Barney's Perspective Photography Blue Peter

Coming up on today's live Blue Peter,

we show you how to trick your friends with photos like these.

We visit Kiev, where they make chicken with a runny garlic centre.

Only kidding, it is a city where

the Euro 2012 final will be held this weekend.

And Stephan Gates milkshakes it up with the Shake It Up Girls.

Do it, do it. Good job.

-Hello.

-Hello. Hi.

-Welcome to Blue Peter.

-Welcome to the show, how you doing?

Now, let's talk about England. Their dreams of winning Euro 2012

are shattered. They were beaten last Sunday by Italy.

So that leaves one question, who's going to win the tournament?

Luckily for us, we have two guys in the know.

It's time for our footie pundits, Bobby and Will.

Welcome to the final edition of Bobby And Will's Kick-off

with me, Bobby Fuller.

And for the final time, me Will Nye.

And speaking of finals, we've got our predictions

for the Euro 2012 final this Sunday.

GONG

Spain booked themselves a place in Sunday's final last night

after this winning goal.

'Fabregas could do it for Spain.'

'And does...just!'

'It's Fabregas and it's Spain to Kiev in the final.'

-Yes, an excellent finish there, Bobby.

-Certainly, Will.

But who do we think they're going to face

out of Germany and Italy in the final? I'm going to go with Germany

as they've got midfielder Mesut Ozil who's a magician with the ball.

What, like dynamo?

Does he do the one where you pull a coin behind someone's ear?

Like... Ooh!

He's not an actual magician, Will.

Oh. Anyway, I disagree with you there.

I think that Italy will progress.

Andrea Pirlo could single-handedly take them to the final.

He looks as old as my dad.

But it doesn't matter anyway as we both agree

that Spain will win the tournament.

And that, our faithful viewers, is the final prediction

of Bobby And Will's Kick-off.

We're off for a well-earned rest. See you later, sports fans.

Thank you very much, Bobby and Will. I kind of agree. I'm backing Spain.

They are legends. The only two football pundits ever to grow

different moustaches depending on the make-up artist on the day.

Now, of course, as Euro 2012 comes to a close,

so does our trip around its host cities, Poland and Ukraine.

Now, it's been great to show you the sights, sounds and flavours

of the two host countries, but for the final leg of our trip,

I head to Kiev in the Ukraine. While I was there,

I went to see the stadium in which England crashed out

of the tournament, but let's not dwell on that.

let's move on and find out what happened when I went to Kiev.

On the trip, we've travelled around 1300 miles,

but I have 500 more to go because I'm going to the host city

of the Euro 2012 final.

Kiev is the capital city of Europe's second largest country, Ukraine.

It's home to around 3 million people and one of its most

distinctive landmarks is this 62 metre high stainless steel statue

commemorating those who died in the Second World War.

This historic city has a stunning skyline that is peppered with gold.

Check out the roof of St Michael's Cathedral.

That isn't just the building, it's a piece of art.

And Kiev is about to become big in the sporting world, too,

because in a few days' time, it will play host to the final footie match

for Euro 2012.

this stadium was completely rebuilt for the Euros

and it will be the stage for the final

of the European Championships 2012.

it is, after all, one of the best football tournaments in the world.

On this trip, all of our accommodation has been a surprise.

I need to open my envelope to find out where I'm staying tonight.

Results. I'm staying in a boat. Thank you.

I guess for a boat, I need the river, though.

With the Dnieper River running right through the heart of the city,

my hotel on a boat is pretty central.

Wow! Now, when I read boat, my head immediately conjured up

a picture of a narrow boat, a canal barge type of thing.

But this...looks grand.

'It has 200 rooms and was purpose-built

'as a floating hotel.'

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

Oh, my word.

This is the most striking view I have ever been met with

in a hotel room. Look at this.

I mean, this is unbelievable.

Gorgeous room, gorgeous view, gorgeous weather -

which I'm going to make the most of because I have a feeling

tomorrow could be quite intense.

