Beijing Opening

Heinz Kluetmeier

Sports Illustrated

August 8, 2008 Beijing, China Chinese performers in luminescent green during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium, known as Bird's Nest, Beijing, China, 08 August 2008. Photographers quote: 'Officially- As a photographer, I HATE BASEBALL CAPS. They have ruined more good pictures of golfers, baseball players and other wearers of these hats producing shadows and obscured faces. That is until the most fabulous opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. It seemed like they'd been rehearsing this since the great wall was finished. An unbelievable show, great lighting, and wonderful patterns....a photographers dream until the nightmare hats came out. Then an epiphany. I had visions many times of installing lights underneath all baseball hat brims for all photo ops. Then during this opening ceremony dream, it became a reality and made for one of many great photos.' Credit: Heinz Kluetmeier Day 0, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Birds Nest/Beijing,,China 08/08/08 Credit: Heinz Kluetmeier SetNumber: X80782 TK1 R1 F141

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