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Barn embraced by the old Elm tree.
Cheryl and I photographed this nice quaint barn on Hog Hill Rd. in East Hampton CT. It was framed beautifully with this large old tree. Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24 MP mirrorless camera and a Sony 55-210 lens @ 55 mm. 1/320th, f11, ISO 800, Aperture priority
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The old Greenbacker Dairy barn?
This is a very attractive old barn whose silo’s peek out of the top right corner on Murdock Ave., in Meriden CT. Across the street sits a building that once housed the Greenbacker farm dairy store. As a kid in the 1960’s my parents would bring me here for delicious ice cream. It was always a treat to visit the diary store from Wallingford…..good memories! This barn is situated directly across the street. The diary farm store is no longer in existence but the building still stands and has another business in it. I don’t know who currently owns this barn/farm but I suspect that it belonged to the Greenbackers…
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Setting sun on a beautifully aged Meriden barn.
I had my list of barns to find this day and when I came upon this one it did not disappoint. Not only had it aged beautifully but, typically, any barn scene with majestic silos will usually shine in an image. Just on the other side of the barn, (out of picture), were about a half dozen dairy cows in a small pasture. Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera and Sony 18-55 mm lens at 36mm. 1/320th, f11, ISO 400, Aperture priority.
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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 the camera and take my images from the road side. I understand that in the winter they put a beautiful wreath on the side of the bridge, which when snow covered, makes for a gorgeous wintry shot. You can rest assured I will be back when the snow flies. Photographed…
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A barn sits at the end of this long and winding road.
This was really the only vantage point I had on this barn. The road you see appeared to be private so I didn’t dare travel too far down it. There was some type of farm at the end but due to all the tree’s I couldn’t tell what kind of a farm it was. I had to use a long lens to even get this image. Sony Nex 7 mirrorless camera with Sony 55-210 @ 82mm (35mm equiv. = 123mm) 1/320th, f11, ISO 100, shutter priority TIP: when photographing with a long lens and you are hand holding set your shutter speed at least the same as the longest end…
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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.
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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 River CT countryside. You won’t see that every day, even among abandoned barns. Sony Nex 7 with a Sony E 55-210, 4.5 – 6.3 zoom lens @ 110 mm (35 mm equiv. = 165) 1/200th, f8 ,ISO 100, aperture priority
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Ray White’s Metallic Eagle, Bethlehem CT
While Cheryl and I were driving through rural Bethlehem CT we happened upon this beautiful metallic welded American Bald Eagle in an open field on the side of the road. Immediately I pulled the car over and, fortunately, had my camera gear with me. The Eagle is probably about 6′ tall from claws to the top of the wings. It was absolutely beautiful with an exacting likeness to the bird itself. This masterpiece was created by local resident Ray White, a Viet Nam Veteran. It’s his patriotic show of affection toward our country and military. In 2016 Ray went on to make the 2nd largest welded Eagle in the country…
