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7 Flaming Bacardi’s.
I belong to an online photo community called Digital Photography Challenge. A recent challenge was to photograph 7 of any object as long as they are all the same. My wife Cheryl and I came up with the idea of photographing 7 flaming shot glasses. Sounded cool to me because I had never photographed fire before. We set this shot up on gloss black plexiglass and used the same for a back drop. We then lined up the glasses and filled them with Bacardi 151 Rum. This was used because it is 75% alcohol and burns easily with a nice looking flame. We shot this at night, in the garage, using…
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Torrington, CT – Wall Art
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]While travelling on South Main Street in Torrington, CT I noticed this beautiful wall art on the sides of a package store.
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Interview with Photographer Ron DiCostanzo
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] This is the first of what I hope will be many interviews with photographers to follow. I came to know Ron DiCostanzo through a business relationship. I would see Ron setting up product shots as well as beautiful fishing pictures that were blown up and in their conference room. We quickly realized that we both share a passion for photography. Bio: Ron is 51 years old, married with two children and lives in Stratford, CT. He is the General Manager of ZeeBaas. He enjoys fishing, photography, woodworking and lure building. I’d like to share the following discussion we had: Welcome Ron and thanks for participating in our…
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Wall Art – Southington, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]This wall art is located on the side of a building in the 1000 block of the Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in the Plantsville section of Southington, CT. It is adjacent to the entrance to what once was the Southington Drive-In Theatre.
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Shelton, CT – Bridges & more.
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]As you look through the slide show you’ll see a photo of a dam. This is known as Ousatonic Dam. No I didn’t forget the “H”. It was planned and it’s construction overseen by Edward Shelton, in 1891, for the Ousatonic Water Co. The dam, constructed from 1867-1870 right after the Civil War, is 637 ft. long and 20 ft. high. It was built for the purpose of harnessing water power, from the Housatonic River, for what Mr. Shelton hoped to be a spawning industrial community. There were canal’s for small boats to pass the dam at the time but they are not in use today. Mr.…
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Bridges – Seymour, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Seymour, CT is located along the Naugatuck River in what as known as the “valley” to locals. It is situated about 20 miles south of Waterbury, CT. For those of you that visit this site you know by now that I enjoy chronically unique bridges in CT and adjacent areas. I found the foot bridge in the attached photo to be somewhat unique. I also think I’d make every effort to get across it as soon as possible as it looks like a strong wind could take it down.
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Abandoned Quarry – Torrington, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Best I can determine is that this aging and abandoned building was once an active rock crushing facility. It sit’s on the grounds of O & G Industries so I’m going to take a leap and say that it was probably operated by O & G when their company originated. Like a lot of abandoned buildings it has a lot of character.
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Dock in New Haven, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]I just happened to be driving down Quinnipiac Ave. in Fair Haven, (a neighborhood in New Haven), CT while working recently when I noticed this neat little dock out of the corner of my eye. I turned around to give it another look and felt it would make a nice photograph. I had a few more sales calls in the area so I returned later that afternoon. This dock is in the Quinnipiac River about a mile north of the Grand Ave. draw bridge. It is nestled in a fairly congested residential neighborhood. There were no boats or people in the immediate vicinity of the dock so…
