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Happy and healthy 2007 TL-friends!


Happy and healthy 2007 TL-friends!
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Copyright: Hans Spruijt (GreenBaron) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3162 W: 800 N: 9746] (38909)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-17
Categories: Daily Life, Food, Nature, Mood
Camera: Minolta Z1
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: China 2005
Theme(s): New Year 2007, Travelling China 2005 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-12-31 5:30
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Favorites: 1 [view]
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Happy and healthy 2007 TL-friends!

My last posting in 2006. On August 17th of this year I joined the TL-community and didn’t realize what effect that would have on my daily life! Daily life? Yes daily life! And do believe it or not, but till the last day of the year 2006 I have managed to post everyday a photo on TL, not a sinecure I can tell you. Also my notes are read by many TL-friends and commenting it even like my pictures itself. That’s how I can improve my photographing skills. I very pleased for all the concrete and nice comments I received. So from my home in Haarlem, the Netherlands, I wish for all TL-members a happy and healthy 2007! And keep on posting them my dear TL-fellahs!

N.B. the picture shown here is taken in the Yunnan in China while I was on my way the Yangtze river gorge. In this valley the flowering yellow rapeseed (Canola) fields were looking gorgeous. China is the larges producer of rapeseed oil! The yellow flowers off these fields are an example for 2007: a bright colorful year!

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Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as Rape, Oilseed Rape, Rapa, Rapaseed and (one particular cultivar) Canola, is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name is derived through Old English from a term for turnip, rapum (see Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a cultivar of Brassica napus). Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus.
Rapeseed is very widely cultivated throughout the world for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India.

The rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter, and limits nitrogen run-off. The plant is ploughed back in the soil or used as bedding.
Rapeseed is a heavy nectar producer, and honeybees produce a light colored, but peppery honey from it. It must be extracted immediately after processing is finished, as it will quickly granulate in the honeycomb and will be impossible to extract. The honey is usually blended with milder honeys, if used for table use, or sold as bakery grade. Rapeseed growers contract with beekeepers for the pollination of the crop. (Text Wikipedia.com)

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Hello, Hans,
Wonderful photo, as always! I like very much the lovely yellow colour of the plant and the natural frame of the tree.
I wish you all the best in the coming new year and looking forward to more photos from you.
Best regards, Evgenia

Hallo Hans.
Erg mooie opname in een zeer bijzondere kleur.
Hoop ook in 2007 van je werk te genieten, dus hou het ook komende jaar gezond en geniet van een prettige jaarwisseling.
Groet Frans.

Wat een prachtige plaat Hans. Mooie kleuren lekker dieptewerking. Voor mij had de natuurlijke omlijsting door de takken voldoende geweest, maar over smaak valt niet te twisten ;-)

TFS and Happy new year.

Grtz Pim

Ciao Hans, wonderful lndscape full of yellow flowers, great augural composition, very well done, again Happy New Year to you, my friend, and your family.
Ciao Silvio

Hi Hans,
Impossible to pass by this photo and not notice it. It is amazingly beautiful; the yellow flowers are fascinating such as the whole view itself. Then finally, those branches at the front are a very decorative finishing touch.
I too am "addicted" to this (I wake up thinking about the next photo! :O) but I consider it a good vice.
I wish you and your loved ones a VERY Happy New Year plenty of good health.
Regards,
Lurdes

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  • A-lex Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 117 W: 52 N: 244] (2000)
  • [2006-12-31 6:08]
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He Hans,
Mooie foto! De takken rondom en het prachtige gele veld. Wens jou ook al het beste toe voor 2007! Gaaf dat je het zo naar je zin hebt op Tl!
Alex

Hi Hans ,
excellent colors and sharpness.
nice composition and well exposed.
thanks and Happy New Year to you.
regards
Saeed

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Hello Hans,

A strong image with a very eye-catching yellow field...

A WONDERFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU, MY FRIEND!

