A Macro Afternoon at BBG
About the event
Thursday October 1st at 12:30 pm
Meet at the 150 Eastern Parkway Entrance (next to the Brooklyn Museum)
*Please use a map and note the CORRECT entrance this year! We have had folks go to the wrong entrances on a few meetups now.*
Tickets can be purchased online in advance - [https://www.bbg.org/visit/hours](https://www.bbg.org/visit/hours) or purchased at the gate. Adults $22 - Seniors (65+) $16 - Students 12+ with ID $16
Nearest Subways
• 2/3 to Eastern Parkway—Brooklyn Museum for 150 Eastern Parkway • 4/5 to Franklin Avenue (no elevator) for 150 Eastern Parkway entrances • B/Q/S to Prospect Park for 455 Flatbush Avenue entrance
Weather permitting, we can while away a few hours here. The Garden doesn’t close until 7:00pm so we can take our time and explore all areas looking for suitably photogenic plants and insects to point our macro lenses at. Wandering among nature's best with friends and folks with the same interests is always a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. However, please feel free to depart whenever you need to
All manner of close-up devices, macro lenses, and cameras are welcome. I will bring a couples of unusual macro lenses to show and demonstrate.
All levels of photographic skill are welcome from novices with cell phones to professionals with elaborate setups. Although this is a suggested macro shoot all forms of photography are just fine, shoot whatever you enjoy!
*Remember, as the English Poet Dorothy Frances Gurney wrote* *"The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in a garden, Than anywhere else on earth."*
We do not need permits for general photography, however, please note *FROM THE GARDEN: Unless specifically allowed on your permit, tripods, body mounts, and selfie sticks may not be used in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, the Conservatory, or flower beds. Please do not block paths. Drones are not permitted*.
Please be on time! The NYC Subway System is a hellscape of unimaginable delays that will wreak havoc on your mind, body, schedule, and soul. Plan your trip with some extra time!
Details of this event may be added or changed at any time, so please check in periodically on this page. Cellular phone numbers are private and will not be provided. If you have questions, please leave them in the comments below before the event begins.
*Disclaimer: Participation in these events requires that you assume all risks associated with these activities and that the Organizers, Co-Organizers, and Event Hosts are in no way liable for any tickets/summons, loss, theft, damage, illness or injury as a result of your participation. In other words, you are attending these events at your own risk!!*
