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Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Wet Night

January 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Wet Night

[Photo for GL courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] Ah, a wet night in Brooklyn.

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Tags: Park Slope · Photo du Jour

Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Wonder Wheel

January 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

[Photo for GL courtesy of Deborah Matlack] This is another one of Deborah Matlack’s series of interestingly colored shots of Coney Island. We love the bleakness of the black and white combined with the very faded touches of color.

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Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Mr. Wonton

January 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

[Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] Meg writes, “thin and crispy.”

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Tags: Park Slope · Photo du Jour

Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Surf Avenue

January 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Surf Avenue

[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack] This is another photo shot on New Year’s Day in Coney Island that Deborah Matlack just sent us. It hasn’t been run through Photoshop. Rather she accidentally changed some settings on her camera and this is the gorgeous result. This is Surf Avenue in front of Astroland, looking west.

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Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Furniture & Books

January 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

[Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] Our photographer writes: “I walk by the guy selling books on 7th and Flatbush all the time. This morning the guy was gone but the construction guys were there, they seemed to be watching his stuff. When I took a picture they laughed at me and asked me […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Photo du Jour

Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Winter

December 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Winter

[Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] Appropriately spare, we think.

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Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: McGovern Florist

December 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: McGovern Florist

[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack] We’ve fallen a little behind in posting from our photo bank because of the holidays, but we love this shot that contributor Deborah Matalack sent of the McGovern Florist on Fifth Avenue across the street from Greenwood Cemetery. For some fascinating history on this building from Ruth Edebohls of CUE, […]

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Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Prospect Park Shrine

December 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Prospect Park Shrine

[Photo courtesy Meg Groome] Our contributor Meg Groome writes of this lovely scene: ” I found this small shrine in Concert Grove of Prospect Park, tucked away but obviously cared for.”

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Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Prospect Park

December 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Prospect Park

[Photo courtesy of Meg Groome] Meg writes of this photo: “I shot a lot of photos of Prospect Park in the snow last weekend. This is one of my favorites, a face on the central fountain in Concert Grove.”

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Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Winter Light

December 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo for Gowanus Lounge courtesy of Deborah Matlack] This is the late afternoon light on the first day of winter in Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge yesterday. Photographer and GL Contributor Deborah Matlack writes simply “winter light is beautiful.” Indeed it is.

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Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Wacky Adults

December 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Meg Groome Photo Du Jour: Wacky Adults

[Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] Our newest contributor Meg Groome, who has a knack for taking evocative and meaningful photos, got this one in Prospect Park and called it “Wacky Adults.” Indeed.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Prospect Park

JP Pagán Photo Du Jour: Transit Garden

December 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on JP Pagán Photo Du Jour: Transit Garden

[Photo courtesy of JP Pagán/GL Flickr Pool] This is the pretty little Transit Garden in Carroll Gardens all decorated and lit up for the holidays.

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Meg Greene Photo Du Jour: Car, Street, Bike

December 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo courtesy of Meg Greene] The photographer says: “During one of mymany sojurnes down 4th Ave I turned a corner and found a set of beautiful cars on the sidewalk. From across the street they appeared to be in pristine condition but upclose I noticed that the tires were flat and the inside was totally […]

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GL Photo Du Jour: Bedford Ave. in Almost Winter

December 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Bedford Ave. in Almost Winter

Bedford Avenue near N. 9 Street yesterday around 4:20 with winter clouds that early late autumn sunset glow. Let’s just say it was cold as hell in the Burg yesterday.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Williamsburg

Marie Viljoen Photo Du Jour: Brooklyn Sunrise

December 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Marie Viljoen Photo Du Jour: Brooklyn Sunrise

[Photo courtesy of Marie Viljoen/66squarefeet] This is the sunrise over Brooklyn yesterday morning about 7:30AM. Quite lovely

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Gl Photo Du Jour: Jesus Saves But Is Cool With Rust

December 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Gl Photo Du Jour: Jesus Saves But Is Cool With Rust

There is no other conclusion we can draw about this car we came upon on Ainslie Street in Williamsburg.

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Adrian Kinoch Photo Du Jour: Gowanus Station

November 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo for GL Courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] This is, of course, the world famous Gowanus water station on Nevins Street as captured in beautiful light by Adrian Kinloch.

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Tags: Gowanus · Gowanus Canal · Photo du Jour

Adrian Kinloch Photo Du Jour: Shipping

November 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Adrian Kinloch Photo Du Jour: Shipping

[Photo for GL Courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] There is a reason they call it a container port as this shot from local photographer, photoblogger and GL Contribiutor Adrian Kinloch shows.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Red Hook

Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Park in Fall

November 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Park in Fall

[Photo for GL Courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] This gorgeous photo of Prospect Park come from local artist and GL Photo Contributor Gary Mirabelle who has supplied us with many, many shots of our favorite park in all seasons.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Prospect Park

Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Scary Out-Of-Season Pumpkin

November 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Scary Out-Of-Season Pumpkin

[Photo for GL courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] If there’s one thing that this pic sent to us by local artist and devoted GL Contributor Gary Mirabelle proves, it’s that Halloween pumpkins do not improve with age. Not at all.

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Tags: Halloween · Photo du Jour

Adrian Kinloch Photo Du Jour: Daily News Garage

November 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Our friend Adrian Kinloch, who is an extraordinary photographer and photoblogger as well as a wonderful person, has a way of capturing images that make even the most workaday old building look great. Case in point, this shot of the old Daily News Garage on Third Avenue in […]

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Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Rainy Day Prospect Park Fall

November 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Gary Mirabelle Photo Du Jour: Rainy Day Prospect Park Fall

[Photo for GL courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] Local artist and GL Contributing photographer Gary Mirabelle, who has sent us many gorgeous shots of our beloved Prospect Park, hit us off with this pic of the park on a rainy and dark fall day. Beautifu.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Prospect Park

Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Last of Fall in Prospect Park

November 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo for GL courtesy of Deborah Matlatck] Here some of the last of that fast-disappearing fall color in Prospect Park courtesy of valued contributor Deobrah Matlack.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Prospect Park

Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Prospect Park on Vet’s Day

November 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Deborah Matlack Photo Du Jour: Prospect Park on Vet’s Day

GL Contributor Deborah Matlack spent part of Veteran’s Day in Prospect Park, where the foliage is still lovely. This photo is one of the results of the visit.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Prospect Park

Brit in Brooklyn Photo Du Jour: Bike Lane

November 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Here’s a classic scene. Bike lane. Bike. Car. It comes from our dear friend and GL Photo Contributor Adrian Kinloch, who in addition to being a superb and talented photographer is also a very, very nice person.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Transportation