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Return of the Blimp 2017 – New Sponsor Edition


The WDL blimp Theo has a new sponsor now – the Centro is a huge
shopping mall in Oberhausen, our neighbouring city North of us!

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Return of the Blimp 2017 – Night Edition


Theo, the new WDL blimp, can really glow at night!

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Return of the Blimp 2017 – Video Edition

Just a quick video of our local blimp – this is the first time this year I’ve caught Theo on video! There’s also the usual Youtube version in case this self-hosted version doesn’t play right (which it usually does).

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Blimp Profile


A great Blimp sideview from about a week ago.

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Yellow, Round and Floating


I only noticed this helium balloon because I was looking for the blimp that was making its usual buzzing noise in the sky somewhere else. This balloon was, however, totally silent and actually really far away – but still close enough for my zoom lens to catch it!

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Planespotting Practice VII


It’s a little hazy, but I never got so close to one of these little Fokker Jets from KLM!

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Planespotting Practice VI


Yes, there are still proper airplanes with propellors flying around :-).

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Return of the Blimp 2016 – New Sponsor Edition


It’s nice to see that “our” Blimp has gotten a new sponsor! It’s an advert for a relaunch of a radio station and the Blimp was flying around a lot with it even until a couple of days ago.

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Planespotting Practice V


The big Airbus A330 on its way to Boston!

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Planespotting Practice IV


The Airbus A350 – first one I’ve successfully photographed –
from Cathay Pacific on the way to Hong Kong came really close!

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