Festival of Photography, 3th Serie of my Exhibition

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"REFLECTED" SKY

And also the continuing showing of my exhibition 's photography , seen on the festival of Photography in Naarden/The Netherlands

From; May 16th until June 14 , 2009.

On this Festival I am showing 3 series of photography : 1) Reflected 2) Time and 3) Flowers on several locations such as in 4 shopwindows, and inside 2 restaurants. Many more photographers are showing their works this 4 weeks

Above 2 of the serie Reflected sky and more.... seen through Glass windows
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Below I show the serie : "FLOWERS" ,all togeAbove : 2 of the serie "Time"ther in am I am showing at my EXIBITION on the Festival of Photography-Off

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.....S for Second Week with Slideshow Serie 3 -of My Exibition....

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The second week of the Festival of Photography in Naarden ,

many visiters 'photography lovers" have already visited all the exibitions in-and outdoors, and believe me, its altogether too much to see in one day . So I am lucky and very happy that I am able to visit the exibitions on more moments during the 4 weeks . And I have been also able to visit the other photographers exibitions! Its much fun to see the other exibitors photo's , because I believe that any style in photography is interesting...

About photography I was always wondering ;

"what makes a photo a good photo?" and I was turning myself or my camera upsidedown to make thát photo..., However... slowly I am starting to believe that "what is good" is what is depending from someone's mood. the circumstances, or the season of the year.... or maybe also from your sexe female or male. People are choosing for a photograph because it is reminding them of something good, out of their personal life......

Is a story behind a photo interesting ?

Maybe it is for the person who is making that photo, but the background idea has not to be known by the watcher. It is more important what story do you (the watcher) see in that photo. That is what counts more. Any camera big or small , professional- compact- or even a small mobile phone, can show to others what the 'photographer" saw through her/his lens. So my advice is: just enjoy making photo's , do as you like, and do not worrie about the "style or technic or capturing or more."Photography is great fun, just as long as yóu enjoy it!

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Enjoy watching the above Slideshow:0)

Thank you ! so much for your interest.

Comments (below this post) are very welcome, "JoAnn's D Eyes"

My Flower-World & M...4..Magnolia

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Enjoy Easter Holidays ...

Although The MAGNOLIA-Flowers in front of our house,

are still AT-HOME & almost blossomming.

SPRING- MAGNOLIA

Finally ......Its spring I quess?

Happy and creative (Easter) weekwishes!
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INCREDIBLE- "IN-Cultivation"........

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InCredible Spring flower,

What?

"In - Cultivation?"

...? Whats...That ? In- Cultivation ?...

Above: " My Shadow in a Crocusfield"

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In SPRING

In the middle of a flowerfield,

I love to be Outdoors, enjoying the SPRING

Not by Internet , not in books, but for reall

Watch this ... in...Incredible

Smell the flowers

And Read my

"IN-Cultivation"-Article about

THE Crocus.....

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Above : Macro of Crocus...

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Meaning of THE CROCUS "IN - CULTIVATION"

Did you know......As one of the first flowers to bloom in spring, the large hybridized and selected "Dutch crocus" are popular with gardeners. Crocus flowers and leaves are protected from frost by a waxy cuticle; in areas where snow and frost occasionally occur in the early spring it is not uncommon to see early-flowering crocus blooming through a light late snowfall.
Most crocus species,

and hybrids should be planted in a sunny position, in gritty, well-drained soil, although a few prefer shadier sites in moist soil. Some are suitable for naturalising in grass. The corms should be planted about 3–4 cm deep; in heavy soils a quantity of sharp grit should be dug in to improve drainage.
Some crocuses,

especially C. tommasinianus and its selected forms and hybrids (such as 'Whitewell Purple' and 'Ruby Giant') seed prolifically and are ideal for naturalising. They can, however, become weeds in rock gardens, where they will often appear in the middle of choice, mat-forming alpine plants and can be difficult to remove. (source wikepidea)

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Above: More IN-cultivated Crocus-flowers....

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I hope You enjoyed reading about the Crocus "In-Cultivation"

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"JoAnn's D Eyes",

Is wishing the blogvisiter a sunny SPRINGweek,

Enjoy the spring!!! Go Outdoors smell the flowers....

