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KU Mum
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Copyright: Els van den Berkhof (Hendrika)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1649 W: 517 N: 3791]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (16626) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 1998-05-17 |
| Categories: Daily Life, Event, Friends/Family |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-05-28 6:21 |
| Viewed: 621 |
| Points: 32 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Where to start with explaining this picture. Okay, it's a scan and I had to use PhotoShop to lower the quality, because of all those people there were too many kB's (?) Yesterday evening I met Darren in the Gallery with his picture Blue Bayoo - a well chosen title for a wonderful picture in which you could almost hear the silence and totally enjoy the atmosphere. Since I don't know how to make a link - his name is "punwit".
Why do I love such pictures, you might also ask yourself. Well -how to describe it in one word- our life has been pretty eventful. Then you really know how to appreciate the quieter moments I can assure you.
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Back to the picture. What's this. Why you went there?
In April 1998 we got a phone call that our fosterson graduated - got his Master of Science Electrical - in May in Lawrence Kansas. He told us that he was not going to participate with the celebrations (called Engineering Recognition Ceremony and in the afternoon Walking Down The Hill. Why? because he would be the only one with no family present.
Well that could be fixed - with his mother we searched for the cheapest tickets and Delta Airlines could offer us a great deal.
How were the Airports in America, how were the shops in America, how was the campus in Lawrence, how was his car, how were the people---Impressive---
Sunday morning May 17 at half past 5 the alarmclock woke us. First order of things was to congratulate my husband Ad with his 49th birthday, then grab a cup of coffee and a donut (nothing else available) and fetch our fostersons mother. At half past 6 we were present in front of a huge hall, the Oliver Residence Hall and temperatures that day would be 35 C or more. Inside we thought we were entering a fridge - totally not used to Airconditioning, we forget to bring warmer clothing.
Well all went well and in the afternoon we set out on a short walk to the stadion. It was short in our fostersons mind and he was wearing Teva's, however I was wearing high heels and boy, was that a mistake!
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This whole Stadion filled up with students who graduated, Philosophy, All kinds of Engineering, Aerospace, Architectural, Chemical, Environmental Health Science and so on.
We did not enter the stadion, but were sitting on the grassy slopes and most of the ceromony I watched through my zoom lens. Lots and lots of people collapsed because of the heat and ambulances had a busy afternoon.
I got all kinds of present when we went back, and one of them was that I was pronounced an official KU Mum.
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Darren -punwit- from the Blue Bayou, wrote I quote: it is with the proliferation of computers and the internet. The likelihood of us ever conversing would have been next to nil prior to the internet.
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In Mei 1998 woonden wij de uitreiking van de mastersdegree van onze pleegzoon bij in Lawrence Kansas USA. Gisteren zag ik een foto van punwit:Blue Bayou, en las dat dat in Lawrence Kansas was. Wat een kleine wereld. Dus ik heb een foto uit het album op de scanplaat gelegd en wilde hem na het opplakken van het embleem uploaden, bleek het teveel kB's te zijn. Dat heb je zeker als er zoveel mensen in stadion aan het vullen zijn! Dus via Photoshop heb ik de kwaliteit verminderd. Wij bleven (het was meer dan 35C) lekker op de grashelling zitten, en gelukkig maar want in het stadion werd het een oven en de één na de ander viel flauw en werd er uit gedragen. Wat een belevenis, Amerika, de vliegvelden daar, de winkels die altijd open zijn, de auto's, het staartje van de tornado - teveel om op te noemen.
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Well if you got this far, I wish you a very nice day.
Prettige dag
en bedankt voor het lezen,
Els |
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- biblio
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(2496) - [2007-05-28 6:27]
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Ha ha ha now you are writing essay's to accompany your posts...
Great photo lot's of action and colour and waves of people.
Have a geat day.
Chris
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- Fons
(11220)
- [2007-05-28 6:28]
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Wat een menigte! Ik geloven dat het in open gras beter was!
Mooi zicht op de plechtigheid!
Hi Els
Nice shot, so colorful and very very crowded, Nice point of view you got.
Well done and keep it up n up my best wishes are always with you.
Regards.
M. Latif
Hoi Els,
Een foto met journalistieke waarde! A fine picture and an even better and interesting note.
Job well done.
TFS
Hans
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- BenF
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- [2007-05-28 11:18]
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Hi Els.
Good note and a real noisy and colourful photo.
TFS
Goed gedoen
Groete,
BEn
Mooie overzichtsfoto, Els! Gefeliciteerd nog met de masterdegree van je pleegzoon.
Je hebt 'm leuk afgewerkt ... die foto bedoel ik.
groetjes,
Joop!
Hi Els,
I sure like your last sentence :D I read it all!!
Very busy and very colorful photo. Pefect sharpness and detail.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes
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- Janone
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- [2007-05-28 17:30]
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Hoi Els. Klein stukje maar overgeslagen, ik moest ook nog koppen tellen. lol
Quiet a happening there. nice story. (I read it all)
You sure can be proud on him. Good job you did to him aswell.
Ciao, Jan
Hi Els, great composition full of people, greath depth of field, very well done, ciao Silvio
Hello Els
Lot of people, well composed and captured, perfect details and colors this photo tells a story,
TFS Kyle
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- pozaru
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- [2007-05-30 7:13]
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Excellent journalism; congrats for the photo and for the words, too !
v
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- jawa
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(10453) - [2007-05-31 4:11]
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Wat een drukte Els
Maar je hebt t
het wel juist goed vastgelegd.
Gr Jos
P**
Hendrika, thanks for posting this as it is a fine shot of Memorial Stadium and brings back memories for me. Both my sister and I attended KU although she was the only one to graduate from that fine institution.
Also thanks for the kind words regarding Blue Bayou. I had that framed and presented it to my sister last Christmas. I'm glad that the image gave you pause from your hectic schedule and I hope that you find many other ways to rest and reflect.
Wishing you the best,
Darren
Hello Els,
What a wonderful shot!
Congratulations!
TFS.
Sergio
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- lopa
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- [2007-06-18 9:34]
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Hi Els,
Good action shot. I like your PP and ideas here. The composition is well balanced and the colours are so rich and vibrant.
TFS
Lopa
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- ttreen
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- [2007-06-24 13:00]
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With a photo with all the subject its hard to see the story behind but with your note well its just awesome... had me in tears... good for you all fixing the problem at hand... very heart warming.. :)
Tricia
Els,
What a nice photo and a lovely story. It made me want to cry!!I know how proud you must have been for your foster son!! Congrats on being a KU Mom too! You saw the "heart" of America in the Midwest.
I was so taken by the note you wrote and the story, that I almost forgot the photo "critique"!LOL. Great shot of an exciting day. You have good perspective and the excitement of the moment is evident with all of the people.
Well done frame too. Lisa
regards, Lisa
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