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Millers Pond State Park, Durham CT
Cheryl and I took a hike around Millers Pond in Durham CT. What a quiet little spot in the middle of the woods. One end has a very small sandy area that I guess they call a beach. Then around the park there are two or three “boulders”, for lack of a better word, that are located on the water’s edge lending themselves to sunbathing and fishing. All in all, however, there was almost no one there on the Sunday afternoon that we went. The attached photo’s show the pond itself and various points along the path we took for our hike. We caught the coolest day all summer and…
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Old glory blows in the breeze…………..
Old Glory sways in the gentle September breeze adding a touch of patriotism to this beautifully aging barn on Lovells Lane in Newtown CT. Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24 MP mirrorless camera and a Sony Carl Zeiss 24, 1.8 lens. 1/60th, f13, ISP 250, Aperture Priority
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Happy Birthday to me!
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] For my 56th birthday my wonderful wife Cheryl surprised me with a long time desired Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm 1.8 lens and a tabletop lighting setup. Woohoo!!! The 24mm Zeiss lens will have a 35mm equiv. of 36mm due to the 1.5 crop factor. This is a good focal length for an “all purpose” lens. The 24mb files of the Sony Nex 7 will allow me plenty of cropping room if needed. I waited an entire year since purchasing the Nex 7 for a high quality mid length zoom to come out but it never happened. I’ve put the 18-55 kit lens through the paces. For a…
