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Horse barn Rt. 6, Andover CT
Barn on Rt. 6 in Andover CT Rt. 6 is a busy, high speed road and the only way to get this shot, (without trespassing), is to stand on the edge of Rt. 6 while vehicles rush past you just feet away around 50 mph. TIP: If I’m shooting on the road, any road, I wear a brightly colored reflective safety vest. I also purchased, for merely $8.00, an orange collapsible safety cone which I put on the roadway about 30 ‘ before my vehicle to alert oncoming cars. Keep your four way flashers going as well. In this particular shot I parked the car up the street, off the…
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Old barn, Torrington CT
Beautiful old working barn on University Dr., in Torrington CT. There was a woman on a garden tractor mowing the lawn just out of sight to the left. She was near me on the road so I asked her permission to take the photograph and if she wouldn’t mind if I entered in about 25′ on the driveway to take the image. She had no problem with it but moments later a large, barking German Shepard headed straight for me at full speed. I thought, this is it, this is the day I get bit by a dog for my art. (laughing) By God’s grace he stopped about two…
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Grazing goat on Carter Hill Farm.
This old weathered barn is located on the property of “The farm at Carter Hill”. The address is: 86 East Hampton Rd., Marlborough, CT There are many photo opp’s on this property and it’s open to the public during their business hours. Nikon D7100, 18-55mm@18mm. 1/160, f/11, ISO 400
