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Spring
Bought this little vase and faux flower at the local Dollar General. Tried to put together a shot that conveyed the idea of spring emerging. Photographed with a sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm f2.8 lens. 1/8, f22, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
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Abandoned House in Meriden CT
Set back considerably off the road on N.Broad St., Meriden CT is this old abandoned home. Probably a thriving refuse for a growing family at one time now simply the bones remain. If anyone can like abandoned structures I must say I really like this one. If you look towards the top left corner of the house you’ll see a hawk sitting on an electrical wire. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61MP mirrorless camera. Lens was a Sony GMII 24-70 f2.8 using Clear image zoom 120mm. 1/500th, f8, ISO 1000, Aperture Priority
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Abandoned BG Graphics Sign Company, Meriden CT
For years and years I’ve driven by this abandoned BG Graphics building on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden CT. I finally took the time to photograph it. When I see a building that has become completely engulfed by the surrounding environment I’m always intrigued. In front of the building was, at one time, a paved parking lot. However, nature has taken that over as well. I’m sure this company was thriving back in the day and, for whatever reason, it’s just a memory. Although I find abandoned building photography interesting that’s not to say that I’m not without empathy for the people and circumstances that led to this. I wish…
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Abandoned House, Plantsville CT
Located on Meriden Waterbury Rd., this house was probably the home for a growing family at one time. However it’s since been left to age. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61 mp mirrorless camera in APS-C mode (26 mp). Lens was a Carl Zeiss 24mm f1.8 in APS-C mode 36mm. Sony clear image zoom was employed to render a final focal length of 70mm. 1/320th, f11, ISO 400, Aperture Priority
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Miniature Car in a Big City
This is not a real scene. It is a composite photo from (5) different images. The only thing that is from an actual image is the setting itself consisting of the three buildings and parking lot. The signs, person and car were added. The car was a 1/24th scale diecast aluminum car photographed in my studio then inserted into the image. The individual is not real and was AI created in photoshop to try and tell a story. CAR photographed in studio: Sony A74V, Sony 90 mm f2.8 GMII lens.1/60th, f8, ISO 800, MANUAL MODEOverhead light, background light and foreground light. Video: Same equipment but with an electric turntable.
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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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Old Mill Pond Village Shops, Granby CT
Old Mill Pond Village Shops 383 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 (860) 653-3433 I stumbled upon this place by accident while in the neighborhood photographing the Old New-Gate Prison. This particular day it had been closed so I had the entire grounds to myself to take some photographs. The Old Mill Pond Village offers top brand furniture to knick knacks for the house and everything in between. Really seems like an interesting place to take in. All images photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless full frame camera. A Sony 10-20 mm f.4 and a Sony 24-70 F2.8 lens were used.
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Little Red Schoolhouse & Hat Shop
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. Smack in the center of Danbury CT sits the Danbury Historical Society. Their are (2) small buildings on their grounds: a one room schoolhouse and the John Dodd Hat Shop. Well, as it turns out, the one room schoolhouse isn’t original at all. I had to…
