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The Windmill at Aqua Turf, Southington CT
The Aqua Turf Club 556 Mulberry St. Plantsville, CT 06479 (860) 621-9335 Cheryl and I made a stop at the Aqua Turf on a day when they weren’t holding any weddings or events so the grounds were empty. We were in and out in 15 minutes. My main purpose in stopping by was to photograph their beautiful windmill. Back in the 90’s I had a professional photography business and photographed a lot of weddings throughout CT. Although there are some very beautiful options out there, no doubt, I always felt that the Aqua Turf reigned high on the list, and for good reason. Go to their website and take a…
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1811 Old Jail, Wicassett ME
Cheryl and I stopped by the 1811 Old Jail in Wiscassett, Lincoln Country ME. Unfortuantely it was closed for the season during our September arrival. The prison has unique juxtaposition of jailers quarters hitched to the jail itself. Although we were unable to go inside I did find some interior photo’s at the Lincoln County Historical Society webpage. The jailers home was quite nicely appointed while the jail was one step up from a dungeon. Each cell had the grainte floors and walls that you see from the outside with just one window and one iron clad door with some small holes to allow air flow and visibility to the…
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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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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…
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Southbury CT Barn
This is a composite photograph of three images: Barn and lawn were photographed in Southbury CT on 01/05/17 with a Nikon D7100 and Nikon 18-55. 1/200th, f11, ISO 200. Pond, tree’s and surrounding foliage were photographed on the property of Lyman Orchards in Middlefield CT on 10/22/12 with a Sony Nex 7 and Sony 18-55. 1/100th, f11, ISO100. Fence – info not recorded. I created the composite, for artistic reasons, because the setting where the barn was photographed was a winters day in January and there were no leaves on the tree’s and all the foliage was dormant.