There is a place in Ukraine that his world-famous,

but for all the wrong reasons.

In Chernobyl, an accident happened in the 1980s

and it's had worldwide effects.

Just two hours north of Kiev is Chernobyl,

a former nuclear power plant.

It's the site of one of the worst disasters in recent history.

In 1986, one of the plants four reactors exploded,

releasing a massive amount of radiation into the air.

the radiation emitted was 300 times as high

as that released by the first ever atomic bomb.

Even though it's over 25 years since the disaster,

radiation levels are still high and a 30-kilometre-wide no-go area

exists around the reactor. This is known as the exclusion zone.

As I pass over its border, I turn on Geiger counter -

a device that reads the amount of radiation in the air around it.

In Kiev, it was reading 0.15,

but this figure is increasing the closer I get to the plant

and is already more than double what it was.

Just inside the border of the exclusion zone

is a monument to the villages, abandoned

because of the tragedy. I'm meeting with Micha, who was evacuated

from the area with his family ten years after the disaster.

How far away from Chernobyl is the village you were born in?

Approximately some 50 kilometres from here.

So, 50 kilometres away, nearly a decade after the explosion,

-people were still being evacuated?

-Yep.

So these signs are all the names of the villages

-and places that were evacuated?

-Yep, exactly.

Why on one side... What does this mean?

It means that no-one lives there at all.

It means that the village disappeared from the Earth.

-So they've literally been crossed out?

-Yep.

Micha is taking me closer to the reactor and as we get nearer,

the radiation levels are getting higher.

Now, this Geiger counter is reading...

-1.38.

-It's creeping up all the time.

-Is that because we're getting nearer?

-Yeah, exactly.

'The radiation is already over nine times as high

'as the safe levels we saw in Kiev.'

-So, is that the actual power plant?

-Yeah.

That doesn't look too solid from here.

It looks kind of tin and almost rusty.

There's a lot of cracks on the walls and the roof.

-So it is possible that it's leaking?

-Yep.

So, at what point should we look at this and say,

"That's it, too close."

-It depends on the time which we spend here.

-OK.

So if you spend five or ten minutes, it's not so dangerous.

-Right, shall we go closer?

-Yep.

While it is safe to go closer, our time here has to be limited.

The radiation released into the atmosphere on the night

of the explosion travelled two times around the world.

It caused an unknown number of serious illnesses

across Europe and beyond.

Micha is taking me to a village just north of the reactor

that was devastated by the events.

Prypiat was completely abandoned just three days after

the fire in the reactor broke out.

Its residents haven't been allowed to return.

So this was the main square?

Yeah, it was the main square of the town Prypiat.

What would these shops have been?

So here, we had a furniture shop,

the children's shop, here were flats of people who lived here.

The people who used to construct the nuclear power plant,

people who constructed the town, they used to live here.

This abandoned Ferris wheel is one of the saddest

and most iconic sights in Prypiat.

The disaster happened just a few weeks before

the funfair was set to open

and it stands today completely unused.

We can't spend long in Prypiat because the radiation is so high.

On the way out, the readings on our Geiger counter spike suddenly.

GEIGER COUNTER TICKS

Oh, my word, it's jumped straight up to seven, eight, nine, ten.

'That's over 70 times the safe levels we saw in Kiev.'

Before it's time to leave the exclusion zone entirely,

Micha takes me as close to the reactor as is safe.

There's so much debate around

how many people were affected.

I mean, can you say at all how many people

suffered as a result of the explosion?

It's quite difficult to tell. According to official data I read...

So the amount, 237 firefighters who took part in extinguishing the fire,

38 of them died.

this monument stands at the foot of the reactor

to commemorate the bravery of the firefighters.

In a weird way, I was keen to come here because I was fascinated

by what I would see and, you know, people have discussed and argued

about Chernobyl for years and they will do for decades to come,

but now that I'm here and I can see the scene of a tragedy

that caused so much suffering around the world,

I just feel...really uncomfortable

and I kind of feel like I'm looking at a car crash and I shouldn't be.

