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Auer Farm, Bloomfield CT
Auer Farm 158 Auer Farm Rd. Bloomfield, CT 06002. Open seven days a week from 7 AM to 7 PM Myself, Cheryl and Molly took a ride out to the Auer Farm to see if we could get a decent picture of the barn as well as a little frolic time for Molloy to investigate the goats and donkeys etc. When we arrived there was a large birthday party for “Jacob” that saw guests pretty much occupying what was once the farms cow barn. As a result we never went inside. Cheryl and Molly walked about the grounds looking for interaction with Molloy, (our Golden Doodle puppy), and seemed to…
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“The Old Cider Mill”, Glastonbury CT
The Old Cider Mill 287 Main Street Glastonbury CT PH: 860 657-9197 Cheryl, Molloy (our dog) and I dropped by The Old Cider Mill on a Sunday winter afternoon. The facility was closed and unoccupied so getting an unencumbered good shot was easy. *The Old Cider Mill in Glastonbury, Connecticut, holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating cider mill in the United States. Its history dates back to the early 19th century, though the current building was constructed around the 1870s. Over the years, it has become a cherished landmark, offering a glimpse into the region’s agricultural heritage. Per their website it appears Riverview Farms operates the mill.…
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Diecast Miniature truck in real world farm scene
This 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup is a 6″ diecast replica was photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, full frame mirrorless camera and a Sony 90 mm F2.8 maco lens on a turntable in my studio with 3 lights and reflectors. The barn had been photographed years earlier in Bethlehem CT with a Sony Nex 7, 24.3 mp , APS-C camera and a Sony 18-55 lens.. For the original photo go here: https://www.journeysthrumylens.com/staging/8726/barn-in-bethlehem-ct-2/ The stack of hay was also photographed years earlier in Litchfield CT with a Fujifilm 100fd 12mp pocket camera.. I inserted the hay stack, the truck and the hay in the back of the truck all in photoshop to…
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Old Mill Pond Village Shops, Granby CT
Old Mill Pond Village Shops 383 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 (860) 653-3433 I stumbled upon this place by accident while in the neighborhood photographing the Old New-Gate Prison. This particular day it had been closed so I had the entire grounds to myself to take some photographs. The Old Mill Pond Village offers top brand furniture to knick knacks for the house and everything in between. Really seems like an interesting place to take in. All images photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless full frame camera. A Sony 10-20 mm f.4 and a Sony 24-70 F2.8 lens were used.
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The Barn at Brooksvale Park
It was late August and Cheryl and I went over to the Brooksvale Park in Hamden CT to photograph this historic barn. It was a joint effort as Cheryl framed this beautiful scene layout and I took the image. The Brooksvale Barn was built at some time in the 1700’s making it one of the oldest barns I’ve ever photographed. It sits on 500 acres of land most of which is wooded and used for trail walking. The barn was part of a working farm, owned by the Brooks family, which was handed down from generation to generation. The Town of Hamden started purchasing parcels of the land from the…
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One of Northfords best barns
We had gotten a light snow fall and wanted to head over to this beautiful barn in Northford CT not far from the Wallingford line. We were hoping for more snowfall than we got but it was nice to photograph this beautiful scene anyways. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 F2.8 GM II lens @ 39mm. 1/200th, f16, ISO 800, Aperture priority, (2) image focus stack.
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Minor Farm, Bristol CT
The Minor Farm established 1888. I don’t believe there is much left of the Minor farm but perhaps this old barn and the building that once housed the farm store. The reason I say that is if you look to the right of one of the images you’ll see the farmland, where cows once roamed, is now replaced by solar panels. Wow, if that’s not a sign of the times huh? From what I could gather Minors Farm was well known to locals where they would enjoy fall activities such as hayrides and the like. They ran a farm store, which was just north of this barn, for years and…
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Harwinton Barn scene
Just as a side note I’ve been shooting barns a long time in CT and Harwinton has got to have the most barns of any town I can remember. This particular scene is part of a several acre lot home to horse stables and riding area’s. However, this was the only barn I had a decent shot on without entering the property. I had the pleasure of working with my beautiful wife Cheryl today. Photographed with a Sony A7RII 42.4 MP full frame and a Sony 24-105 F4 lens @ 57mm. 1/400th, f11, ISO 640, Aperture Priority
