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Flag on a barn – Thompson, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]So the thing is I’m just a sucker for the American Flag, especially when it’s in unusual places. One of my favorite locations being the side of a barn. Thompson, CT is located in the north east corner of the State. Known mostly for the Thompson Motor Speedway. When you’re in Thompson you know you’re in the country. I wouldn’t want to run out of gas here, otherwise, a nice area.
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Fall foilage in Connecticut.
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, tripod mounted and an E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS lens set at around 125mm. 1/250 sec; f/6.3; ISO 400.
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Deer in the country.
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]This deer was munching on the apple trees across from my house. Connecticut has seen an abundance of deers throughout the past several years to the point of becoming problematic. They do, however, make for nice photographs.
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Tabletop Shot – Colored Bottles
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]This still life was kind of fun to put together. I simply purchased these inexpensive fruit drinks at the local grocery store and tore off the labels. The bottles were made of plastic not glass. Only advantage with the plastic was that they reflected light less than glass would have. I used one constant output, (daylight balanced), light overhead and slightly to the rear. This was a white foam board back ground and the table had silver wrapping paper placed on top. Nikon D7100 No flash – continuous output lighting Nikon 105 mm macro lens 8 seconds, f32, ISO 100
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Bokeh and the coffee cup
This was simply my attempt at creating “bokeh” through the use of small lights. The right shutter speed and aperture is fairly critical. Although not necessarily a riveting picture I did accomplish what I wanted to. FYI, for those who don’t know, “bokeh” is basically the way the lens renders out of focus lights.
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Beautiful Barns in Suffield, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”900″ lightbox=”true”]I thought the snow played nicely with the overall appeal of these photo’s. Frankly I couldn’t tell if these barns are in use or not. The large old “cow barn” is the most beautiful barn I’d ever seen. I suspect it’s been re-purposed but to what end I don’t know. It’s maintained beautifully and makes quite a statement. I couldn’t resist capturing this photograph in Suffield in north/central CT not far from the MA border. Taken with my Fuji Finepix F100fd 12mp pocket camera.
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Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival
One of the Northeast’s last remaining hot air[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”3500″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] balloon festivals is held each year, typically in August, at Norton Park in Plainville, CT. These photographs are from the 2013 gathering which attracted literally thousands of spectator’s. Car’s lined the streets for miles in all directions. The weather was gorgeous with a small southerly wind, temperature in the 70’s and no humidity. This event is hosted by the Plainville Fire Department and is truly one of the most enjoyable early evenings you could spend. The serenity of watching a balloon drift closely overhead, as they skimmed commercial rooftops, was only interrupted by the occasional roar of the baskets shooting…
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Re-purposed Malleable Iron Fittings Company Factory
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]The Malleable Iron Fittings Company occupied this building from 1842-1962 at Indian Neck Ave, Branford, CT . As a foundry and manufacturer of iron fittings their chief market was steam heat. The 1960’s saw a substantial decline in sales for MIF which forced them to sell the company to Waltham Industries in 1969. Waltham had little success and basically liquidated the company in 1971. Just another example of the decline of industry in the State of Connecticut. I apologize for the poor pictures. I only had a cell phone with me which provided me little choice over the lens length. In addition, as you can see I…