This is telling me that it's time for me to go.

What was it like being there?

It's just very, very eerie. You feel like you shouldn't be there.

If you mentioned Chernobyl to an adult, their eyes were widen

because so many question marks remain over the long-term effects.

It was just a very sad episode in that country's history,

and what an amazing country.

It really is an amazing country.

Poland and Ukraine, when we travelled around we did so many things.

I learnt to Cossack dance, we tried some local delicacies

and there's a film you haven't seen yet which was... I went to Lviv

and actually learnt to make chocolate and that's now an exclusive video

on the website. If you want to check that out it's bbc.co.uk/bluepeter.

I wasn't rolling my eyes, just as you said Cossack-dancing, I went...

It's good, it's worth seeing. There are some web exclusives

so head over to the Blue Peter website.

-Now, there are 29 days until the Olympics.

-Can you believe it?

If you've been watching Blue Peter's big Olympic tour at the weekend,

you'll know that we've been competing in our own challenges.

On Saturday, Barney and I took on BMXing.

Each week we take on four celebrities

in a different Olympic event. BMXing was quite eventful

so here's a chance to see what happened.

Your host is Football Focus's Dan Walker.

Here's a reminder of our line-up.

First up, multi-talented singer, Laura.

He's looking the one to beat so far, dancer Brendan.

She's got bundles of energy, actress Adele.

He's cool, calm and collected, it's Romeo.

And still very much in contention, these two, Helen and Barney.

Athletes, welcome. We have reached event five out of nine

in the Blue Peter Olympic challenge.

These beauties are still on offer. The bronze, the silver and the gold.

Who's pumped for this challenge?

ALL: Yes! Can't wait.

We have got, right now, a three-time world champion

to show you how it's done. It's Dylan on the demo.

Hit it, big boy!

There are two tracks here at the National Cycling Centre.

One for the pros like Dylan, and an easier version for our athletes.

It's still going to be a big test of nerve, though.

They've got just one hour to get to grips with the BMX bike

and the bumpy course.

And they soon find out this could be their toughest test so far.

It's just, erm, terrifying.

If I'm being honest, it's really scary.

If you go a little bit too fast, it's all over.

Just one little wobble sends you into a manic panic in your head.

You're like, "Oh no, this is it, I'm going."

This is where it all begins for our athletes on the start ramp.

Fast as you can, legs pumping, and it's when you reach the first hump

that the tactics kick in.

You've got to force yourself down the ramps

to get speed up. You've got to make sure, in terms of pedals,

they've got to be level when you reach something like this.

Otherwise, possible game over. So you've got a men's race,

we've got a women's race, as well,

and at the end of it all, somebody will be crowned BMX Bandit.

Here we are, the women's race, Helen on the inside line

and she could get to the first corner first,

that would he crucial. Shanaze Reade there.

A world champion looking on. No pressure there, then.

And they're off.

Adele, a terrible start. Helen got off well, though.

She's keeping that up, although Laura's coming up to tie the lead.

She struggled on that bump! Helen gets into the first corner first.

And Adele, where is Adele? Oh, she's struggling very badly.

Enjoying it, though. She's going for it still.

Look at the height of the bumps for the leaders. Almost disappeared.

Helen still maintaining the lead over Laura.

She's got a good rhythm going. She's into the last few bumps.

She's going to take it. Good balance.

Laura in second place. Shanaze looks on clapping.

Adele, she's still going. She's determined to finish it.

Well done, Adele.

And that's what it's all about.

I feel like that was the first time I really went for it.

Because someone's on your heels,

you have to go for it and push it.

So now it's the men's turn.

Away they go.

Barney got a good start, as did Romeo, but all together.

Brendan's got the early advantage, though.

He's gone into the first corner in the lead.

Romeo's keeping track.

Barney in third at the moment.

Oh, Barney, where are you going?

He's tried to go down the wrong track.

