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Wall Art – Gengras Harley Davidson, E. Hartford, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Gengras Harley Davidson East Hartford, CT This is some of my favorite wall art in this area. These paintings grace the side of Gengras Harley Davidsons shop. Not only is it well done but it is reminiscent of days gone by.
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Connecticut Trolley Museum – East Windsor, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Connecticut Trolley Museum 58 North Road East Windsor, CT Location & hours of operation. Note: I have reviewed other Trolley Museums. To see those posts go to our search bar and enter the word “Trolley”. During late July Cheryl and I visited the Connecticut Trolley Museum. There are a handful of trolley cars outside but most were inside. Unfortunately my Sony Nex 7 camera suffers from overheating, (sometimes), when shooting video. As I had just shot a video this problem reared it’s ugly head. As a result when I went inside to photograph the cars I lost the ability to use flash. This caused me to shoot…
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Shoot RAW!
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]If your camera has a RAW setting you may just want to use it. This is particularly important if the photograph is important to you and you want it to look it’s very best. Here is why: 1) RAW format does not lose any information from the image during processing. 2) You can recover most, if not all, of the “hidden” info. from an image that doesn’t show up on your original using RAW. 3) JPEG format loses considerable information during processing due to the compression that takes place. 4) You’ll have limited ability to recover lost highlights/shadows with a JPEG/TIFF (vs. RAW) 5) RAW does not…
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Painting with light – (well not really)
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] I belong to an online photography site that has weekly “challenges”. This challenge was: “Make RED your focal point in the photograph”. As a result I came up with painting the light bulb. Here is how it was done: 1). Black 1/4″ sheet of plexiglass bottom and backdrop. 2). Modeling clay was used at the base of the bulb to secure it in the upright position. 3). L.E.D. continuous light panels were used with a diffuser attached. 4). Lights were placed on each side pointing at the light bulb. 5). Small bottle of RED paint that is typically used by model builders. 6). Tripod. 7). Infrared…
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Graffiti – Heaven Park, Hartford, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Known as “Heaven” by the flocks of skate boarders from around the region that frequent it New Ross, County Wexford Park, is now the subject of controversy. Due to complaints from the Police, and some citizenry there is a proposal at float to limit graffiti to only two walls. Of course there are many “walls” in the park because there are multiple buildings and a stone wall around the entire park. So limiting this to two walls would in fact pretty much end a contained place for artistic and self expression at it has been in the past. Not only are the walls utilized but most…
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Fourth of July 2013
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Cheryl and I went to this years fireworks with our Grand-daughter Lily, our daughter (Lily’s Mom) and her husband. They were held in the countryside of our home town. A local wholesale farm donated the event to the community. Finding a place to park was a little tough. There was one field to park in which had quickly over flowed and the remainder of us sought spots along the narrow roadway. All the immediate spots were taken but we were able to park in a small parking lot about 3/4 mile down the road with a respectable view. We took the pick up truck which allowed the ladies…
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Yale Art Gallery
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Hours and Costs: Free and Open to the Public 1111 Chapel Street (at York Street) Tuesday–Friday 10:00 am–5:00 pm Thursday until 8:00 pm (Sept–June) Saturday-Sunday 11:00 am-5:00 pm Closed Mondays and major holidays Museum Information: General and program information 203.432.0600 Group and school tours 203.436.8827 Membership 203.432.9658 Bookstore 203.432.0601 Access: An entrance for persons using wheelchairs is located at 1111 Chapel Street. For information call 203.432.0606. What a gem of a museum that sit’s in the heart of New Haven, CT. This is, by far, the most professional and well orchestrated museum that I’ve been in since visiting the Smithsonian. This should come as no…
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Chapman Falls – Haddam, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] During the winter of 2013 Cheryl and I visited Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. This was our first visit to the park with the intention of photographing the waterfall known as “Chapman Falls”. The day of our visit it was very crowded which required considerable patience when taking the pictures, or in some case, photoshopping to remove people around the falls. The fall has a 60 foot drop and it’s water source is Eight Mile River. There are parking areas to the just to the north and south of the actual falls. Near the southern most parking lot is a nice picnic area as…
