So to show you how much we love you and your photos, we’re offering half-off admission for a limited time, holding Saturday afternoon photography tutorials, and we’re throwing a photography contest in honor of our latest exhibition, Caribbean Garden which opens on Saturday. The contest will have two categories: Macro and Sense of Place, and the winner in each category (two total) will get a seat in a spring semester photography class! (See all the details here).
There’s just a few things to remember:
Tripods are not allowed inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
To be eligible a photograph must have been taken during the course of the Caribbean Garden.
Photographs entered into the contest should have Caribbean Garden as their main theme.
To vote, you do not need to be a member of the Flickr community, but you will need a free Yahoo or Google account.
In case of a tie, we’ll convene a panel of NYBG experts to pick a final winner!
So get your shutter finger warmed up, dust off your lenses, charge up your batteries, and get ready to snap some pictures! And please, if anything is unclear, let us know in the comments below. We hope you’re as excited as we are!
The Holiday Train Show is over, and we’re already setting-up, planning for, and dreaming about future exhibitions here at The New York Botanical Garden. Up next is a quick mini-vacation to the tropics via the Caribbean Garden. And then, it’s curtains up for The Orchid Show: On Broadway.
Oh, and one other thing: 2011 also marks the Garden’s 120th birthday!
It’s going to be a big year up here in the Bronx. We’ve got a lot of exciting things planned for the coming 12 months, but while we have a moment to sit and think and be contemplative, we thought we’d share this video we made with you. We asked a few people that work in, around, and with the Garden to answer the question, “What does the Garden mean to you? What does it mean to the world?” We hope you enjoy their answers.
We just love this little conifer, Abies koreana ‘Aurea’, known more commonly as the golden Korean fir. And some of us here see a certain, wise, green character from Star Wars in its silhouette. Do you? Or do you maybe see something different?
I just got back from a walk around the grounds, and just had to show you how beautiful it is here! The sidewalks are mostly clear, and the Train Show is inside. So grab your camera and come visit! It’s gorgeous!
The story of José and Justin Beaver is a tale of two tails.
In case you’re unfamiliar with the furry duo, perhaps we should offer an introduction. You see, José Beaver is no ordinary beaver. José is, in fact, the first confirmed beaver living within New York City limits in the more than 200 years since his furry forebears were hunted and trapped into local extinction for their luxurious pelts. Beavers were once so important to New York City they are featured on the city’s seal, and frequently act as adornment on buildings around town (and in place names, too).
So, you can see why such a fuss was made when José’s very existence in New York City was confirmed. José is a living link to history. And it only got better when, in October, the existence of José’s pal was confirmed. In a nod to popular culture, he was dubbed Justin Beaver (though, it remains possible that Justin may one day be deemed a Justine–beavers are notoriously hard to sex).
It’s obvious that we love photography here at the Garden. We love our Morning Eye Candy and photo essays. But best of all, we love the photos that you, the visitor, share with us!
