• Bridges

    The Portland Bridge, Portland CT

    To us locals it’s known as the Portland Bridge as it connects Middletown to Portland CT.  However, its official name is the Arrigoni Bridge.  This image was taken in Cromwell on the river bank of the Connecticut River. In the background is Middletown. Only about 1/3 of the bridge was visible from my vantage point. There is another complete arch…

  • Bridges,  Journey's

    Olson’s Bridge in Deep River CT

    While “barn hunting” in Deep River CT the Olson’s covered bridge (private property) presented a beautiful site on manicured acres of property.  A nice winding road led up to the bridge allowing access to the other side of a small creek which fed into a pond.  As this was private property I was forced to put a long lens on…

  • Barns,  Journey's

    Pristine barn in Preston CT

    Looks like a cow barn that has been fully restored or perhaps it still functions as a cow barn but it’s the cleanest, neatest cow barn I’ve ever photographed. Location: Mattern Rd., Preston CT Sony Nex 7, Sony 18-55 @ 39mm (35mm equiv. = 58) 1/50th, f8, ISO 100, aperture priority.

  • Abandoned,  Barns,  Journey's

    Beauty comes from within…………

    Beauty comes from within….within the barn that has two trees growing inside, that is.  Yup, this old weathered, half falling down barn has been in a dilapidated state for so long that two tree’s growing from within it have gotten to be over 20′ tall.  Here the lies the true beauty of why this barn stands out amongst the Deep…