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Hyacint Hearts and more H's....

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H= Hyacints & "Hearts "

How Flowers are opening everyone's hearts,

Hearts Holding on,They hope ,

Hoping for... A Happy Heart

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( white hyacint)Above: A reflected white "Heart"

Blue Macro (Blue Hyacint ) Above : An Almost opening "Heart"

Above: A just Opened heart ...

Be carefull with your heart.

Above: Blu&White group of Hearts

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Hearts ..

A Heart can be hurt, broken,

filled with pain or love,

Heall a Heart with Love .

Hearts all have the same colour,

because we are.

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Above : A group is never alone....

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HISTORY

of the
Hyacinthus orientalis

(Common Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth or Dutch Hyacinth),

.....is a perennial flowering plant native to southwestern Asia, in southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria and Lebanon. It is a bulb plant, with a 3-7 cm diameter bulb. The leaves are strap-shaped, 15-35 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with a soft, succulent texture, and produced in a basal whorl. The flowering stem grows to 20-35 cm (rarely to 45 cm) tall, bearing a spike of 2-50 fragrant purple flowers 2-3.5 cm long with a tubular, six-lobed perianth.
Cultivation Hyacinth cultivars,

......showing the range of colours availableIt has a long history of cultivation as an ornamental plant, grown across the Mediterranean region, and later France (where it is used in perfumery), the Netherlands (a major centre of cultivation) and elsewhere.
The Garden Hyacinth flowers in the early spring.

They grow best in full sun to part shade in well-drained, but not dry, soil. It requires a winter dormancy period, and will only persist in cold-weather regions. It is grown for the clusters of fragrant, brightly-coloured flowers. Over 2,000 cultivars have been selected and named, with flower colour varying from blue, white, pale yellow, pink, red or purple; most cultivars have also been selected for denser flower spikes than the wild type, bearing 40-100 or more flowers on each spike.
H. orientalis contains alkaloids and is toxic if eaten in large quantities.

The bulb, however, is the most poisonous part and should not be ingested under any circumstances.
The Above "history"is Retrieved from: .wikipedia

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Happy Creative weekwishes!

From JoAnn's -D-Eyes,

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As you all maybe have noticed.... Last week my internet connection was out of order, therefore I could not react on your comments, nor could I visit your blogs. I hope you all understand that. This week I am back again with SPRINGflowers

FLOWERS of Holland: Tulips

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FLowers from HOLLAND
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"In Holland we show our FEELINGS with FLOWERS"

When we are going to a party, a birthday, or another celebration we bring flowers or we are sending them trhough the mail to the person we like to give our congratulations, We show FEELINGS with FLOWERS.

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HOLLAND is worldwide wellknown for their Tulips, but Holland is also for their Cheese and Wooden shoes. TODAY I am full-filling the wish of many blogreaders who were asking me to tell/show on this blog something more about"our" wellknown TULIPS . So here I'm showing you different types of TULIPS , with their history. It does not matter for me , If you just like to look at the Flowers, or read about the background, its all fine with me, please do as you please. Some others might be interested in the history. Soon in MARCH/APRIL we can enjoy the Tulips again. In MARCH lots of visiters are going to watch the TULIPS the (open from March 19) KEUKENHOF-Flowergarden <---- click here to read more.

The word Tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word 'tulbend' for turban.

The Tulip was introduced by a famous Austrian biologist Carolus Clusius. Tulips plants belong to the genus Tulipa, in the lily family, Liliaceae. Tulips bloom on bulbous plants, with large, showy flowers with six petals. There are around 100 species of Tulips, which actually came from the Central Asia where they grew wild. Turkish growers first cultivated tulips as early as 1,000 AD.

