Archive for August 15th, 2012

My First Close-Up Encounter

Posted in Around the Garden on August 15th, 2012 by Patricia Gonzalez – 3 Comments

Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG volunteer and avid wildlife photographer. She can often be found taking photographs around the Garden.

It was a little after noon on February 26 of 2009 that I enjoyed one of the most amazing experiences of my life. By that time, I had already been shooting photographs at The New York Botanical Garden for a year, and it seemed like every creature living in the Garden had cooperated with my camera except for one species: the Red-tailed Hawks which often hunt throughout the NYBG. I had been able to get a few shots, but always from a distance and far overhead.

Other times, I couldn’t ready my camera fast enough and my subject matter would disappear into the sky.
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Morning Eye Candy: This is New York!

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on August 15th, 2012 by Matt Newman – 1 Comment

Natural rock formations, acres of greenery, native summer flowers–the occasional hint of urban civilization peeking out behind it all is just a reminder that you’re really in New York!

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen