Enchanted forest, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

I noticed that the gardens of Keukenhof see much more attractive for foreigners than for the Dutch themselves. The views of tulips filed are much more appreciated than the views from Keukenhof. Some TE members living nearby even have never been there. Well, tulip fields you can have for free. But visiting the gardens is imho worth every euro cent (a combi ticket - bus to and from Schiphol and entrance costs 18 euro). The gardens are open only in two months in a year. So there is no need to plant other flowers instead of the bulbs. I can imagine how many people are planning the flower arrangement and how much work is needed to plant and maintain the garden. I haven't seen even one flower that was not in the best moment of blossoming. It seems that you are just in the best time. I do not know how they achieve it. It was my long time dream to go there and I was so happy to go there in sunny day.
Isn't it the enchanted forest?

lregoli, dta, ChrisJ, Budapestman, Bluejeans, bukitgolfb301, jusninasirun, ikeharel has marked this note useful

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dta (52274) 2012-05-09 1:04

Hello MAlgorzata ,
Not a wild forest , but , indeed , a enchanted one . It must be a great pleasure to have a walk there . And , even your picture is excellent , it must be yet most beautiful in the reality .
Regards

lregoli (423) 2012-05-09 1:04

Hi Malgorzata,

It does look like an awesome place to visit indeed. I like the perspective you chose, with all the tulips on the foreground, but the image seems to be a little bit out of focus, or at least some more sharpness would be nice. Thanks for sharing!

Regards,
Leonardo

ChrisJ (87654) 2012-05-09 2:52

Hello MAlgorzata

Sharpness is more than adequate here imho. I uploaded a similar wide angled shot on TL of cherry blossom, & some folks were a bit disappointed that they couldn't really see the detail visible in a close up macro shot.

http://www.treklens.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=638040

They were happy when I posted this

http://www.treklens.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=638094

Looking at the big picture the repetition of the colourful tulips is superb. A little bit of red lens flare above the water. Sometimes I clone them out, & sometimes I don't. Tfs!

MJR (3214) 2012-05-09 3:03

Malgo
This looks a wondrous spot to visit, and interesting that they only for the tulip season.
The people you allowed into your shot makes for a nice touch and a sense of scale, and purpose.

( for me, the sharpness debate is slightly academic, it is what it is, but if forced to choose, a little more focus to the foreground would set it off a treat. )

But TE is learning about the world, and I learned something new today, Malgo ..

TFS
Kind regards
Martin

Sergiom (40207) 2012-05-09 4:53

Bonjour Malgorzata,

Une très belle image qui fait très printanière. Les couleurs sont magnifiques et le ruisseau offre une très belle profondeur à l'image.

J'aime beaucoup

Serge

Fis2 (73674) 2012-05-09 6:30

Witaj Malgosiu!
Piekny park z tulipanami i nie tylko.
Wspanialy widok.
Znakomita wiosenna atmosfera.
Pozdrawiam!
Krzysztof

Budapestman (82620) 2012-05-09 9:14

Hi Malgorzata,
a fascinating view with picturesque colours, the composition is very nice, a fabulous atmosphere, Tfs! Have a nice week! Kellemes hetet kívánok!
György

Bluejeans (64241) 2012-05-09 10:14

Ola Malgorzata ,
Lindo este campo de flores bem coloridas , criam um lindo colorido , gostei muito deste jardim , lugar maravilhoso para passear , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

rychem (9772) 2012-05-09 11:50

Orgia kolorystyczna! Cale bogactwo kolorow tulipanow. Ladnie ulozona kompozycja drobnych punktow kwiatow na dole i pionowych linii drzew u gory
pozdrawiam
Ryszard

Jeppo (17623) 2012-05-09 12:23

tak tak, jest magjka bor!
uwlebiam ostroc i kolory
komplimentka
pozdro
silvio

chrisvek (5689) 2012-05-09 14:31

Hi Malgorzata

Very wonderful and totally spring capture.Perfect colors and lightning of this beauty.Perfect POV.Well done

Have a good night
Chris

bukitgolfb301 (30433) 2012-05-09 15:01

Hi dear Malgo

Lovely shot, seeming like planted by not artifical but natulally. Wonderful much light. Over exposure gets very good result. I will be happy to see this lovely shot. many tahks and best regards,

Takero

mesutilgim (68648) 2012-05-09 15:03

Hello dear Malgorzata !
In my opinion it's sharp enough !!
I do not believe that terminoligies like sharpness etc does belong to the jargon of contemporary photography.
What it counts is, pov, compo, layou and light.
And those are here "topclass" !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

tedesse (22509) 2012-05-09 16:29

Witaj!
Widac ze to kraj tulipanow.
Super widok zaczarowanego lasu tulipanow!
Piekne kolory i dobra ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

ricardomattos (3251) 2012-05-09 18:08

Oi Malgorzata,
Que lindo jardim. As flores estão lindas com toda esta diversidade de cores e formas. Um lugar encantador! Obrigado por compartilhar!
Abraços
Ricardo

dkmurphys (37439) 2012-05-10 5:01

Hi Malgo,
Lovely capture from that impressive park. Spring all over the place, good composition.

Daniel

jusninasirun (17146) 2012-05-10 16:47

Hello MAlgo.
This is like a fairy tale with this forest looking really enchanting with beautiful light and shades. The foreground flowers are amazing with dreamy tall trees in the background.
Excellent composition with the inclusion of water featured in the frame.
Have a nice day and kind regards.
Jusni

ikeharel (38130) 2012-05-11 5:29

I totally agree with the title, Malgo, enchanting it is.
The tulips in several colors, and the depth onto the creek and through trees is most cheerful and vivid, in beautiful image.
Good evening,
Ike

SWEETFREEDOM (18611) 2012-05-11 11:49

Hi Malgorzata,
in this places is beautiful to see flowers from different p.o.v., behind or against the sun you have interesting sights.
for a tulip's lover like me i can only enjoy this shot.
regards
Alessandro

korbee (6305) 2012-05-12 13:19

Hi Malgo youve been able to capture some excelent backlight,in one of the best parts of the garden,
this is one of the oldest sections.

jan