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Morning Eye Candy: Happy St. Pat’s!

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 17 2013, by Matt Newman

Decided to go askew with my choice of green today, ’cause why not? The Garden is open on this fine St. Patrick’s Day, as is The Orchid Show. Feel free to stop by! And to all our evening revelers, may your Guinness pours be perfect and your trips home safe.

Sarracenia alata

Sarracenia alata — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Camera Obscura in the Forest

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 13 2013, by Matt Newman

Joel Kroin photographyIt’s a delicate patina that defines Joel Kroin’s photographs. Each black and white image takes on the small specks, blurs, and aberrations of antique film–not far off from how they first appeared when the method was developed in the mid-19th century. Known as camera obscura, or the pinhole camera, Joel has fashioned his own devices from various containers and hand-operated shutters, finding the technique still well-suited to capturing near untouched wilderness. Say, for example, the largest old growth forest in New York City.

Kroin’s work varies with the seasons, of course. Not all landscapes fit the bill for such a time-consuming process. Stately summer trees rounded with foliage make for difficult subjects in a medium which values contrast–too many leaves, too much movement. But the inherent stillness of a winter wood, with its sharp network of barren branches, makes all the difference. Here is where Kroin’s pinhole expertise comes into its own.

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TPPC: The Winners!

Posted in Photography on March 12 2013, by Ann Rafalko

The Tropical Paradise Photography Contest is officially over, which means we have our winners! It’s been a challenging competition not only for the participating photographers, but for the NYBG judges as well–selecting six weeks of winners from such a broad field of top-notch efforts has certainly kept us on our toes. But the moment everyone’s been so anxious for is finally here. So, without further ado, I give you…

Sense of Place Winner: “#tropicalparadise” by Enrie M.

tropicalparadise by Enrie M.

Macro Winner: “Burst” by Flower Photo Fanatic

Burst by Flower Photo Fanatic

Head below to meet our runners up!

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