Tulips

[Triglav]

I know, I know, I am not the first to shoot a field of tulips..
But I liked it :D

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5130/1644711767444131us5.jpg

[Nicole]

I like fields of tulips too :) I have a few pictures of them that I took at the botanic gardens in Wellington. Love the colour of your ones though. They only seem to plant large numbers of red tulips here.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/240089503/" title="Did I mention it's spring? (by -Nicole-)"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/90/240089503_4af2e8eb29.jpg" title="Did I mention it's spring? (by -Nicole-)" alt="Did I mention it's spring? (by -Nicole-)" width="500" height="332" /></a>

Sorry for hijacking your thread ;)

[Triglav]

:D lets make it a tulip thread!

[Nicole]

Ok :D I'll see your tulip and raise you another field of tulips

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/462652710/" title="Red Tulips (by -Nicole-)"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/213/462652710_e91ab76491.jpg" title="Red Tulips (by -Nicole-)" alt="Red Tulips (by -Nicole-)" width="500" height="332" /></a>

[Triglav]

Not sure abt the poker terms, but I raise you again ;)

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/4862/1644711767444130on7.jpg

PS: I must warn you: I live not too to far from the Keukenhof (http://www.keukenhof.nl/)

[mikem12188]

Okay, since you asked for it. This was taken in Keukenhof back in 1991 with a 35mm film camera. I know it's not great (and I'm not even sure they're tulips) but, hey, you brought it up

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68067863@N00/463273193/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/463273193_d355b2f0e8.jpg" width="500" height="357" alt="Keukenuf" /></a>

[Nicole]

Ok, so I'll probably be the first person to run out of tulip shots (I'll start scouring my photo library though...), but here's another one, again from the botanic gardens during their tulip festival.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/240091309/" title="Gardens in Spring (by -Nicole-)"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/82/240091309_c861357863.jpg" title="Gardens in Spring (by -Nicole-)" alt="Gardens in Spring (by -Nicole-)" width="332" height="500" /></a>

[Saralonde]

All I have are single tulips :( .
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23733128@N00/425922933/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/425922933_a57f6b1b24.jpg" width="320" height="480" alt="Yellow Tulips" /></a>

[mikem12188]

Yes, but Saralonde, beautiful in its simplicity.:)

[PnwGuy]

Good timing, and some nice shots there.

I just happen to have Friday scheduled off and we're headed up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival for a day of shooting. Seeing this thread makes me look forward to it that much more. :)

[Digidave]

Yes, but Saralonde, beautiful in its simplicity.:)

EXACTLY!!! That's what I was thinking & then I went down the page & saw your response. Damn you Mikem, Damn you!!!;) :D


P.S. I love ALL the Tulip shots!

[Nicole]

I just happen to have Friday scheduled off and we're headed up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival for a day of shooting. Seeing this thread makes me look forward to it that much more. :)

Sounds like fun! Don't forget to show off some of those tulip pictures here :)

[Triglav]

I ran out..have to make some new this weekend. I have to hurry because they are almost done blooming

[photokunstler]

Living in Ottawa - the tulips are phenomenal! The pregnant Queen of Holland had to be evacuated from Holland during World War II for her own safety, so the family came to Ottawa, Canada. The government designated a floor of a hospital here temporarily part of Holland, and her daughter (now the Queen) was born here.

To thank the Canadians for their hospitality they sent some amazing number of tulip bulbs. And forever the National Capital Commission has been planting, separating, replanting those bulbs (and adding to them) every spring. In May the Tulip Festival draws visitors from all over the earth.

These few are just from our own garden (the garden of my Dutch husband!)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokunstler/463630969/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/463630969_c18becb34f.jpg" width="381" height="500" alt="Tulip after a spring rain" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokunstler/463632314/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/463632314_7e4e5b96d3.jpg" width="398" height="500" alt="yellow and red tulip" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokunstler/463634062/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/463634062_6bbaf169b3.jpg" width="311" height="500" alt="tulip bud, and bug" /></a>

[Nicole]

Lovely photokunstler :) I never knew that about Ottawa, very interesting. I really like the second shot :)

[photokunstler]

Thank you, Nicole!
I am still drooling over your carrot cake! :)

[Digidave]

PhotoKunstler: Very nice shots! Like them all.:)

[Triglav]

Hi photokunstler, nice shots and nice story. Being Dutch I new about the stay of the Queen in Canada, but not about about the tulips.

And for your husband: Hallo meneer photokunstler, dat zijn een paar mooie tulpen! Groeten uit Haarlem

[PnwGuy]

I stopped by the local botanical garden to practice some before tomorrow's trip. Didn't turn out too bad for handheld I thought. Does that large reflection/flare in the top middle detract from the photo?


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnwguy/465129398/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/465129398_d979b382be.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Tulips" /></a>

[mikem12188]

PnwGuy,

I don't think it distracts from anything.. Great shot and have fun this weekend. Hope to see some more shots.

[Digidave]

I thought it did. It was actually the first thing I saw. I thought maybe it was a water mark on your lens or something similar. Other than that, it's a great picture.

[mikem12188]

Damn you DigiDave, damn you:D

[Saralonde]

Pnwguy, maybe you just need to clean your lens. I had the same spot on a few shots I took last year and all I did was use a lens cloth to get rid of the problem.

Mikem, new avatar? Looking for a brain:rolleyes: :D ?

[mikem12188]

If I only had a brain...

[PnwGuy]

Pnwguy, maybe you just need to clean your lens. I had the same spot on a few shots I took last year and all I did was use a lens cloth to get rid of the problem.

Mikem, new avatar? Looking for a brain:rolleyes: :D ?

Thanks!! I checked the lens and found a little dirty spot. We'll see how it goes.