That'll cost him. He was looking good, as well.

But Brendan's gone into the final corner, he's got a very good lead.

It's his to lose.

Excellent technique - look at the balance, look at the confidence.

He takes it, no problem at all for Brendan.

Here comes Romeo in second place. And, Barney - what could have been?

Romeo's shattered in second place. Brendan, dominating again.

The one race where I thought I had a chance.

I made a mistake, so I stopped, I had no choice.

It's a shame there wasn't a bright orange cone

to tell me where to go, wasn't it? I was so gutted about that.

I like this about you, though.

You pretend you're not competitive, and you are.

I love that you're gutted - you should be!

I did really well in the run through. My fault, anyway.

That result means that, for the first time,

I move into medal contention.

It's all still to play for.

You can find out what happens next

this Saturday morning at 9am on the CBBC channel

when we go head-to-head in tennis.

We'll be in West Park in Wolverhampton.

Come and join us from 10am for the free event.

Here's what you can look forward to getting involved with.

We're in town this Saturday from 10am until 4pm

with Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour.

You can try out all kinds of different sports,

take part in a Horrible Histories stage show,

and even have a go at being a sports presenter.

It's a free event and you don't need a ticket,

so come along, say hello and enjoy the fun.

So that's a date for your diary, and if you need a new calendar,

look no further than the Blue Peter website,

because Barney has been making a photo calendar.

Every month we've used a different technique to create an image.

We tried macro photography to start -

where you make something really small look really big.

We then tried light painting - one of my favourites,

where you use a torch to create an image.

I'm now going to show you perspective photography,

where you can make something really big look really small,

and the opposite.

And, if you practise really hard,

you should be able to create an effect like this.

It's working! I'm dangling Helen from my hand.

Here's more.

Check out these photos.

They've been taken using a technique called perspective photography.

It's a way of forcing your brain

to make things look different by the use of optical trickery.

So, how does it work?

The trick is actually quite simple.

When an object is close to the lens, it looks really big.

But, when the object moves further away from the lens,

it's really small.

Is that a tiny lion, or a giant camera?

So, what do you need?

Well, you need an open space, so I've come to the park.

This is going to be perfect for what I need.

Second, you need a camera - you can take this picture

on absolutely any camera.

Thirdly, you need a person, a subject

or an object to take a picture of.

Today, I'm going to be using Rob and this football.

Thanks, Rob.

Finally, you need your imagination.

The best perspective photography pictures are the original ones,

so get your thinking caps on, and let's get started.

OK, Rob, are you ready?

About 20 metres that way.

Perfect.

We're going to try to create the effect

of Rob kicking a football towards the camera.

As you can see, Rob is miles away,

and he's going to strike that famous footballing strike pose.

When he does that, Natalie's going to throw the ball into the camera,

and if we time it just right, it'll look like

Rob's kicked the football from where he is right in front of the lens.

'Well, that's the theory, anyway. Fingers crossed.'

Let's try one - one, two, three.

Oh, it's so close, it's so close!

There's Rob's footballing pose we're after.

That one is where the ball ended up.

This takes lots of time and patience,

so don't worry if you don't get it right first time.

Oh, it's so close!

One, two, three.

Yes! We've done it, look!

That's what I'm talking about right there.

Fantastic. I am so pleased with that photo.

Perspective photography is a lot better and way more fun

if you get your friends to help you.

All right, guys!

As you can see, I've brought some top photographers

who've each brought their own camera.

First up is Molly.

She's using a flashy tablet with in-built camera.

Then we've got Mia,

with an instant camera that prints photos straight away.

Kaleem has got a sleek, compact, digital camera.

And Aashir has a low-cost disposable camera that's so retro.

The guys split into pairs to take their photos

and they're coming up with ideas thick and fast.

I've got a dog called Darcy and I want her to be very, very big.

We can make the ball proper big spinning on our finger.

Yeah, I'd like that, yeah.

I brought a balloon and I thought if we blew it up dead big

it'd look well good.

