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Rimmon One Room Schoolhouse, Beacon Falls CT
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Rimmon Schoolhouse Corner Rimmon Rd.& Pinesbridge Rd. Beacon Falls CT Circa 1799 This one room schoolhouse has some wear on it as might be expected from a building built in 1799. Many times these old schoolhouses are owned by either the town or the historical society…
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Bullet Hill School (one room schoolhouse), Southbury CT -Updated 6/17/24
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Bullet Hill School 215 Main St. North Southbury CT 06488 *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** UPDATED – JUNE 17th, 2024 Thanks to an invite from the President of the Southbury Historical Society, Melinda Elliot, Cheryl and I were given a personal tour of the inside of the Bullet Hill School. …
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A perfect barn in Southbury.
I’ve been after this barn for months but there were always cars parked in front of it and people working in or around it which precluded me from taking the shot. Although, this day, there was one person working in the barn I knew it wouldn’t get much better than this so I took my shots. With no real place to park my car I just idled across the street for a brief second to take the wide angle shot. I left, changed lenses, then returned idling once again for another second or two and took my closer shots. I must say this is one of the most pristine nicely…
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Abstracts using household straws.
For this shot I used a cluster of multi-colored plastic drinking straws. The shot was lit with studio lights using red and blue gels which overpowered the straws natural colors rendering the image you see. This is an ultra close up of the ends of the straws. I photographed this with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm macro lens. Using Sony’s clear image zoom I was able to triple my focal length to 270mm rendering this magnified result. 3.2 seconds, f16, ISO 100, Manual Mode
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Forestdale One Room Schoolhouse, N. Smithfield RI
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). Forestdale Schoolhouse 190 School St. North Smithfield RI (the Forestdale section) Built in 1876 this school took it’s last students in 1974 before shutting the doors to formal education. The builiding is currently owned by the Town of North Smithfield and leased to the North Smithfield Heritage Association. The building is being upkept very well with a master plan for future improvements. To see some interior images and what is on the docket for repairs go here: https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif3596/f/uploads/1607-forestdale-report.pdf I was in high school during the early 70’s attending a large modern building with 350 students…
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White Oak Schoolhouse, Southbury CT (c.1840)
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. The White Oak Schoolhouse (built in 1840) 886 Main St., Southbury CT 06488 I don’t know how many years this served as a schoolhouse in this community now of 20,000 people. At the time of it’s use I’m sure the local population was quite small. It’s…
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Old barn in Avon.
Cheryl and I were driving through Avon just enjoying the fall day. Virtually every barn we passed I had photographed before years ago, including this one. However, we liked this particular camera angle and the fall weather so I decided to photograph it once again. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera in APS-C crop mode. I used a Sony 24-70 F2.8 GMII lens @ 94mm. 1/50th, f16, ISO 100, Aperture Priority
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More beautiful as time goes by.
Cheryl and I were working the Southbury CT area looking for barns and came across this one out in the country. I didn’t tag it well so it was either in Southbury or one of the surrounding towns. I’m sure it’s owned by someone but from the standpoint of upkeep and usage it’s abandoned in my opinion. These are the types of barns I relish. Time just ages them so beautifully. The paint is gone, the boards are peeling and there is probably more wildlife that calls this home than you can imagine. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 F2.8 GMII lens @ 38…