Facts about Tulips
There are now over 3,000 different registered varieties of cultivated Tulips. Every year billions of Tulips are cultivated, a majority of which are grown and exported from Holland. Historically, Europe considered Tulips as the symbol of the Ottoman Empire. Tulips grow wild over a great territory from Asia Minor through Siberia to China. Tulips were first cultivated and hybridized by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
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Tulips symbolise
Tulips symboliss,feelings such as: imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover, and a declaration of love. Fresh out of onions? Use your Tulip bulbs instead! Tulip bulbs are a good replacement for onions in cooking. Classification of TulipsThe following classification of Tulips is based on the time of bloom. Tulips can be divided into early, mid, and late season flowering Tulips.
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Early Flowering Tulips
These Tulips bloom in March and early April. Early Flowering Tulips are Species Tulips, Kaufmanniana (eg., Waterlily), Fosteriana (eg.,Red Emperor), Single Early(eg., Apricot Beauty ), Double Early, Greigii Tulips etc. Midseason Flowering Tulips:- These bloom in April and early may. Eg., Triumph, Swan Wings Tulip, Darwin Hybrids, Parrot Tulips. Late Flowering Tulips:- These Tulips bloom in May. Eg., Single Late, Double Late, Viridiflora Tulips, Lily-Flowered, Fringed Tulips, Rembrandt Tulips, Multi Flowering Tulips.
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How to grow Tulips
Tulips are very easy to grow. Many people design an artistic, colorful layout for the Tulip blooms. Select the location for planting. Prepare the soil by working it well, removing rocks, and weeds. Mix in plenty of organic material and fertilizer. Special bulb formulas and bone meal work best. The Tulips will bloom in almost any soil, with a good drainage. When buying Tulip bulbs, select only the finest quality bulbs. In general the bigger the bulb, the bigger the bloom. Follow the directions from the supplier for spacing and depth. If no directions are included, plant the bulbs 6-8" apart, and at a depth twice the diameter of the bulb. After the Tulips bloom, let the plant continue to grow until it dies off. During the post bloom period, the plant sends energy to the bulb to store for use next spring. Tulips require a period of cold while they are dormant and resting between shows.
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Care For Tulip Bulbs
Tulips are vivacious perennial plants, i.e, they lose their outer parts but conserve the underground stems called bulbs.
For the propagation of new Tulip bulbs one should cut them and leave the stem and the leaves to dry off. Usually this should be done before the Tulips dry off, approximately some three weeks after blooming. After a month and a half of having cut the Tulip flowers, extract the bulbs and conserve in a cold, dry place. A high temperature can ruin the Tulip bulb or result in poor quality in new plants. (These conditions are applicable to both types of cultivations, either in soil or in hydroponics).
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I Hope you enjoyed reading and watching the photo's and history about Tulips
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Happy ABC
ENJOY YOUR WEEK
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L = The love of life and living for and more....

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L = love , life & living

What you and I love & like or perhaps more

Love for my partner BJ ,

Love for Ios my dog,

For my family and friends,

My Photography,

For travelling,

For YOU my blogfriends,

My country-

My home...

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Where-ever you feel Love & feel HOME....

I was visiting my Best (Dutch) friend M. who just arrived back home in Holland (in her new house) after a stay of 10 years in France. I saw this Nature on a walk with her in Drunen. We both LOVE to travel, going away and coming home... Her home is csince short (ast week) in
in the south of Holland in Noord Brabant, I hope my friend is feeling home there soon

Near both (my friend and my) our houses -on walkingdistance- are cows, I LOVE cows and watching them eating the grass, standing on the wide green grass-land , so typical Dutch... Thats what I like of my country so much... The nature and cows..thats so typical Dutch, so typical MY coming HOME feeling.

This 'Mushroom', (Paddestoel), reminds me of a SONG when I was a child;

(Who knows the translationof this song?)

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'Childs-Song in Dutch'

"Op een grote paddestoel, rood met witte stippen,

Zat kabouter spillebeen, heen en weer te wippen,

KRAK zij toen de paddestoel, met een diepe zucht,

Daar vlogen allebei zijn beentjes ,Hoepla! in de lucht"

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'Thanks to Wil , now also in English:'
On a great big toadstool',red with white dots,

Pixie Spindlelegs was rocking to and fro.

Crack said the toadstool with a deep sighand ,

two little legs flew, whoops, in the air

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Where for who do YOU feel the most LOVE and home?

