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Barn Beauties on the CT coastline (5 STARS)
These two barns sit almost directly across from one another along a well travelled CT coastal country road. If you’re one to pay any attention to old barns what will immediately strike you is their absolute pristine, new like, appearance. The roofs are brand new, the cladding does not show one board that is so much as slightly warped. None of the boards even have signs of aging at ground level where you tend to see it most. New looking storm windows are in place and on the larger barn there were even some small windows that were added which are not typical of barns. The sliding front doors on…
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Beautiful old barn & silo, East Windsor CT
This barn and silo served two functions. The silo held some type of granular food which must have been for the farmers animals or potential storage and sale of whatever was inside. When I zoomed into the image, in hi-resolution, I could see a series of vertical boards in the upper half of the side wall that were obviously opened at times to allow for the drying of tobacco. So I would think this resourceful farm had more than one crop and possibly livestock as well. Either way to me it’s a beautiful site! I photographed this image with a Sony Nex-7, 24.3mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 18-55 f3.5-5.6…
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Beautifully maintained Tobacco Farm, Suffield CT area
The northern portion of CT straddling the CT river was rich in tobacco farming through the 19th and 20th century. As a result tobacco farms dotted the countryside and it’s almost impossible not to see dozens of them as you drive throughout the towns in this area. As a photographer and connoisseur of old barns I couldn’t help but take notice of the superior condition this tobacco barn was in. The owner has gone through great lengths to keep the exterior stained and the roof updated. Pretty much every old tobacco farm that I’ve seen has been withering in it’s natural state. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as long…
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Beautiful arch bridge in Windsor CT
Cheryl, Molloy (our dog), and I were just finishing up a day of photography in the lovely town of Windsor CT when we spotted this beautiful old stone bridge crossing the Farmington River. * “The Farmington River Railroad Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located in Windsor, Connecticut. Built in 1867 by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, it spans the Farmington River and carries two tracks of the main railroad line between Hartford, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts. This bridge is notable for its architectural design and durability. It is constructed from locally quarried sandstone and features seven arches supported by piers and abutments of the same material. The…
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First District Schoolhouse, Haddam CT
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. This two room schoolhouse was built in 1866. During the 1800’s and early 1900’s the town had up to 14 school districts. Currently the building is in use as the Haddam Senior Center.
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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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Miniature Truck in a Big World
For this shot I photographed a 6″ metal diecast model of a 1940 Ford Pickup truck that I bought new for $23.00 at a flea market. I video taped it on a 360 deg. turnstile and also shot still photography images. I then inserted the tabletop shot of the truck into a previous picture of a tobacco barn that I had taken. I did add the signage on the side of the truck from an image I found on google images (garageartsigns.com). The barn is located somewhere in north central CT which is rich in tobacco barns. I didn’t record where the picture was taken. Settings for the diecast model…
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Hammonasset State Park
On a beautiful day in May I decided to stop at Hammonasset State Park (Beach) and take a walk around. Fall and early spring are always my favorite times at the beach because there is no one there except for the occasional walker and I have the entire place to myself. Spoken like a true introvert eh? I would have taken more images but I was pressed for time. The building you see if where there sell concessions once the beach opens up for summer but at this time it was closed. All images photographed with a Sony A7RV, at the 26mp resolution setting, and a Sony 24-70 GMII lens.
