no limits...

... to bad taste.

Nevermind the noisy picture (anyone wants to sponsor a Nikon D300?), the shallow depth-of-field (50mm f1.8 rulez!) or the crappy whitebalance (bit iffy while looking at a see-through backlighted Santa).



Mind you, in reality it is worse. Really.
Related to this, some Santistics:
- road Tienen-Leuven: 44 facade-hanging Santas, on about 18 kilometers.
- road Tienen-highway: 38 facade-hanging Santas, on about 20 kilometers but with less houses.

Sizes range from about 30cm to lifesize. I wonder where people leave them when there is no Christmas around. In the cupboard next to the wedding dress? Hanging inside the house?

language

Some time ago I reacted to a job posting, online. Without very much hope - no hope at all, in fact, since the job I applied for was quite well above my capabilities.

Needless to say, I did not get it. But reading the reply, I can't help but feel... happy? Touched? Whatever, I'll think I'll send a thank you mail for their nice reply...

"Dear Mr...

We thank you so much for your application and for your interest in our company.

We carefully assessed your application and regret to answer you that, despite of your excellent competencies, we are currently not able to offer you any job corresponding to your motivations and experience.

In the meantime, we wish you all the best for the development of your career.

Yours sincerely,

..."

more on glasses

The new Oakley glasses case looks like a veterinarian appliance - some fertility thing for horses maybe. Or was it Captain Nemo's "Nautilus"?

Christmas presents...

No camera this time, but we stayed in the optical field. Given the amount of glass in my new glasses and the price we paid for them I wonder why Nikon lenses are so cheap!



Talking about Christmas, there's a picture series on amazing Christmas light decoration coming up soon. While making the decoration pictures, something was brought to my attention: apparently Belgium (Flanders?) is the only place where the Childe Jesus is shown BEFORE his actual birth on the 25th.

He probably wants to see all the amazing light shows. And the inflatable Santa Clauses. Oh dear.