I think I feel the best in Holland and where I live "in the Green heart" of Holland ( Near Amsterdam) .But my Dutch family is living for axample in Canada and they are feeling home there. I always would like to Travel but arriving at my own house in Holland after a short or long holiday/TRAVEL, than arriving at my own home is so good. Just looking at my house , the garden and the area, the cows in front of our door, even the weather with the different seasons ...Its so good to LOVE your own partner, childen, family pets or home....

HOW ABOUT YOU?

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Thanks for all of your visits and LOVELY words... ,

Just remember: make the best of your LIFE now, and enjoy LOVE ,

LIVE through your life as it is your last minute every moment!

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With greetings and LOVE,

JoAnn's D Eyes

Wishing you a good week,

Thank you for your comments.

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When here, you want to be there and vice versa......

WELCOME IN HOLLAND...

DOUBTS... when here, you want to be there and vice versa............

Do you know that feeling?

A thought for my friend M. who just arrived in HOLLAND.

Above: The Typical autumn-weather in holland: Grey Storm sky , Rainy, birds in trees...

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DOUBTS when here, you want to be there and vice versa......
This morning I spoke to my (female) friend M. , she is -like me-also born in Holland. We know each other since we are teenagers, a long time so you can imagine we feel like (sisters) as family. We have in common that we Both like to travel and we're always dreaming of living some-where else than in Holland... Not that we don't like Holland, because we LOVE Holland..! When the Weather in Holland should change in warmer (more sun!!) weather it wou be THE perfect country to live in. But Holland can be rainy-windy... what can we do about that? Nothing... just dreaming, because once you change and start living in another (warmer) county.... "its still Not like HOME sweet HOME" wich is (my) beloved Holland" .

We just like to be here when we are there, or when we are there we like to be here... I lived for 6 years in Italy, and also in the USA, and I always thought about my birth -country wich is Holland. I was even missing the cold Dutch weather , the 4 seasons, my friends , the Chocolade hagelsag, Pindakaas and DROP , the Old Amsterdam cheese..., The windmills...the Wooden shoes, the Tulips...and....yes ....I even missed the rain and the wind, the spring/autumn weather, this is ALL so typical for Holland!

She (my friend M.) lived for 10 years in FRANCE.. she bought 10 years ago a house there, was happy there but always thinking about Holland and her rends . Last spring she t bought (also ) a house in Holland/DRUNEN and today is her first arrival- day in Holland.

The Below Blue Wisteria flowers are for you...

Above:For You M. "The Blue Wisteria" in my backyard ,because like them so much

WELCOME HOME M. ! I hope you will feel home soon

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This weekend:WATER+SKY & SAIL ING Away.....,

.....WE are sailing this weekend with this great ship .

"AHOY"!

Welcome on board.....

Top: I Think that some photo's are looking better in Black and white..

Bottom: the same photo but now in colour .

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(@photo Top & bottom)The name of this BOAT is

" FRIENDSHIP"

Some facts: This boat is built in 1898 in Marenshoek in Groningen(Holland)

Its now laying in the harbor of MONNICKENDAM,

and can carry 60 persons.

Some sizes in Meters: length: 32 -wide: 5,55 -Dept: 1,55 -Sailsize: 450 mtr/2

Top+bottom: in black and white-

Middle:The same boatphoto in COLOUR ( I like in this photo because of the red paint-colour)
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This weekend we are sailing away, on the above BOAT ...

A big sailers-ship/boat with a large group of (60) people.

Afterwards ( to finish the day) we'll have a BBQ -I think on the boat-

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So when I am not immidiatly reacting this week-end on your blogs , you know why by this BLOG-message.... I promisse that I will make lots of photo's (I hope I am able to make them),. We are leaving from the harbor in MONNICKENDAM (near Amsterdam but more in the North of Holland) I don't know to where-to we are heading by that boat, we are on the boat for 1 full day, is the only thing I know for now.

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So when you miss me, please leave a message on my blog, I will read all your comments on Sunday late, oe MONDAy early and.... I'll show you next week some WATER-impressions... keep watching and a good weekend wish from us/me:) I'll be back on MONDAY for sure!

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ENJOY

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JOANN, IS WISHING YOU A great BLUE- SKYley & SUNNY, WEEKEND !

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