Being a native Dutch, and a photographer, pictures of one thing you MUST have in your portfolio.
Coffeeshops! Marihuana! Red Light District!

Yeayeah… I know us Dutch people have a reputation to uphold, but I don’t do those things! Yeayeah… *LOL*

Of course I’m talking about tulips!
I started wide and then went all the way in close. Wondrous world out there!

Flowering tulips in a variety of colors in a summery garden

D700, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, Nikkor 70-200mm

Flowering tulips in a variety of colors in a summery garden

D700, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, Nikkor 70-200mm

Macro photograph of a flowering tulip in a summery garden

D700, ISO200, 1/750 sec @ f/3.8, Tamron 90mm macro

Macro photograph of a flowering tulip in a summery garden

D700, ISO200, 1/350 sec @ f/3.8, Tamron 90mm macro

Macro close-up of a flowering tulip

D700, ISO200, 1/1000 sec @ f/2, Nikkor 50mm, Kenko extension tubes 12mm + 20mm + 36mm

Macro close-up of a flowering tulip

D700, ISO200, 1/180 sec @ f/3, Tamron 90mm macro, Kenko extension tubes 12mm + 20mm + 36mm