Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden by Todd Forrest (Author), Larry Lederman (Photographer), Gregory Long (Foreword). Magnificent Timber celebrates the 30,000 specimens that adorn the landscape of The New York Botanical Backyard, a National Historic Landmark. This new visual tribute options lavish pictures by Larry Lederman accompanied by descriptions by Todd Forrest, Vice President for Horticulture and Residing Collections at the Garden.
Timber evoke wonder in all who observe them. They're at once visions of splendor, and symbols of shelter and peace. The beauty inherent in trees is both perennial and ever-altering; their shapes and colors rework in every change of season, in every sunrise and sunset. The New York Botanical Garden is acknowledged all through the world for stewardship and connoisseurship of its vast collections, some in forests, some in groves, and some standing in solitary majesty.
An authority on the varied species present within the garden, Todd Forrest writes vividly concerning the Backyard’s past, detailing the unbelievable histories of the timber in the collection-from their vital position in Native American life and culture, to their wartime function as impartial territory through the Revolutionary War.
Every tree has a narrative to tell, and simply as Forrest gives their collective previous words, Lederman captures their grandeur in tons of of stunning images. He portrays the diversity of this collection with photographs that reveal the timber in a myriad of fascinating views: in landscape views that convey the Backyard’s genius loci; portraits illustrating the architecture and profound visual impact of selected trees; remarkable particulars of flowers, fruit, bark and leaves; and impressionistic pictures, summary in character however beautiful in composition.
This can be a e book to savor and to make me plan a visit to the NY Botanical Garden. I would love to be there for the blooming of the crab apples, the cherry bushes, the azaleas, the magnolias, ... How lucky it have to be to stay in NYC and have this inspiring house nearby. I loved the photographer's 5 lessons. (1) His rationalization of what makes the distinction between a snapshot and a photograph is one of the best I've read. (2) Timber are hard to photograph. (Three) The magic is in the light. (4) There is all the time a tension in the framing. (5) The familiar is best.
The photographer Larry Lederman writes in the introduction, "It was trees that introduced me to photography, to be able to categorical
Their beauty and my feeling for them. It's not that words failed. It's that too much must be said. "
If you are a tree lover, you will enjoy this e-book of beautiful photographs of trees at the New York Botanical Backyard in several seasons. I'm giving it to a number of tree loving mates for Christmas.
Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden
Todd Forrest
(Author), Larry Lederman (Photographer), Gregory Long (Foreword)
272 pages
The Monacelli Press (October 30, 2012)
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