Gertrude Stein’s axiom “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” has never been truer than in context of the first-ever rose time-lapse video of the Cranford Rose Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG).
In celebration of BBG’s world-famous Cranford Rose Garden and the popular June is Rose Month celebration, BBG web manager Dave Allen was inspired to capture three days in the life of the extraordinary Cranford Rose Garden as thousands of roses bloomed in early June. Allen produced this spring’s very first and very popular CherryCam — a time-lapse video of BBG’s enchanting Cherry Walk, which can be viewed at http://bbg.org/exp/cherries/timelapse.html.
Once again, Allen was inspired by the garden’s iconic Plant Collections to create the second edition of this virtual blooming experience. “Since we received such great feedback from CherryCam viewers, I thought it was only natural to continue the series. The Cranford Rose Garden is astonishingly beautiful this time of year, and as one of BBG’s signature ‘gardens within the Garden,’ it seemed like an obvious choice,” Allen said. “I was able to set up a camera that captured the bloom of the roses within a unique perspective created with a tilt-shift lens effect in Photoshop. The result is a glimpse of the amazing visual experience visitors can look forward to when coming to the Garden,” he added. “And I think that the rain episode offers an artistic element that, along with the music by Jon Solo, adds the perfect blend of drama and one-of-a-kind beauty that really needs to be experienced, first-hand.”
The video can be viewed on BBG’s award-winning web site at http://bbg.org/exp/roses/timelapse.html.
The Cranford Rose Garden time lapse video has been selected for inclusion in Chris Jordan’s time lapse film festival, T-Minus. Held in New York in November, T-Minus is a film festival that gathers together audio and video pieces that address the art of time distortion. T-Minus seeks to bring together exceptional realizations that explore the union of digital media and time. “To be selected for inclusion in the film festival is truly an honor for me and BBG,” said Allen. “Recognition for this emerging art form brings distinction to our inspiring Plant Collections” he added.
To learn more about the roses at BBG, visit http://bbg.org/exp/roses.
