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Connecticut State Capitol Building, Hartford CT
[wzslider height=”600″ lightbox=”true”]Capitol Building – State of Connecticut, Hartford CT. Located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford. Sony Nex 7, 24MP mirrorless camera, Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens at 23 mm (35mm equiv. = 33mm) 1/4000, f 8.0, ISO 100
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The Travellers Tower, Hartford CT
[wzslider height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] The Travellers Tower is headquarters for Travellers Insurance located in Hartford CT. Hartford is known as the insurance capitol of the world due to it’s many insurance companies headquartered there. Flowing by is the CT River which ultimately will pour into Long Island Sound. The Travellers tower was built in 1919 and, at the time, was the 7th tallest building in the world at 24 stories. Of course, that’s no longer the case. The large building behind it is City Place which is occupied by United Health Cares world headquarters. You would never know it because of the perspective of the photo but the UHC building is…
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Hartford Hi-Rise
[wzslider height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]While walking through downtown Hartford CT looking for photo opportunities this building caught my eye. It seemed so pristine and jumped right out against the deep blue sky. It houses either apartments or condominiums. Photographed with Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera and 18-55mm Sony lens.
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Adrian’s Landing, Hartford CT
Charter Oak Landing 50 Reserve Rd. Hartford CT This photo was taken from the boat dock at Charter Oak Landing. This is a nice linear style park, (maybe 1/2 mile in length), opposite East Hartford adjacent to the CT River. It’s a serene setting with ample parking space overlooking downtown Hartford. Public river cruises are available at certain times during the year. It’s also a location for many city sanctioned events. Open 365 days a year from sunup to sundown it’s a nice place to decompress. For more information go to: Charter Oak Landing. Photographed with Fujifilm f100fd, 12MP, pocket camera.
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Abandoned Aggregate Plant, Hartford CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]I often would see this abandoned aggregate facility off in the distrance as I drove southbound on I-91 into Hartford. One day I decided to make a point of stopping by. Crazy as it sounds this is the kind of “abandoned” photograhy I really enjoy. To add some icing on the cake a train happened by as I was taking the pictures. Photographed with Nikon D7100 and 18-55 mm kit lens.
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Random Shots – Dowtown Hartford, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Strolling through downtown Hartford and taking time to enjoy the architecture and beauty around me. Photo’s taken with Fujifilm f100fd, 12 mp, pocket camera and Sony Nex 7, 24mp mirrorless camera with 10-18mm wide angel lens.
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Original Factory of Colt Firearms
These images reflect photographs I took of how the original Colt Armory looks today (Feb., of 2012). It was named “armory” obviously due to the tremendous amount of firearms that were housed within. The factory and surrounding buildings comprised a complex that sat on approx. 260 acres just south of downtown Hartford, CT. This consisted of the main building which encompassed a myriad of machining centers, foundry, Colt Mansion (I will photograph at a later time), warehousing, garages, and office space. In addition (20) six-eight family houses were built on Huyshope and Van Block Avenue for their workers. The main factory faced Interstate 91, (which is literally across the street), on…
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Museum of CT History at the CT State Library (Colt Firearms History)
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]For location, hours of operation and additional information go to: http://www.museumofcthistory.org/ MUSEUM of CT HISTORY During my visit of the Museum of CT History it should be noted that the main area which houses paintings of past Governors and CT history was closed due to maintenance. I was able to visit the Colt Firearms area and also the room which housed some CT history such as military uniforms and artifacts. If you’re an historian of firearms, or have an interest in general, then you’ll find the Colt display interesting. All the guns were under glass and the room/lighting were not condusive to excellent photography so let me…
