LENS CAPTURE

Vol. 3 No. 16


An early August Saturday morning proved to be a blossom-hound 's delight.  As you'll see from my video slideshow below, the pollen transport team was in full operation.  

Vol. 2 No. 16

I wanted to take a minute to highlight some of the great images made by the 2010 Spring Walk Participants.  These brave souls, who ventured out in to the pouring rain last Sunday, took advantage of the opportunity to capture some wonderful subjects.  The following images were posted to the LensCapture Flickr Group.

© Diacritical


© Tinccat4


© DMLitvin


© Jadam113


© Katyp2


© Etccdb


© Sputnick002


© Tkacle

Vol. 2 No. 15

The Spring 2010 Photo Walk started out will a steady rain coming down as 11 of us gathered under the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden Viewing Pavilion.  A pretty nice showing in this weather.  After handing out several recycled Op/Tech 18" SLR Rainsleeves and passing along some tips on using the rain as a subject, the group headed out for, what would be several hours of photographic opportunities.

Here are some photographs I made during the event.  Later this week, I'll post a few images captured by some of the other walk participants.

Vol. 2 No. 14

With our Spring 2010 Photo Walk coming up this Sunday, I took a pre-walk through the Brooklyn Botanical Garden this past weekend.  With the warmer weather we've experienced here in the Northeast over the last few weeks, the cherry blossoms and tulips are in full bloom.  If you can, don't miss the opportunity to experience the colors first hand that are exploding throughout this 52-acre oasis.

Hope you enjoy these images.  Better yet, join us on our upcoming photo walk.  Remember, no experience required.  Point-and-shoot, dSLR, or just your appreciative senses, it will be a great experience.

Vol. 2 No. 13
It's that time of year for our Annual Spring Photo Walk. When the color starts taking over the barren landscape. Blossoms begin to open to show their beauty, the breeze gets a little warmer, the light stays longer. It's Spring in all its glory!

Photo walks are a great way to share your love of photography, and learn from one another. Absolutely no experience is required. You can even participate with a disposable camera.

Vol. 2 no. 11


With temps over 70ºF, and the official start to Spring this past weekend, how could I not venture out with the camera.  In anticipation of leading another Spring Photo Walk on Sunday, April 25th, I visited the beautiful Brooklyn Botanical Garden. New growth is starting to spring up (get it)!






To view a slideshow of more images on Flickr click here.


Sign-up for the April 25th Spring Walk at Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

I'll be posting more info on the upcoming photo walk in upcoming blog posts.

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Vol. 1 No. 56

Vol. 1 No. 36

Bee Careful - Photographed by Richard Cohen


We had some fantastic images submitted by Worldwide Photo Walk members who joined me at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden this past July 18th. All these great photos definitely made it difficult to choose who to send on to compete in the International competition. I would also like to take this opportunity to showcase the following images deserving of merit. These images were on my shortlist of finalists.


Dragonfly - Photographed by Chuck Loesner



In Vein - Photographed by Eddie Garcia



Striving - Photographed by Ryan Dinh



Congratulations Richie, your photograph is a remarkable composition. It looks like the bee is placing a wreath of flowers on the blossom. I applaud you and wish you success in Scott Kelby's 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk finals.

To follow the contest - and to see if our walk's best photo takes the prizes on August 17th, visit the Worldwide Photo Walk website for the official announcement.

Remember to join us for our upcoming photo walk to the High Line and Hudson River Park on August 16th. View the Photo Walk blog post for details and sign up.


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Vol. 1 No. 33

Vol. 1 No. 26

"1026 Photo Walks Worldwide" is the banner on the website, WorldWidePhotoWalk.com. I will be leading one of those groups through the beautiful 52-acre Brooklyn Botanical Gardens on Saturday, July 18, 2009. So, if you missed the LensCapture Photo Walk several weeks ago to BBG, here's you chance! During last year's Photo Walk, there were 236 cities participating with more than 1 million photographs captured.


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Photo walks are a great way to share your love of photography, and learn from one another. Absolutely no experience is required. You can even participate with a disposable camera by having the images developed by your favorite local drugstore and placed on a CD. And, if that wasn't enough, there are some great prizes this year!

In order to participate, you MUST register in advance since each group is limited to 50 people. If you would like to join the group I am leading this year, you can sign up here.

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Vol. 1 No. 22

Well, the weather threatened rain, but the overcast sky made for better photographs. A bit breezy, but a mild day after all. Below is a short video highlighting some of the images captured at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Hope you enjoy them.



If you have suggestions for future photo walks, please do not hesitate to drop me an email or post a comment here.



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It's that time of year. When the color starts taking over the barren landscape. Blossoms begin to open to show their beauty, the breeze gets a little warmer, the light stays longer. It's Spring in all its glory!

Let's start a tradition by getting together on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 10:00 am at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, main entrance location 900 Washington Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11225. The Garden is 52 acres of beautiful theme gardens and walks which was founded more than 99 years ago. The garden sits adjacent to Prospect Park and the Prospect Park Zoo.

As stated on the BBG.org website, during our visit we should encounter, "Lush, intoxicating lilacs bloom in tones of lavender and purple in the Lilac Collection. Azaleas are ablaze in pink, magenta, and red in the Osborne Garden. Tulips explode in every imaginable hue in the Annual Borders and Fragrance Garden. Bluebell Wood is aglow with 45,000 Spanish bluebells."

Everyone is welcome, regardless of your skill level. If you are interested in joining us click - Brooklyn Botanical Garden Photo Walk RSVP.

Here are a few images I've captured over the last few years at the Garden around this time of year.