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ny botanical gardens
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 3:05 pm
by mathjak107
we were at the gardens today before 7:00am . the colors were much better than expected .

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Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 3:07 pm
by mathjak107
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:00 pm
by MachineGhost
Wow, very pretty! I'm guessing there's no way all these gardens and lakes are on that Manhattan island, but must be on the New York proper?
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:24 pm
by mathjak107
Central park has its share but ny botanical is actually in the bronx.
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 5:40 pm
by bedraggled
MG,
The Botanical Gardens are on East Fordham Road in the Bronx, across from the Bronx Zoo. Actually, both entities are in what is called Bronx Park which, I think is genuine forest primeval.I do not think there is any such forest condition in a big extended area.
A co-wqorker of mine lead the effort to restore the Bronx River. The river runs through both the Garden and the Zoo but it was a polluted hell hole. Now there are a couple of beaver dams and fabulous clear water. Turns out the zoo folks were dumping 3 tons of manure in the water, so I hear. That has stopped. All this in The Bronx.
That was the eastern extent of my childhood. The southern limit was Yankee Stadium.
Conclusion: save a river, rip down the Western Hemisphere's response to the Roman Coliseum.
So, MG, since I saw Muir Woods and Yosemite, you should visit the Bronx. Let us know.
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 5:43 pm
by mathjak107
as they say "save a tree- eat a beaver "
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:35 am
by WiseOne
Mathjak, these are all your photos?
Maybe you should submit something to National Geographic, or the AMC photo contest. These are lovely.
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:58 am
by Reub
Fantastic for a heretic!
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:52 am
by MachineGhost
Reub wrote:
Fantastic for a heretic!
Go hug a tree, Reub! You will thank me.
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:33 pm
by mathjak107
WiseOne wrote:
Mathjak, these are all your photos?
Maybe you should submit something to National Geographic, or the AMC photo contest. These are lovely.
yep all our work . my wife and i just love photography and are as nuts about it as i am with my investing . we both learn all we can , as much as we can and are constantly experimenting with new techniques and different looks .
we are still learning our way around basic photoshop techniques and hope to start some courses in the winter now that we have time .
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:43 pm
by mathjak107
anyone can feel free to browse our website gallery's .
things that fly and crawl are my favorite section , it is in the gallery called "our flowers "
https://mm-photography.smugmug.com/browse
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:40 am
by Reub
MachineGhost wrote:
Reub wrote:
Fantastic for a heretic!
Go hug a tree, Reub! You will thank me.
What? And possibly contract a strange fungus?
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:41 am
by mathjak107
then you would be a fun-guy
Re: ny botanical gardens
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:52 am
by Mountaineer