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  • Saturday, January 21, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Digital Workflow for Beginner Photographers

    If you own a digital camera and a computer, but are challenged by the basic activities of transferring, storing, and manipulating images, this Tower Hill Botanic Garden  workshop run by Steve McGrath is for you. Bring your camera and your laptop if you have one, for hands-on help on Saturday, January 21, from 12:30 – 3:30 at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive in Boylston.  Fee is $35 for THBG members, $40 for non-members.  To sign up, visit www.towerhillbg.org, or email thbg@towerhillbg.org.  Image from www.flytrapcare.com.

  • Sunday, November 6, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Birds of the Americas

    Boston-based photographer Eduardo del Solar will be showing his nature photography in an exhibit entitled Birds of the Americas at Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, Massachusetts from November 6 through December 31. The public is cordially invited to meet the artist at a free gallery reception on Sunday, November 6, 2:30-4:00 pm. A portion of all purchases made during the exhibit helps to support the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats.

    Eduardo del Solar finds that spending time inside as a technology teacher in Boston contrasts nicely with his extracurricular interest: to get outside in nature, find wildlife, wait for the best light, and take photographs. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, del Solar has been working since 2007 on a photographic series of American birds in such locations as his native country, Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands, Canada, and, of course, New England. He is currently working with Goldenrod, an environmental agency at Plymouth Long Beach, where he is photographing birds through an entire year of seasonal changes. “As a photographer, providing artistic and technical renditions of species across the Americas is my primary goal. For this exhibit I have included a few endemic species from these places I have visited as well as some of my favorite images from the Goldenrod project,” says del Solar.

  • Tuesday, August 9, 6:00 pm – Pics in the Parks Photography Workshop

    Photography instructor Sarah Berry will lead a photography workshop on Tuesday, August 9 beginning at 6 pm in the Kelleher Rose Garden at the Back Bay Fens. The program is free.  In addition to her work as a Pics in the Parks workshop leader, Ms. Berry will have an exhibit of her photographs at Boston City Hall August 22 – September 16.  For more information, call 617-961-3051.  One of her photographs is shown below.

  • Through July 29 – Floral Photographs of Terry Joyce

    Only two days left to see the Flower Photographs of local photographer Terry Joyce at the South Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library, 646 East Broadway in South Boston.  For hours of operation, log on to www.bpl.org.

  • Now through December – Salvaging Eden

    Salvaging Eden is a series of photographs by Shawn Saumell utilizing items discarded by nature.  These dreamscapes are a discourse on conservation and preservation with a dark Utopian air.  Mr. Saumell’s work is collected nationally and internationally.  Photographs are included in such prestigious permanent collections as the Center for Fine Arts Photography, the Brooklyn Art Library, and the Shah Alam Gallery in Malaysia.  See this exhibit at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library, 41 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester.  For hours, visit www.bpl.org/branches/grove.htm.

  • Wednesday, July 27, 7:00 pm – Friday, July 29, 3:00 pm – Summer Photography Workshop

    Spend 2 1/2 days with a small group of friends doing all the things you love- photographing gardens and eating food food. This Rich Pomerantz Photography Workshop in New Milford, Connecticut, starts July 27th at 7pm and ends July 29th at 3pm. Contact Celia Pomerantz for lodging information: celia@richpomerantz.com.  Photograph below by, naturally, Rich Pomerantz.

     

  • Saturday, April 2, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm – Creative Flower Photography

    Unfulfilled by your flower photographs? Discover your artistic side in this Saturday, April 2 one-day, hands-on workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts with fine-art photographer Joel Shore of MetWest Gallery. Learn how lighting and composition improves your photos, experiment with iridescent glass and reflections, explore how to get closer to your subject, and discover why seeing less lets you see so much more. Do you have flower photos you love, or ones that disappointed? Bring them in!

    A digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera and tripod are required. A macro lens is strongly recommended. A cable or wireless shutter release is preferred, but your camera’s self-timer will suffice. Point-and-shoot cameras are not recommended unless they allow you to set both the shutter speed and aperture manually. We plan to have a variety of Lensbaby lenses in Canon and Nikon mounts available.

    This is an all-day ( 9:30 – 4:30) workshop. For lunch, we recommend Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s own Twigs Café. Alternatively, you can bring your own lunch. The closest fast-food establishment is in Clinton, a 14-mile round-trip drive. Workshop price is $80 for THBG members, $90 for non-members. To register (and this class fills quickly – a February session was sold out before The Garden Club of the Back Bay web site even had a chance to publicize it!) log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Garden Photography Competition

    The Gardeners of America/Men’s Garden Club of America (TGOA/MGCA) sponsors an annual photography contest, with categories such as wildflowers, roses, landscapes, and more. This competition is meant to encourage good photography and continual education in conjunction with home gardening and other interests of the TGOA/MGCA membership.  American Horticultural Society members are encouraged to enter, as well as members of the sponsoring organizations, and complete rules may be found on their website, www.tgoa-mgca.org, or you may request a copy of the contest manual from Sherra Schuck at sschuck4@kc.rr.com.  There is a February 16 deadline, so get on this right away if you are interested.  You may also call 515-278-0295. Best of Show 2009 winner, Echinacea purpurea with two-tailed Swallowtail butterfly by Karyn Chaffin of the Denver Gardeners of America is shown below.

  • Saturday, April 24, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, April 25, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm – 36th Annual Daffodil Flower Show

    In connection with the previously reported Nantucket Daffodil Festival, the Nantucket Garden Club, Inc. (member of The Garden Club of America), in conjunction with The American Daffodil Society, Inc., will host the 36th Annual Daffodil Flower Show on Saturday, April 24, from 2 – 5, and on Sunday, April 25, from 10 – 4:30.  The title of this year’s event is Island Lights, and the show organizers encourage entries in horticulture, arrangement and photography.  All entrants are encouraged to use www.daffodilusa.org for assistance in identifying specimens.  For more information, contact Sally Nash at 508-228-4912, or email sally@Polpis.com, or Mary Malavase at 508-221-2093, email mmalavase@comcast.net.  No admission charge.

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  • Gardens Private and Personal

    Holiday shopping time is upon us.  The Garden Club of the Back Bay, an affiliate member of The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America, encourages members to support the good work of the GCA, and here is an easy way to do just that.  You can order this stunning book, Gardens Private and Personal, on line at www.gcamerica.org.  $52 price includes shipping.

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    A Virtual Visiting Gardens Tour!

    Experience 93 Garden Club of America member gardens through 256 captivating pages and 250 stunning photographs. Gardens Private & Personal is a treasure to own…and the perfect gift!  Your purchases will provide valuable support to The Garden Club of America. Text by Nancy D’Oench, Coordination by Bonny Martin, and Photography by Mick Hales, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in association with The Garden Club of America.