Aashir is trying to take a picture of Kaleem showing off his skills

by spinning a huge football on the end of his finger.

Kaleem's idea is to squash Aashir under my giant foot.

How cruel!

-Face!

-I've just stood on your head.

Let's see how the girls are getting on.

Mia's trying to create the effect

of Molly blowing a huge balloon across the park.

-Down a bit.

-Have you taken it yet?

Nearly there.

Don't move.

How's that? Oh, that's brilliant.

Molly wants Mia to make her dog, Darcy, enormous

and have Mia give her a kiss - ah, that's cute.

-Now bend down.

-Bend down and give a kiss.

THEY LAUGH

That was brilliant, are we happy with our photos?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-Fantastic. Aashir, yours is a film camera

so we have to get those developed,

then we'll get all the photographs together and choose the best one,

and that will go into the calendar month of July - sound good?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-High-fives.

Well done, team, I can't wait. Don't leave me hanging.

And I'm delighted that our team of photographers

are with us in the studio now. Welcome, team.

Hello, top pro photographers, good to see you here.

Kaleem, what do you like about your photograph?

What I like about my painting... I mean...

Your photo.

Yeah, my photo, is that,

cos it's like you're stepping on Aashir,

and I like how he's put his face, like, to say

that you're actually stepping on him.

It's a good bit of acting, that, Aashir, it really is.

Cos, the way we've put this together

is Aashir is going really far back

and you're near the camera, putting your foot down,

so it looks like you're stepping on him.

It's a brilliant photo.

How about you, Mia? What do you think?

Well, I made Molly look really small by standing really back,

and the balloon looks massive,

so she looks like she's blowing it away.

I like the way it's been done,

that she looks dead small and the balloon looks really big.

They've been really successful, these two photos, Helen.

Yeah, Molly's is pretty impressive, as well.

Are you happy with how it's turned out?

Yeah, I'm really happy, because Darcy was supposed to be

very, very, very big and Mia's supposed to very, very, very small.

But Darcy's really close to the camera, and Mia's taken

loads of steps back and she's bending over and kissing Darcy on her nose.

It works really, really, really well, Molly, so well done, you.

Aashir.

Well, ours wasn't what it turned out to be, because BARNEY...

What?!

-You stepped in front of the photo!

-Barney!

I know, what can I say? If I see a lens, I head for it, sorry.

It's not really Barney's fault because our camera was digital,

so you couldn't really see how the photo was going to turn out.

So you didn't use a digital camera,

-so you couldn't see instantly how the photo would look?

-No.

It was disposable, so we had to wait for it to be developed,

so if you are going to try doing this,

it's very difficult to use a disposable camera.

Try using a digital camera, you'll have an easier time with it.

We were so impressed with all of your photographs,

that when we were looking and mulling over which one

to put into the calendar we couldn't decide,

so we decided to put them all in.

APPLAUSE

-Happy about that?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-Practically jumping in the air!

Molly, you asked me four times, I thought you'd be happier!

She's stunned.

There's the calendar, there's the picture

I took with the lovely Rob, and there's yours underneath.

If you want to download this, you can go to the website -

bbc.co.uk/bluepeter.

There's an important date on there, as well - the 27th,

that's when the Olympics come to town.

And if you want to e-mail us your perspective photographs, please do -

[email protected] - We'd love to see them,

and hopefully we'll show them next week.

Another date on that calendar is 4th July, American Independence Day.

It's when Americans have parties and celebrate with fancy food.

So we sent Stefan Gates to make a milkshake

that brings all the girls to the yard.

I couldn't resist it, I'm so sorry!

Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry -

just three of your typical milkshake flavours.

They're all right, but you know me,

I'm not somebody who likes to stick to the ordinary stuff.

When it comes to food, I like to shake it up.

Meet Bella and Zendaya, who play Cece and Rocky

in the hit Disney dance series, Shake It Up.

The show follows the adventures of our young starlets

trying to rise to fame as back-up dancers on a local show.

