Tag: Hartford CT

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

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

ORIGINAL COLT ARMORY – HARTFORD, CT The slideshow above reflects 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 […]

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 […]