[photokunstler]

Hi photokunstler, nice shots and nice story. Being Dutch I new about the stay of the Queen in Canada, but not about about the tulips.

And for your husband: Hallo meneer photokunstler, dat zijn een paar mooie tulpen! Groeten uit Haarlem

Maybe I can post some of the shots from the Tulip Festival, if we get there this year! It is SO busy with tourists the locals don't have the space to see it, except driving all over the city in their car. It is kind of like the shot taken by mikem12188, but multiplied by a billion!

And, from husband Rudolf: Bedankt voor Uw mooi commentaar op de foto van de tulpen. Het is een klein beetje Holland in Canada. Mijn ouders komen uit Haarlem en Heemstede, dus ik ken de gebeurten niet slechts. Ik hoop dat mijn hollands nog goed genoeg is om te verstand.

[photokunstler]

PhotoKunstler: Very nice shots! Like them all.:)

Thank you so much, Digidave. I have been so shy about posting, but this experience has not been too painful! :)

[Digidave]

Thank you so much, Digidave. I have been so shy about posting, but this experience has not been too painful! :)

We're all friendly folks here. I get a little grouchy some days but I try not to take it out on my friends here at DPS. So don't be shy. It's a pretty laid back atmosphere here at DPS.
http://www.germania-boerboel.de/images/d010.gif

[Nicole]

A few more tulips for the thread :)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/250273533/" title="DILO - 23 September (4/9) (by -Nicole-)"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/101/250273533_13acd9fb9c.jpg" title="DILO - 23 September (4/9) (by -Nicole-)" alt="DILO - 23 September (4/9) (by -Nicole-)" width="334" height="500" /></a>

[sana]

Beautiful thread! :)

A little red tulip is wondering what's going on here...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/99114645@N00/466002801/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/466002801_735b3084b4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="red tulip" /></a>

[Digidave]

Sana: Excellent shot! Getting down low enough to catch all that blue for a background. Very Cool!!:)

[RandomConnections]

OK, I'm late to the game here. These were taken several years ago at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Washington State. They were taken with an old Nikkormat 35mm and scanned.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomconnections/242653914/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/242653914_c66ec9d37e.jpg" width="500" height="341" alt="yellow tulips dof" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomconnections/243484781/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/80/243484781_37326de715.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="pink tulips DOF" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomconnections/242659098/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/242659098_3f283b4fe2.jpg" width="500" height="344" alt="one red many yellow tulips" /></a>

[sana]

Sana: Excellent shot! Getting down low enough to catch all that blue for a background. Very Cool!!:)

Thanks Digidave! :) And my camera let me down too. I shoot this at ISO 200 in the bright daylight and it still tourned out grainy! I still haven't forgiven this to my S3 IS...

Beautiful shots RandomConnections. I love yellow.

[PnwGuy]

Got a few decent shots from the festival. A few more on my Flickr site.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnwguy/467360192/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/467360192_ac333f72b9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Tulips" /></a>


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnwguy/467373001/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/467373001_5d978d9e97.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Tulips" /></a>


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnwguy/467360400/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/467360400_a1e945d31d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Tulips" /></a>


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnwguy/467372921/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/467372921_14d4f33b75.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Tulips" /></a>

[mikem12188]

PnwGuy,

Awesome shots. Looks like your meet.up group is paying off.

I love the first shot up against the fence, the fence is a great background.

[PnwGuy]

PnwGuy,

Awesome shots. Looks like your meet.up group is paying off.

I love the first shot up against the fence, the fence is a great background.

Thanks Mike! I do appreciate it. I've been in a photo phunk for awhile and it's nice to be able to put all the pieces together and get some decent shots finally. Sometimes I do overthink things though. :-)

I have to give my GF some credit for the fence shot. I was focused on getting closeups and she commented about how she liked the fence and she was shooting it so I thought I'd try it too. It's amazing how a good shot can be right in front of you but if you're too focused you'll miss it.

Oh, and out of all the pricey camera gear and accessories, the most useful piece of equipment I had with me was a ten dollar knee pad. :-)

[rpoffenberger]

Taken at a local park.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinp595/469090368/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/469090368_5ce0ea855c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_1434" /></a>


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinp595/469090364/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/469090364_2d3e210899.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_1389" /></a>

[jiminyClickit]

Alas, no tulips yet, but flowering moss has a similar quality:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47146451@N00/472264533/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/472264533_51da39b185.jpg" width="500" height="382" alt="Moss" /></a>

[Beth Harper]

Wow, what lovely fields of spring tulips! Here's a little something different - more wintery tulips, and a reference to another DPS thread (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/mono-with-a-dash-of-colour-photoshop-cs2-tutorial/).

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/450083417_78a2472149.jpg

[wbragg17]

This capture always makes me think of a surrealist painting.


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/8504779_c6e334b5fd.jpg

[Birdy]

Since I hardly ever post here (shame on me) I thought why not contribute a photo here.
Taken a few weeks ago in my garden

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/Firebird1999/photos/20070416IMG_1497.jpg

[OneArmedBandit]

Hello =)

I just got my Sony DSLRA100K and am very happy to have found this board - there are a lot of talented and knowledgeable people here, as it seems.

Anyway, here's my first shot at an assignment:

http://i1.photoblog.com/photos/25267-1178239959-0.jpg

[Pryingi]

My 2 lips on her cheek. Birthday girl, Feb 14th at Disneyland. Canon G7

[echo9er]

No tulip fields, but a few from my yard...

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[jolita]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x264/J0LITA/vasara/20070427_1979a.jpg

[Sime™]

This little girl was sat up in the middle of a garden full of random others... Looked like a Tulip, but was very out of place... hmmm (i'm no botanist!)
anyways...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/visper/488689441/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/211/488689441_658af2bebf.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Jessica" /></a>