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Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. – 28 year retirement watch
I’ve been photographing jewelry recently because all the reflections make it quite difficult so I wanted the challenge. As I was searching for some jewelry to photograph I came upon Dad’s retirement watch from the Wallingford Steel Mill, later to become Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation. It’s about 30 years old because, I believe, he retired in 1993/1994 at the age of 60. It wasn’t long after he retired that he gave me the watch because he knew it would mean a lot to me. As for him, he could care less about a watch. What he did care about was the good living that he was able to offer our…
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Reflections of MacKenzie Reseroir, Wallingford CT
On our way back from photographing a barn on the East side of Wallingford Cheryl wanted to stop and photograph some ducks flying around MacKenzie Reservoir. While I was waiting for her I looked for a shot. This is what I came up with. What appealed to me about this image was the absolute symmetry this cluster of tree’s presented. It was completed balanced from top to bottom and left to right. You don’t see that a lot. Photographed with a Sony A7RV 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II lens at 24mm. 1/320th, f18, ISO 1000, Aperture Priority
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Cooke Farm, Muddy Roots Farm, Wallingford CT
I lived in Wallingford during the 50’s, 60’s and 80’s so it has a soft spot in my heart. I remember this as the old Cooke’s Farm. A farm that has been in Wallingford, at this location since the 1700’s and passed down from generation to generation. It’s situated on Northford Rd in East Wallingford not far from the Northford town line. It appears that it is still in the family and the tradition continues. It currently goes by the name Muddy Roots Farm. As you can clearly see the family has taken care of the barns all these years as they are in beautiful condition to this day. I’m…
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Model train meets real world. Harrison Rd., Wallingford CT
An Atlas model train, (N-Scale 1:160), of a Conrail GP-40 locomotive from the 70’s with cars was photographed in studio. A 1970’s diecast model Ford Pickup was also photographed in studio. A Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 105MM, F2.8, MACRO lens was used. The train consisted of 62 images all at various focus points and merged into one final photograph. The car consisted of 18 images all at various focus points and meged into one final photography. Helicon Focus stacking software created the final images. The scene is a railroad crossing on Harrison Rd. in Wallingford CT. photographed with a Sony A7RII 42.2 MP mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-105,…
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Model train meets real world. Original trains station downtown, Wallingford CT
Using photoshop I merged a close up photo of an N scale (1:160) model train with an actual image of Wallingford CT’s downtown railroad station. The locomotive EMD SD P4 F and each passenger car is about 5″ long and about 1″ tall. They type 1 phase II which represents the type of engine, cars and paint scheme that rain the tracks of Amtrack in CT during the late 70’s and 80’s. The Wallingford Railroad Station, built in 1871 by the Hartford & New Haven Railroad on the Springfield Line is an historic building as still stands today. It was a daily stop along Amtrak’s New Haven, Hartford, Springfield line…
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Wallingford CT barn…..
This barn was found on North Farms Rd. in Wallingford CT and seems to slowly become engulfed with ivy. Photographed with a Nikon D7100, Nikon 18-55 @ 42 (35 equiv/63mm). 1/250th, F 5.3, ISO 250, Aperture Priority.
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Old fading white barn, Wallingford CT
This beautiful fading old white barn sits in the hills of Wallingford CT on Dayton Hill Rd. The Christmas wreath has been placed on the front of the barn in anticipation of the coming holiday season. Nikon D7100, Nikon 18-55 @ 24mm 1/200th, f11, ISO 200
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Harvesting the corn at Wallingford CT farm.
Harvesting the corn at a field off Williams Rd., in Wallingford CT. NOTE: This image has been slightly modified for artistic purposes. Photographed with Nikon D7100, 24MP camera with an 18-55 mm lens @ 55 mm (35 mm equiv. = 82 mm). 1/200th, f16, ISO 200.