Greetings,
Pablo -

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Hello Hans :)
Wonderful landscape ! Great colours for the end of the year ! Thanks for giving us so pleasure.
Happy new year to you and your family :)
Marylou

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3368 W: 87 N: 2746] (18125)
  • [2006-12-31 7:21]

Hallo Hans.
In my mind the song 'Yellow rose of Texas', dont no why.? lol
Beautiful picture it is.
Happy New Year.
Jan

Beautiful shot, i love the tree framing the shot.
Wishing you all the best for 2007.
mark

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  • Mas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 59 W: 62 N: 250] (2555)
  • [2006-12-31 8:21]

Nice clear, fresh and colorfull picture, Hans.
Thx for infecting me with the TL virus in 2006 !
CU in 2007

TFS
Marcel

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5248 W: 181 N: 6230] (32872)
  • [2006-12-31 8:43]

Hello Hans,

Anything how to close 2006 triumphal, and showing us the yellow color of plenty prosperity. Visual beautiful my friend!
Beautiful place, very good taste.
Congratulations

Sérgio


HAPPY NEW YEAR IN 2007 MY FRIEND

Great post and great message too!
Thanks for all the good photos and solidarity ;)

All the best to you from Denmark,
Nune

Hi Hans,
What a gorgeous yellow !!! It is a very good choice for your last-of-the-year !!!
Beautiful landscape and fresh image to bring us quickly to Spring !!!
Thanks, dear Hans !
And as we say in Corsica, Pace e Salute !
Sylvie

:-) ook voor jou en je familie een heel gezond en goed 2007!
enneh.... keep up the good work! (voor wat betreft de foto's natuurlijk)

Proost!
Anneke

I like the treetops leading my view's sight towards the vivid yellow flowers!Very pleasing to the eye!Thank's for sharing.
chiping

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  • valari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1145 W: 105 N: 400] (4087)
  • [2006-12-31 10:23]

Happy New Year 2007 you, too,Hans!
valentina

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2476 W: 0 N: 888] (13286)
  • [2006-12-31 10:38]

preciosa posta y bello lugar... muchas felicidades y buen 2007. Saludos

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1578 W: 118 N: 3608] (14439)
  • [2006-12-31 11:30]
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Hi Hans...
What a wonderful end to a great year on TL!
Lest see its about 1129 a.m here so you are about a 1/2 hour away from the ball dropping!!! Happy New Year!!!!!!


Tricia

Hello Hans,

Excllent work, Great colors Bg POV DOF perfec details very crisp,

Nice work

TFS kyle

Hello Hans, what a great and beautiful photo to end your very succesful year. Keep on posting! I know how hard it is to post, commenting while being active at work.

This is a very nice and yellow field. What a great place to visit.
Great point of view, dof and sharpness.

Take care and have a great year!

Yan :)
Many thx for your visit in "Happy New Year 2007" :)

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2512 W: 48 N: 2993] (14124)
  • [2006-12-31 13:10]

Hello Hans,
Ein atemberaubender Tiefblick und ein wundervolles Effekt des Bildes. Sehr gute Arbeit. Gratuliere
Janusz
Alles Gute für das neue 2007 Jahr wünsche ich und deiner Familie.
Janusz

And all the best to you for the coming year.
Beautiful landscape capture. Very colorful.
Pierre

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1738 W: 5 N: 382] (1348)
  • [2006-12-31 13:39]

Best wishes to you too Hans. Hope that 2007 will bring rejoice, health and fortunes for you.

The yeallow heads of green barcia is really looking magnificient. Wide spectrum is interesting. well done my friend.

Many thanks for sharing happy moments.

A beautiful, vibrant photo to finish off the old year Hans. I like the inclusion of the branches in the f/g which gives depth to the view. Happy New Year from another adicted Trekker! All the best for 2007. Pat.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3210 W: 225 N: 6907] (27401)
  • [2006-12-31 15:38]

Hans, what a brilliant colour you show us - to go out of 2006 on such a great colour - well done.

Yes, your notes are always a pleasure to read - and I have learnt a lot from them, thank you.

