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best of: mermaid parade, part 3

June 22nd, 2011 | Posted by Jill in coney island | events | meet-up - (1 Comments)

I just got back from picking up my Mermaid Parade film at the developer, so I can hardly wait to get home and get to scanning! In the meantime, I’m excited to share this next batch of shots from Coney Island which features a little theme. This year it seemed like there were more parasols, parapluies, and plain ol’ umbrellas than I remember ever seeing in the parade, and my eye was always drawn to the lovely ladies carrying them. If you haven’t seen the rest of this week’s coverage, click here and here for more posts in this series. Enjoy!

Coney Island Mermaid Parade portraits by Jane Kratochvil:

“Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011,” by Anthony Catalano:

Untitled portraits, by Sajid Fakir and Anthony Catalano:

Untitled, by Anthony Catalano:

Untitled portraits, by triebensee:

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best of: mermaid parade, part 2

June 21st, 2011 | Posted by Jill in coney island | events | meet-up - (5 Comments)

And the coverage continues! The photos from this past weekend’s Mermaid Parade at Coney Island continue to pour in today via the For the Love of Brooklyn Flickr group, and I can’t wait to share more all week. I’m keeping an eye on galleries as they crop up, so please be sure to post a link to your gallery in the comments or tweet @loveofbrooklyn if you’d like me to feature your gallery!

Check out some of my favorites below and stay tuned for more as the week continues. If you’re hungry for more, be sure to check out these fantastic sets by Adam Lerner, Jane Kratochvil, Oscar Rivera, and Leanne Staples!

“Coney Island Mermaid Parade” portraits by Jane Kratochvil:

Untitled, by Sajid Fakir:

“Dumb Bell” and “Vixen Mermaid,” by Leanne Staples:

“Mermaid Parade 2011,” by Jimmy O’Kelly:

Untitled Portraits, by David Figueroa:

“Mermaid Parade – It Takes All Kinds,” by Vitaliy Piltser:

Untitled portraits, by Adam Lerner:

Untitled, by Adam Lerner:

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picking our first stoop strawberries!

June 21st, 2011 | Posted by Jill in garden - (4 Comments)

This weekend, we finally got to pick and eat the first two tiny strawberries that had ripened in their pot on the stoop. Though they were on the tart side, is there anything better than sun-warmed berries? Hey mother nature: feel free to send us more. We have some ice cream that’s lonely.

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best of: mermaid parade 2011!

June 20th, 2011 | Posted by Jill in events | meet-up - (4 Comments)

This past Saturday, Coney Island was swimming in mermaids and mermen, fantastical sea creatures and Lady Gaga-lookalikes, and pasties galore. The beautiful weather brought out huge crowds for the 2011 Mermaid Parade, including hundreds of photographers. Who’s down for a photographer float next year??!

A big group of us met up before the parade for an unofficial meetup and had a ton of fun. This week I’ll be featuring some of my favorite shots from the parade, because let’s be honest — it’s one of my very favorite unique-to-New-York institutions. Where else can you go to see this much crazy in one place??!

I’m keeping an eye on galleries as they crop up, so please be sure to post a link to your gallery in the comments or tweet @loveofbrooklyn if you’d like me to feature your gallery this week! Here are some of the great ones I’ve spotted so far and some beautiful photos to kick us off!

The Photography Duo: Mermaid Parade 2011

Vivienne Gucwa: Scenes from Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011

Barry Yanowitz: Mermaid Parade 2011

Lindsay Wengler: Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011

Sean Hennessy: Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011

Untitled, by Vivienne Gucwa:

“Mermaid Parade 2011,” by Jimmy O’Kelly and Untitled, by Oscar Rivera:

Untitled Trio of Photographs, by Michael Pearce:

“Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011,” by Vivienne Gucwa:

Clockwise, from top left: “Mermaid Parade 2011,” by Jimmy O’Kelly, Untitled, by Michael Pearce, “Smoke Break” by Michael Tapp, and Untitled by Lucy Aboytes: