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Monday, May 31st, 2010

Prague 10 Ball tournament may 2010

I had a wonderful weekend in the Czech Republic. Beside shooting photos in a 10 Ball event, I discovered other dimensions nice people and we were able to discuss the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything ;-) . Also my zombie days are over now, I am back to life ;-)
Enjoy the pictures and see you soon guys!

 

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Monday, May 24th, 2010

Austrian Snooker Open 2010 Day 5 (Finals)

I left the players party pretty early, but was still super tired next day.
After having a wonderful breakfast we went back to the tournament area. and watched the semis and the finals. Michaela Tabb was the referee in the finals.
Neil Robertson finished second and Judd Trump first. Congratulations to the winner !!!
Enjoy the pictures, I will enjoy some sleep ;-)

 

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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Austrian Snooker Open 2010 Day 4

After the wedding, party, jogging and only little sleep I went back to Wels.
I missed two maximum breaks but still got some pics from day 4
(inc. Michaela Tabb ;-)).
Just finished the gallery and next stop is players party ;-)

 

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Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Austrian Snooker Open 2010 Day 2

After a short night (getting insomnia disease…maybe someone infected me huh?) Emu and me had a journey for ham and eggs….but finally we found a nice breakfast in Wels.
Today the pros arrived and I was able to paint them with light on my DSLR. So Enjoy the gallery.
I have to prepare for a wedding tomorrow and will be back to the tournament @ Sunday.

 

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Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Austrian Snooker Open 2010 Day 1

After getting up early I picket up a friend from Vienna and then we were on the way to Wels.
And guess….it was raining again ;-)
We arrived on time and my friend Emu (Emad Easa) won all his games.
As you can see on the pictures, the light conditions are very bad….but I tried to make the best of it, so enjoy the gallery.

 

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Austrian Snooker Open 2010

I will be there shooting pics. So get ready for a daily photo coverage.

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Little Monster Brendan Crockett

On US Open 10-Ball day one Brendan Crockett won 9:6 against Jasmin Ouschan.
Just got the news in the middle of the night here in Austria.
(Thanks for waking me up *lol*)
Congratulations Brendan.

 

I met Brendan and his dad @ DCC 2009 and cant wait to see you guys again.
Can’t wait to play Brendan again…..and for sure I will bring a pillow with me
(I know I will sit for a long time and watch this kid play 😉 )

 

 

 

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Sunday, May 16th, 2010

10 Ball Tournament Siebenbrunnengasse

After a heavy weekend with only some hours sleep (Hi to all my co-workers…we had a awesome day….so when will be the next time?) I went to this tournament to meet nice people and shoot pics.
You are very welcome if you like to use one of the pics for your Facebook profile picture.
But please do me a favor and do not crop my watermark from the picture.

 

 

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Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Poolosophy

You must be honest to yourself. Acknowledge every little mistake and learn from it.
There is only one person responsible for your game. And this person is you, so be honest to yourself and you will see that this is the first step to being a better human (and player). Don’t put the blame on somebody else (or your cue, the table or your opponent). It’s just down to you.

 

 

The next step is to take care of your body. A good workout and healthy food are the first steps to doing this. Reward yourself sometimes – and make something special of it. You will see when your body is fit you will enjoy your life (and a lot of other things) more.

 

Don’t be scared of making mistakes. Don’t let your fears control you. It will not prevent you from making mistakes. It just makes you think more about mistakes….which is bad for you. Be positive and trust yourself!

 

 

Learn from every situation. Because you can learn from good and from bad people(players) and also from good and bad days.

 

Try to understand the people and the game. Maybe you have to change your perspective sometimes, but this will expand your horizons.

 


Love yourself!

 

All these things are parts of my philosophy. They improve my life and my game.
I’m sure I can’t live up to all these ideals all the time, but I try.

 

poolsynergy

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Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

A weekend with my new Canon EF 135mm f2.0 L USM lens

I got a good deal on this lens and bought it on Friday.
For me it’s so much fun to run around with a prime lens, because you have to move all the time.

 

 

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