Happy NY to you too and kia ora from NZ where it is already 2007

Janice

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2014 W: 136 N: 3063] (16571)
  • [2006-12-31 16:25]

Well Hans... this is awesome,

I like the colours very much, vibrant and attrative! Well composed and very nicely present. :D Wishing you all the best in 2007 too. :D my TL friend...

Cheers,
Sweety

All the best for 2007 Hans. There is nothing more attarctive than seeing the canola crops in flower. Rather different seeing them with some grren around them not like in Australia with hundreds of acres of yellow amongst the dried out fields. Well composed my friend, Lovely colour and superb detail. TFS,
David

Happy new year my dear friend Hans... congratulations for this excellents shot... i hope that this 2007 you have hapinness and healthy... great!!!... TFS...

All the best and nothing less eh? :)

Thanks for this post Hans, kind and beautiful. A very optimistic shot- well suited to the turn of the year. And I agree with your note, from the day I joined TL it's been in the back of my head, always ticking away with a new untapped 'creativity' :P

Well done is all I can say. I like the countryside, I like flowers and I love colours- so, definately a good shot in my books. I never knew China was this lovely- now I've learnt something new already. TFS again.

Cheers to 2007!

Biance.

Hi Hans,
Lovely shot! I thought it was canola!! Beautiful composition and colours and I love the framing. TFS and a Happy New Year and all the best to you for the following year!
Cheers Tina :-)

Hi Hans,

For years we have been surrounded with rapeseed here (it plays havoc with the hayfever!) until this 2007 when many of our local farmers seem to have swithed to growing sweetcorn.

I like the way you have captured the colour and highlighted it in your presentation to make it into a wish for the new year. I also enjoy the way you have framed the shot with the foreground tree branches - I like to take this sort of shot, but people often complain!

A very happy new year to you!

Nigel

hello hans!!
beautiful photo.
tfs
zoran

pt

happy new year!!!

WOW~ What greens! Excellent photo Hans! May the best of 2007 come your way!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
B-)
Linds
pt

Hi Hans,

Happy New Year, my friend!! All the best for 2007!

Kindest Regards
Constantinos

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 31 N: 1561] (9603)
  • [2007-01-01 11:30]

Hi Hans

Happy New Year to you my TL friend!

Lovely shot for us. Stunning colours and great framing with the trees.

All the best for the new year

Karan

Hi Hans, Happy New Year 2007 friend.

Wonderful harvest shot. Loved the colors and DOF.

Yes, I first thought these are musterd flowers, as we've these fields in India at Northern side, and looks beautiful with those yellow flowers. :) Vandana

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  • TELVA Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 53 W: 11 N: 1] (800)
  • [2007-01-02 12:33]

Also HAPPY 2007 FOR YOU.
ELVIRA

Like wise Baron! Lovely scene. I wish you lots of traveling and great photography for 2007.

Cheers!

Ben.

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  • Alba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 577 W: 0 N: 207] (2762)
  • [2007-01-02 16:55]

Hi Hans,
How well chosen for the new year : a brightly colored flower that produces joy of brighness and oil!!!
Thanks for your so kind good wishes.
Mary

Great that angle under the branches to present the field full of yellow! We can't say if that yellow is good for the health of the eye, but for sure it's a pleasure"

The love the branch silhouette against vivid background. TFS.

Happy New Year.
Nap

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 568 N: 3415] (15131)
  • [2007-01-03 16:19]

Hi Hans,
Very beautiful image to begin this new year. I like its light on the fields and the natural framework. Congratulations for your great contribution to TL. I appreciate your work! Thank you for the good wishes and the same thing for you! Annie

A very Happy New Year, Dear Hans, good to have you, thanx, M, (*_*)

Hello Hans! Wonderful yellow and nice perspective! Good contrast and sharpness!
Well done!
Happy New Year 2007!
Lili

I love the limbs coming down over the picture and wow! it's so bright I need sunglasses, bright abd beautiful :)
Shelby

Hi Hans
Wonderful composition.
Have a good time this year.
bye Aghi

Hi Hans

Los colores son de cuento hermosisima imagen felicidades.

Nat

Beautiful view. Very colourful.
TFS,

Figen

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