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Amsterdam Russ

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Happy New Year to one and all.

The start of a new year means the start of a new photo thread. This is the 11th photo thread, which is rather remarkable and a testament to its continued popularity. Thanks to everyone who contributed pics last year, and thanks too to the many who participated by liking or commenting on images.

Here's a pic I took from our balcony a few days ago. The house opposite is being renovated and the builders put together some lights on the side of the house. It says "Prettige Feestdagen" in Dutch, which translates as "Happy holidays", or at this time of the year, "Merry Christmas". 

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Here's to lots of great photos in 2023!

 

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28 minutes ago, Mike said:

Hats off to you yet again Russ

For interest and ease have just tagged all the past issues of our 'great photos' topics with the following tag
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/tags/photos/

 

so all can be dug up and viewed a whole lot easier

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Very useful, Mike. Nice to go back and be reminded of pics Soul Sourcers posted in the past.

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That baby is very disconcerting... 😕

here is a picture of another body sculpture made in Soap, which degrades with time and weather, taken in Santiago De Compostela a few years back. I did look for the arms, I guess they assumed the arms would go first, so they didnt include them,  that said who would steal the arms? lol

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6 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

A Wednesday afternoon visit to the glorious tulip fields of Lisse here in the Netherlands...

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i once stayed in Konningshof (maybe incorrect spelling) to tour the bulb fields.

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20 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

A Wednesday afternoon visit to the glorious tulip fields of Lisse here in the Netherlands...

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Never had the pleasure of seeing them in your part of the world but have seen similar if smaller displays around Spalding in the Fens in the past.

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1 minute ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Must admit I didn’t know tulip fields existed in the UK. Fantastic to see wherever they may be!

https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/bulb-fields-around-spalding/

  https://www.spaldingflowerparade.org.uk/

I assume they started around the time the Fens were drained by Cornelius Vermuyden in the 1630s ... ?

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10 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/bulb-fields-around-spalding/

  https://www.spaldingflowerparade.org.uk/

I assume they started around the time the Fens were drained by Cornelius Vermuyden in the 1630s ... ?

Thanks for the links. A comment in the first suggest the tulip fields are few and far between now, with somewhere near Kings Lyn being the best place to go.

Had forgotten about the Spaulding Flower Parade. My other half made some props for the parade maybe 12 years ago and was interviewed on local BBC radio in the run up to it. They liked the idea that a Lincs-born lady who now lived and did business from NL was making stuff for the parade.

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4 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Nearly right - Koningshof. There are a number of places with Koningshof in it. Was it a Europarc, and when did you come over?

It was about 2016...in my Eriba. I visited Delph (again probably spelling incorrect? is Delft?) the pottery folks, and visited by bike (from Koningshof) the University town of L....?

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46 minutes ago, Kenb said:

It was about 2016...in my Eriba. I visited Delph (again probably spelling incorrect? is Delft?) the pottery folks, and visited by bike (from Koningshof) the University town of L....?

Delft is correct on both counts (the ‘t’ is emphasised). Delftsblauw [Delft’s blue] is the porcelain, and the city, Leiden - and they’re both lovely places. 

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Well after much deliberation and research I've bitten the bullet macro lens-wise and just received a used , but perfect Laowa 100mm F/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and a Godox V350-C Flashgun to accompany it.

If anyone needs me I shall be found on my hands and knees in the undergrowth hunting tiny critters ... :thumbsup:

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26 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

Well after much deliberation and research I've bitten the bullet macro lens-wise and just received a used , but perfect Laowa 100mm F/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and a Godox V350-C Flashgun to accompany it.

If anyone needs me I shall be found on my hands and knees in the undergrowth hunting tiny critters ... :thumbsup:

Hope you have endless fun with the kit, but watch out for those tiny critters - they ain’t half fast! 😉

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4 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Hope you have endless fun with the kit, but watch out for those tiny critters - they ain’t half fast! 😉

I've an acre to play in here , all greenery of a multitude of types , so "endless" sums it up quite well and it'll be a great excuse to let things get a little unkempt for a while ... :wink:

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