Did You Capture the Beauty of Spring at Keukenhof?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the beauty of spring as captured in photographs taken at Keukenhof, a famous flower garden in the Netherlands. Participants share their impressions and experiences related to the blooming flowers, particularly tulips, and the overall spring atmosphere.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares their recent visit to Keukenhof and mentions the beauty of spring in the northern hemisphere, contrasting it with the season in Australia.
  • Another participant expresses admiration for the shared photographs, highlighting the quality of the images.
  • There is a discussion about the timing of the blooming flowers, with one participant suggesting that the early spring may be due to a mild winter.
  • A participant notes that some flowers may have been sheltered in a greenhouse, which could explain their early blooming.
  • One participant provides a link to download high-resolution images of the photographs taken at Keukenhof.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the beauty of the photographs and the spring scenery, but there are differing views on the timing of the blooming flowers and the impact of the winter weather.

Contextual Notes

There are assumptions regarding the weather patterns and the conditions affecting flower blooming that are not fully explored or resolved in the discussion.

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Been there last week. It's true, it's spring in the northern hemisphere, sorry Australia.

Some impressions made with the full focal ranges of the lenses:

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I've considered to post this one in the landmark game, but a google for "tulips windmill" gives ridiculousy easy matches.

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Made the best shot ever of my favorite floating bird there, the crested grebe
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Nice. :smile:
 
Dang Andre. These photos are outstanding. I really like this one:

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Thank you for sharing.
 
Really gorgeous :!).
 
Sigh... I think you are a month or so ahead of me...
 
Could be, after a harsh and early start of the winter, it seemed to have ended early too. But temperatures are just normal for the time of the year. However the outdoor pictures show all rather early flowering species. The tulips in front of the mill are in a big flower pot and could have been sheltered in the greenhouse. Some pictures have been taken indoors in the big cold greenhouse.

Anyway here are a couple more pictures as processed RAW's on original size, fit to be printed on poster formats (total 31Mb):

http://rapidshare.com/files/455736458/keukenhof.zip

hit the button "slow download" after which I'm afraid you have to wait a minute or so. A tease, to encourage paying money to avoid that.
 
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