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Weir Farm -National Historic Site – Wilton, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Weir Farm & national Historic Site 735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, CT 06897 (203) 834-1896 Grounds Year-Round: Grounds are open everyday from dawn to dusk. Visitor Center and Museum Store June through November: Open Thursday through Sunday, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Park brochures and a National Park Passport Cancellation Station are available on the visitor center porch during the winter season. Weir and Young Studios June through November: Open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Weir House Tours June through November: Offered Thursday through Sunday at 11:00 am, 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 pm. Tours limited to 12 visitors, same-day registration…
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MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) NYC
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019-5497 (212) 708-9400 Let me be totally up front with you. Cheryl and I were down in Manhattan for the day celebrating our wedding anniversary with a nice dinner. We took in a couple of sights while there, one of which was MONA. I wasn’t about to ruin our anniversary by kicking into “photographer mode”. God knows that can be obnoxious for the other person. So to make darn sure I left my good equipment home and just had a pocket camera with me. The Fuji f100fd, 12 mp, pocket camera is a…
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Pepsi – chained up.
Pepsi. A great tasting product that gives a nice boost of energy. However, I find that large amounts of caffeine, like that found in a cup of coffee or a soft drink can bring on a migraine with me. So I had no choice but to put em in lock down. Well….that is true what I said about giving me headaches, (what a curse huh), but I just wanted to have some fun with a table top shot. This shot has a high range from shadows to highlights. Easy to blow either one out. So you can either shoot it in HDR, (take several shots and merge them with software), or…
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Ninja Woman
Here I am once again fooling around with light and it’s effects on a subject. I set up a plastic head which I use for practice shots and a rubber glove. I wanted just the hand and eyes illuminated. It’s not as easy as you might think. Anyways this is the end result.
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Memorial Day Parade 2014- Cheshire, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Memorial Day Parade Cheshire, CT……..2014 Local parades are always fun. You’ll rarely find a sour puss in the crowd. That small town, home town feel abounds! What else needs to be said?
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Abandoned Taftville/Ponemah Textile Mill – Norwhich, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]NOTE: There are two separate buildings in the photo’s. One is four stories the other is two stories. The rear of the four story building is also depicted. The article shown below in quotations was reproduced from Wikipedia and can be read in it’s entirety here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftville,_Connecticut “Taftville is a small village in eastern Connecticut. It is a neighborhood of Norwich but has its own post office (ZIP Code 06380). It was established in 1866 as site for the large Taftville Mill, later Ponemah Mill. The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Taftville and as alternative name Taftville/Ponemah Mill National Register Historic…
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Tabletop – Light bulb cone
Just fooling around trying to create something different on the table and this is what I came up with. Three light bulbs, three cones, the center of which was “painted” red in photoshop. Nikon D7100, 105mm macro lens, 1/60 sec; f/8, ISO 100. Two continuous output, daylight balanced, side lights. White foam core background, silver wrapping paper on table top.
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Jones Family Farm & Winery – Shelton, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”9000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Jones Family Farm & Winery Address: 606 Walnut Tree Hill Rd, Shelton, CT 06484 http://www.jonesfamilyfarms.com/nery Tasting Room Hours: From June through November, the winery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 am to 5pm. (Check back in the late fall to learn about our extended, 7 days a week schedule in December.) Jones offers a 400 acre working farm that encompasses vineyards, strawberry, blueberry, and pumpkin fields amongst other things. It’s nestled in rolling hills and presents a serene country setting. Year round you can enjoy their wine tasting room where you can sample up to (7) different types of wine for $7.95 (at time of writing). They…
