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Water Colors
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] This was a fun shot that produced bright bold colors. The set up of this shot enhanced it’s appeal (I hope). I’ve included a shot of exactly how this was taken: 1). Utilize a number of colored pencils all having the same length and sharpened to the same points. 2). Tape them to a piece of wood so they are aligned side by side. 3). Find a suitable glass jar. NOTE: I did not have a glass jar. All I had was this rather thick plastic jar. The thick plastic works against image sharpness. Try to use glass to obtain the sharpest detail you can.…
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Emphasizing Shapes
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]I wanted to emphasize the beautiful lines of this guitar. I back lit it which rendered the guitar in silhouette.
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Lyman Orchards – Middlefield, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Lyman Orchards 32 Reeds Gap Road Middlefield, CT 06455 PH: 860-349-6015 Hours: Wednesday – Friday 3:00 – 6:00 PM I’ll cut to the chase. If you haven’t been to Lyman Orchards you need to hop in a car and get yourself there. With over 1100 scenic acres this family owned farm, founded in 1741, offers the following: Large duck pond where you can sit and relax, photograph or feed the ducks. Weekends can see varied venues such as caricature artists, live bands, face painting, children’s craft sessions, magicians and more. Pony Rides Horse/wagon rides Country store stocked with fresh produce, bakery, homemade jellies/jams and more. Multiple picnic…
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The Heron – my first bird picture.
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]NOTE: The above two photo’s represent the original un-cropped photo with no post processing and the second photo is cropped with post processing. The added digital “noise”, seen mostly in the water, is due to the crop. I took my first bird picture today, strictly by accident. I was at Lyman’s Orchards in Middlefield, CT with Cheryl and we took a walk over to the duck pond. I had no desire to take any photo’s of the hundreds of ducks that were there (everyone feeds them from the rear porch). However, there was a beautiful, (possibly Blue Heron), perched on a rock in the pond. It was the…
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New England Air Museum
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] New England Air Museum Location: 36 Perimeter Rd., Bradley Int’l Airport, Windsor Locks,CT 06096 ——————————————————————————– Hours: Open 7 days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone (860) 623-3305 ——————————————————————————– Admission Rates (as of 9/1/2013): Adults 12 & Up $12.00 Children 4-11 $6.50 3 & Under Free Seniors 65 & Up $11.00 Specific information regarding the aircraft shown in the slide show click HERE. The New England Air Museum has over 70 aircraft on display in three large exhibit hangars and an outdoor display area. The collection covers all of eras of aviation from the first pioneers to the jet age. There are even a…
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CT Fire Academy and Memorial
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] CT Fire Academy 34 Perimeter Rd Windsor Locks, CT 06078 (860) 627-6363 The circular building shown above is the CT Firefighters training academy. Although the building appears to be a full circle it is actually a half circle with a much smaller half circle type building to the rear center. This is a state of the art traning academy and you can learn more by going here. On the grounds, and also shown in the slideshow, is Ct’s firefighter memorial which was dedicated in 2001. I believe the monument contains over 300 names. There are 20 slabs around the base of the monument containing the names of fallen firefighters.…
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Hillstead Museum
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Hill-Stead Museum 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032 860.677.4787 / Fax: 860.677.0174 Information email: [email protected] Museum Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday 10 am–4 pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Fourth of July. Hour-long guided tours begin every half-hour. Last tour of the day begins one hour before closing. Admission to Hill-Stead Museum is by GUIDED TOUR ONLY except the first Sunday of every month and certain other designated special occasions. No photography allowed inside the museum. First Sundays: The first Sunday of every month, tour the collection at your own pace from 12 – 4 pm, with interpreters in every room…
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Interview – Karen Hutton
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Karen Hutton’s photography has reached over 1,000,000 followers on Google+! That’s no easy task. In the last two or three years she shifted from a pure business model to following her heart as an artist and this has produced striking results. Although she doesn’t limit herself there is a focus on landscape, architectural and some close up photography. She frequently post processes her captures into an HDR style image. This is the combining of 2-6 images each which are exposed differently to capture extreme dynamic ranges. The multiple images are brought into a software package, (like Photomatrix). They are then tweaked to provide the look she wants through…
