th August 2008, Northern Ireland recorded nearly a month’s rainfall in one day. In a typical summer’s August this may not have caused any problems, however as the summer leading up to this day, had, shall we say, been rather wet, problems were inevitable.
You could not have imagined even if you had [...]

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I was driving around the Armagh countryside looking for some apple orchards to photograph and stumbled upon Dan Winter’s Cottage at the Diamond Crossroads.
It was a difficult building to photograph at ground level, but was perfect for elevated photography as it allowed the apple orchards infront and behind th eproperty to be included within the photograph. More [...]

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I was fortunate enough to be allowed to take some photographs at this year’s event.
You can see all of the photos over at A Wee Click, unfortunately the racing had to be postponed shortly after the tragic death of Martin Finnegan, 29 and from Lusk in County Dublin, who died in the accident at Marlacoo [...]

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Have you ever wondered what the birds see when they are flying around above us, or sit in a tree signing away or what your house looks like from above.
Well now it is possible with a new kind of ground based aerial photography in Northern Ireland. The thing is it doesn’t use an aeroplane or helicopter to take [...]

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Father’s Day
There is always one thing that you can be sure of in June and that is Father’s Day.
Why is it when it comes to getting a present for a dad it seems to always be the same things, some socks, some garden vouchers or another photo frame.
So I have looked around for some ideas [...]

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Ancestral Photography
The year before last I traced part of my family tree. It was very interesting seeing how the men on my Father’s side seemed to marry women from the next village over. During 150 years they managed to stay within about 5 miles of the original homestead.
However on my Mother’s side it was completely [...]

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New Design For Balloon In A Box Website
The new design and layout for one of the oldest UK online balloon delivery websites is finally finished.
A brand new layout and feel to the website adds to the new concept behind this website. Originally Balloon In A Box was a website offering delivery of birthday balloons and [...]

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