(8)Last weekend, I’ve visited the earthTV camera here in Munich. It’s located on top of the Olympic Tower and has a great view over the whole city of Munich. I’ve been up there on Sunday (the day of the heavy storm in Germany) and I honestly was afraid of being blown away. I think I’ve never been outdoors in a storm like this. However, I worked up all my courage and climbed the steps to the platform below the earthTV camera. And there I saw the camera, moving and recording as if there was no storm… Here’s the picture I have taken:
well done for conquering your fears!
Thanks – I’m very proud now ;-)
As a fan of Earth TV I also have made a point of visiting many Earth TV cameras in my travels. Unlike Tanja I am not an employee of Earth TV so my visits don’t see me get quite as close to the camera as she did! It is usually very easy to spot the camera once you know which building it is located on. On my way to work each morning while crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge I look at the Earth TV Camera located on the roof of the Four Seasons Hotel. Likewise the cameras in Melbourne, Hobart, Hong Kong, Muscat and Auckland are very easy to see when you know where to look! My favourite camera was the old Auckland New Zealand camera (the current Auckland Camera is now located on the other side of the harbour). This older camera in Auckland was only a few meters above ground level on the roof of a tourist information kiosk. I often sat at bar and watched the camera lift up it’s “head” from its downward facing resting position and then pan across the surrounds. After the segment was finished the camera head would then once again face down (I guess to protect the lens from the elements) and wait until it was again woken up by the operators in Munich. When in Munich one day I hope to visit Earth TV, the whole operation really fascinates me!
Wow, I’d really love to visit the cameras in Sydney or Hong Kong! You’re lucky that you’re living there ;-)
By the way: Yes, I’m an earthTV employee, but every tourist that’s going up the Olympic Tower can get this close to the camera. It’s located on an open platform, only a few metres above the floor.
As a fan of Earth TV I also have made a point of visiting many Earth TV cameras in my travels. Unlike Tanja I am not an employee of Earth TV so my visits don’t see me get quite as close to the camera as she did! It is usually very easy to spot the camera once you know which building it is located on. On my way to work each morning while crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge I look at the Earth TV Camera located on the roof of the Four Seasons Hotel. Likewise the cameras in Melbourne, Hobart, Hong Kong, Muscat and Auckland are very easy to see when you know where to look! My favourite camera was the old Auckland New Zealand camera (the current Auckland Camera is now located on the other side of the harbour). This older camera in Auckland was only a few meters above ground level on the roof of a tourist information kiosk. I often sat at bar and watched the camera lift up it’s “head” from its downward facing resting position and then pan across the surrounds. After the segment was finished the camera head would then once again face down (I guess to protect the lens from the elements) and wait until it was again woken up by the operators in Munich. When in Munich one day I hope to visit Earth TV, the whole operation really fascinates me!