Keukenhof Gardens

Lisse, Netherlands

Keukenhof Gardens is a 79 acre botanical flower garden that is only open 2 months of the year.  See Wikipedia for background information.  The day we visited, it was in the low 50's and rained the entire day.  For comfort, it was miserable...for photography, it was perfect!

Sony A7 IV @ f6.3 1/125 20mm ISO 320

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f6.3 1/125 20mm  ISO 400

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125 70mm  ISO 1000

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f6.3 1/125 49mm  ISO 500

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f4 1/125 49mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f6.3 1/125 20mm  ISO 320

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f6.3 1/125 70mm  ISO 500

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f6.3 1/125 26mm  ISO 1600

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f5 1/125 20mm  ISO 160

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125 20mm  ISO 2000

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All Photographed 5/9/23

2023_CLondon52_May: Abstract

From the C.London website: "As a photographer, I often find myself drawn to images that leave interpretation open, and this prompt encourages just that. Whether it's using color, texture, or form, abstract photography challenges you to experiment with different elements and create images that are open to interpretation. It's an opportunity to let your creativity run wild and see where it takes you. I can't wait to see what kind of abstract images we can come up with!"

With this month's theme being "Abstract", I attempted abstraction through either composition or processing for this series of images.

1.  Movement

I have never seen so many bicycles as in Amsterdam.  Pedestrians be damned...bicycles rule.

Bicycles Rule

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f16 1/30  71mm equiv ISO 5000

Photographed 5/7/23

2.  Light & Shadow

River cruising through Belgium & Netherlands provided interesting bridge photo opportunities for light & shadow...during the few times the sun was out.

Span

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/1250  145mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 5/13/23

3.  Human Emotion

Middelburg, NL

Amidst the rain and haze, love was in the air.

Beginnings

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2.0 1/100  6mm (135mm equiv) ISO 64

Photographed 5/12/23

4.  Patterns & Texture

Glass vault over the main concourse of the Amsterdam Centraal train station.

Iconic

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f7.1 1/60  71mm equiv ISO 6400

Photographed 5/7/23

Veins

52Frames - Week 19 - Details

Keukenhof Gardens

The Netherlands

Was hard to choose from this 79 acre display of the most incredible flowers.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f7.1 1/50 40mm equiv ISO 1250

Photographed 5/9/23