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Posted in Photography on February 4 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Another week, another set of Tropical Paradise Photography Contest winners!
This week saw an increase in the number of entrants, which means the competition is really heating up! And don’t forget, you can enter as many times as you want. So escape the onslaught this week’s Alberta Clippers and bask in the warmth of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (it’s a great way to exercise your Membership, no?).
Curious as to how to enter? Simply upload your pictures to Flickr (please limit them to photographs taken inside the Conservatory during Tropical Paradise), add them to our Group Pool, tag them with #tropicalparadise, and then sit back and hope we pick your pix! And don’t think that just because you’re snapping with an iPhone, you can’t take part–all skill and equipment levels are welcome to participate.
Now … Onto the winners!
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Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 4 2013, by Matt Newman
A little spark and fire to warm your Monday.
Canna ‘Oiseau de Feu’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 3 2013, by Matt Newman
The Orchid Show — March 2 through April 22, 2013 — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 2 2013, by Matt Newman
“Hello? Yes, hi! I can’t help but notice that you’re not food. So, yeeeeeeah, you’re gonna have to relocate. I can appreciate that you’re a photographer–it’s a very nice camera–but if you’re not edible, we’re not interested. Thanks for your understanding.”
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 1 2013, by Matt Newman
I love foggy days at the Garden. Such strange depth between the trees, and everything seems more significant, somehow. You can walk in the Forest and feel as though you’re not going anywhere, or lose the tops of the tulip trees.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 31 2013, by Matt Newman
Rhodotypos scandens — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 30 2013, by Matt Newman
Temperature drops make for phenomena even we can’t predict, and this is certainly proof of that. Matthew Cook, Assistant Manager of Arboretum and Grounds here at the NYBG, recently hit the trails to see what he could of the snowfalls and freezing temperatures along the Bronx River–only to find…. well, this baffling design. After asking the Bronx River Alliance if they could hazard a guess at what created these absurd tracks (they couldn’t), this stumped blog staff is now putting the question to its readers.
It definitely looks like one our scientists was doing the worm across the ice, but that’s as much a shot in the dark on my part as “beaver tracks,” “wayward recumbent bicycle,” and “forest hydra.” Maybe there’s a zoologist or accomplished tracker out there who can do us one better. If so, plug in your suggestions in the comments below!
Photo by Matthew Cook
Posted in Photography on January 29 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The first week’s worth of winners of the Tropical Paradise Photography Contest have been entered into the books, and it looks like the 2013 competition is going to be fierce! Do you think you have what it takes to win a gift certificate good for one of the Garden’s photography classes? Then let’s see your work!
Simply upload your pictures to Flickr (please limit them to photographs taken in the Conservatory during Tropical Paradise), add them to our Group Pool, tag them with #tropicalparadise, and then sit back and hope we pick your pix!
But enough from me, let’s get onto the winners!
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Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 29 2013, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 28 2013, by Matt Newman
In the Conservatory, right now. Where the temperatures are a little closer to a Hawaiian forest, and the precipitation comes as mist–not so much sleet.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