-Ladies, welcome to London. BOTH:

-Thank you!

Brilliant to have you here. We are here with an American classic.

How important is it to American culture?

I think it's pretty important, everyone grows up on milkshake.

It's a childhood favourite, and even now I'm obsessed with ice cream,

so you can drink your ice cream.

What's your favourite milkshake?

I'm starting to lean towards strawberry now,

so I guess maybe I'm ill?

-Covering all the major food groups then?

-Yes!

4th July - also known as Independence Day -

is the date when United States

declared its independence from the UK in 1776.

Or American cousins celebrate by taking a national holiday

and having loads of fun, parades and, of course, fireworks.

It's really about being with your family and barbecue...

And a pool, and just relaxing.

-It's a chilling day? BOTH:

-Yes.

I've come up with a few milkshake recipes

which I think are based on American classic food

that you don't normally find in a milkshake.

Would you mind helping me try them out?

-For sure.

-Yeah, let's do it!

-Let's go.

Now, these recipes are a little bit experimental.

They've never been tried before, they might be disgusting,

but we might discover something fantastic.

First, I thought we'd make milkshake from apple pie.

-Apple pie, of course.

-That sounds good.

First of all, we'll start with some apple sauce.

Now some biscuits.

200ml of milk.

Two to three lumps of ice cream.

Cinnamon, ginger biscuit.

It does look really good.

A little splash of apple juice to add to the appley flavour.

For the apple, gotcha.

Give it a whizz.

One glass.

It looks good.

-Artfully, please, artfully.

-Oh, wow!

It looks good, but what does it taste like?

Actually good. I like it.

I didn't know what I first thought of the apple taste,

but I like it, and then the cinnamon kicks in.

It adds a little freshness to it. You can taste all the ingredients.

-First one's a winner?

-Oh, yeah.

Success! Now let's try something outrageous.

Hot dog milkshake.

-Urgh.

-Does that not sound good?

-No!

-Do you not have a hot dogs in milkshakes in the States?

-BOTH:

-No!

Hot dog, crispy onions, plenty of ketchup and mustard...

White pants - not a good idea.

..lots of milk and, yes, loads of ice-cream.

-It looks like vomit.

-Not looking good.

-No.

There's a pickle.

That makes it look better, doesn't it?

'Oh dear.'

-Zendaya, you are a vegetarian.

-I am a vegetarian.

You are immune from having to try this.

Do it! Do it!

Not liking it.

Good job.

And the verdict is a "Yeeees!" for apple pie,

and a definite "Nooo!" for hot dog - bleugh!

Since you made us such great milkshakes,

we're going to make you a little British milkshake.

-Don't make too much mess.

-All right.

Hmm, I wonder what they've got in store for me.

If you want to have a go at making these milkshakes yourself,

please visit the Blue Peter website to find the recipes.

The all famous fish and chips.

Oh, yeah.

OK, milk.

Oh, dude!

That's OK.

What are they up to? I'm getting a little bit worried.

-It actually looks good.

-It's a pretty colour.

Boom! A masterpiece!

-Do I guess what it is?

-Yep, give it a go.

It's not fish, is it?

-Yes, it's fish.

-Your all famous fish and chips!

Thank you so much for coming and trying these things out for me,

and happy 4th July.

Happy 4th July!

Gimme five.

-Oh, yeah!

-You can't beat a milkshake.

-I've got it everywhere.

-Barney!

If you don't mind, we'll stick to chocolate and strawberry.

You can keep your fish and chips, but that was a good film to watch.

There's gust time to tell you what's happening on next week's show.

Dick and Dom will be bringing Roald Dahl's classic

George's Marvellous Medicine to life.

And look out for Team Razor -

they are freestyle scooter champions and they'll be here

to tell you what they do and how they do it.

I like to share, what can I say?

-What are you doing?

-I'll wash them afterwards.

See you on Saturday morning, 9am, CBBC channel.

See you later, bye!

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