Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Early Spring

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Early Spring. This photo, captured in the early spring during the tulip season, shows a view of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn, New York. If you are visiting New York City and need a break form the frenetic pace, this is where you go. The restful calm and natural beauty here will replenish your soul, and soothe the spirit. The gardens are a brief subway ride from downtown Manhattan and provide the perfect counterbalance to the hubub of the “Big Apple.”

I shot this image with my oldest DSLR, a Samsung GX 1S with kit lens. This 6 megapixel DSLR provides very satisfying images. In fact it is really a Pentax *ist DS rebadged by Samsung. This offers excellent value if you are looking for a good low cost DSLR. Occasionally you can find an unopened model for little more than $200 or so.