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flickr faves: botanic beauty

April 9th, 2012 | Posted by Jill in brooklyn botanic garden | meet-up - (1 Comments)

Last weekend, our impromptu meet-up at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden turned out to be a lovely time. We had a chance to see a preview of the new visitors’ center which is scheduled to open May 16th and also the extension plot for the upcoming native flora garden extension. Plus, the cherry blossoms were indeed beginning to bloom around the Japanese pond — life is good.

Check out a few of my favorite shots from the walk and have a lovely week!

“Out of Reach,” by Barry Yanowitz:

“Panorama, Pond, Japanese Garden,” by Chris Kreussling at Flatbush Gardener:

Untitled, by Michael Pearce and “Ents”, by Chris Kreussling at Flatbush Gardener:

Untitled, by Michael Pearce:

Instagram snapshots, by Adam Lerner:

Untitled, by Michael Pearce:

Panorama of the expansion site for the Native Flora Garden, by Chris Kreussling at Flatbush Gardener:

… and though he couldn’t make it to this meet-up, I couldn’t help but include Shawn Hoke‘s lovely photo from the garden this week! Brooklyn is for lovers, indeed.

adam lerner, barry yanowitz, chris kreussling, flatbush gardener, michael pearce, shawn hoke

january meet-up: brooklyn chinatown!

January 16th, 2012 | Posted by Jill in meet-up | sunset park - (0 Comments)

For years, I’ve wanted to do a photowalk through Brooklyn’s Chinatown ever since I read Robert Sietsema wax poetic about it here. I did go visit a few years back, but went camera-less and have regretted it ever since. Plus, there aren’t nearly enough great photos of Sunset Park in our Flickr pool! Though I LOVE Ed Brydon’s shot below…

Anyway — who’s in? Let’s meet at the N Train at 8th Avenue at the south end of Chinatown. We’ll walk up 8th Avenue and hopefully sample a few of the local delicacies like hand-pulled noodles, banh mi, and dumplings to ward off the cold. Please feel free to invite friends!

Date: Saturday, January 21st
Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm (or later!)
Location: Meet outside the N train at 8th Avenue!

Bring a tripod if you want to continue shooting after dark! And if you just want to come along for the food — I don’t blame you.

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:

mermaid parade

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: