So many streets in Paris feature buildings that seem to lean against each other, each one at a different angle.
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Crooked Paris 2 comments
The quietest spots in Paris Leave a comment
Are its beautiful cemeteries. Recently I visited two: cimetière Montparnasse and cimetière Montmartre. Click on any photo to see them in slide show format.
Paris Icons 5 comments
Yes, just about everyone knows these and they’ve been photographed from all possible angles – but when you’re in Paris it’s hard NOT to take pictures of some of the icons that make this city so lovely and unique:
Playing with pinhole photography 2 comments
Shot these with the Hipstamatic pinhole lens – works great on small objects!
iphone, Hipstamatic app
Nature’s Camouflage Leave a comment
Can you spot the toad in the forest?
iPhone Hipstamatic
Saturday morning at the bakery 4 comments
Captured at my favorite bakery in CT: G Cafe in Branford.
TGIF 2 comments
Caught on the Friday afternoon train out of Grand Central Terminal in New York. I liked the contrast of posture and attire, yet they both evoke the same question:”Are we there yet?” as they wait to get to their destination and start their weekend.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
After a hard day at work Leave a comment
A beer and a nap on the train home from New York is something I see quite often.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Big Hair 1 comment
Loved this hairdo, captured in New Haven’s Union Station:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 160
f/6.3
1/25 sec
Quality Work 1 comment
Hmm – not sure I’d want to take my car here for a tune-up:
iphone
Grain Silo Leave a comment
Captured near Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/400 sec
Stormy Vermont Scene Leave a comment
Captured on the way to Stowe, VT:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 200
f/8
1/60 sec
Vermont Vietnam Veteran Memorial Leave a comment
I always drive by here on my way to Stowe, VT. This time I decided to take some pictures:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
Morning Calm 1 comment
Captured while walking the dog early in the morning.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Closed for Refreshments 2 comments
Refreshment stand on the Mall in Washington, DC:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 1600
f/7.1
0.8 sec
B&W conversion in Lightroom
Curves of Washington,DC 1 comment
Even a mundane office building like the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, DC has some graceful lines:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
1/250 sec
New View of Washington Monument 1 comment
New view because the National Museum of African American History and Culture is now on the Mall, adding some interesting lines to Washington, DC’s architecture.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
1/250 sec
Car Wash 1 comment
Abandoned car wash in rural Pennsylvania:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/400 sec
Chalk Hill Motel 3 comments
Found this abandoned motel in Pennsylvania. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow view.
Canon Powershot G12
Madison Cemetery 2 comments
This cemetery, started in 1691, has many old, beautifully-worn tombstones from the 1700 and 1800’s. Decided to experiment with my new ultra-wide lens to try some close-up angles and some wide angles.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/4 USM
edited in Nik Silver Efex 2
Late Night at Union Station 3 comments
Caught these two while I was on my way back from New York and waiting for my connecting train at New Haven’s Union Station.
Canon G12
ISO 1000
f/3.5
1/25 sec
Chicago Skyline 1 comment
Shot during a visit to Chicago a while back:
Canon 7D, EF 12-22mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/100 sec
Tobacco Barns 1 comment
Found these barns near Bradley International Airport in Connecticut:
Montpelier, VT 2 comments
A brief stop in Vermont’s capital afforded me an opportunity to snap a few views of downtown. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Full Moon and Fresh Snow 2 comments
Captured this in Guilford, CT:
Canon G12
ISO 2000
f/2.8
0.8 sec
Big Sky Vistas 3 comments
Driving through Montana I am always fascinated by the wide open spaces, probably because there aren’t many in Connecticut. The bottom one is of the battlefield of the Little Bighorn, site of Custer’s Last Stand.
Zeppelin Mooring Leave a comment
Who knew that the top of the Empire State Building was designed to be an anchor for giant blimps, or dirigibles?
However, it was tried only a few times, and when the Hindenburg burst into flames six years after the construction of the Empire State Building, dirigible traffic dwindled and the true purpose of the docking mast became obvious – it made the building the tallest building in the world at the time, beating the Chrysler Building. (Claiming that title was considered poor form – how refreshing, considering the incessant striving for superlatives these days!).
Winter Loneliness 8 comments
This lonely tree is in the marshland behind our house.
Water for Gotham City 6 comments
Found this water tower on a building in midtown New York. I like how this antiquated structure was framed by the modern building behind it.
Clinton Harbor 1 comment
A black&white shot of our little town’s harbor in the winter.
Cacti Heaven 1 comment
A visit to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix provides some great opportunities for black&white shots. Click on any pic to view them in full-screen slide show format.
iphone, Hipstamatic
ISO: 32
1/580 sec
f/2.2
lens: John S
Film: BlackKeys B+W
Fashion Shoot Leave a comment
Well, not so much a shoot as just a few shots of my son. But I liked how glamorous this one turned out when adjusted to black&white.
Canon Mark II, EFL 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/2000 sec
adjusted in Lightroom and Color Efex
Boating season is over 2 comments
Captured in Clinton Harbor:
Bark 2 comments
Walking through the Vermont woods, I was struck by the beautiful birch tree bark everywhere. Click on any picture to see them as full screen slideshow.
Canon 5D Mark II, EFL 24-70mm f/2.8
Have Airstream, will travel 7 comments
Found this old battered and slightly crumpled Airstream trailer on a vacant lot in Vermont. What places this thing must have seen!
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Still Life of Milk Weed and Bug Leave a comment
No need for further description:
Canon 5D Mark II, 24-70mm lens
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/2000 sec
Forest Fire Aftermath Leave a comment
Hundreds of acres of forest in Yellowstone Park were destroyed in massive fires in 1988, requiring over 9,000 firefighters and affecting almost 800,000 acres of forest (bigger than Rhode Island). The remnants of that destruction can still be seen:
Canon 7D, 10-24mm
ISO 400
f/20
1/160 sec
Yellowstone Ranger 1 comment
This friendly ranger greeted us as we entered Yellowstone National Park on a recent visit to Montana.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/60 sec
adjusted in Silver Efex Pro 2
Montana Barn 4 comments
Loved the texture on this old barn, near the Montana State University campus:
Canon 7D, EFS 24mm f/2.8
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/160 sec
Grain Storage in Montana 2 comments
Found in Bozeman, MT:
Close Encounter with a Bison Leave a comment
On a recent trip to Yellowstone, I saw this bison and took these photos while I followed it for an hour as it crossed Lamar valley, chomping on grass while generally ignoring me. He must have known he had nothing to fear from me. Figures, since he’s the largest land animal in North America, weighing roughly a ton.
Canon 7D, 70-200mm EF 2.8
ISO 640
f/10
1/20 sec
Mushroom Dreams 6 comments
Found a couple of mushrooms in our front yard that lent themselves for some experimentation with black&white processing. Click on any to see them in slideshow mode.
Canon Mark II, 90mm macro lens
ISO 500
f/4.5
1/80 sec
Double Takes of Manhattan 3 comments
Played around with double exposures during a recent trip to New York (click on any picture to see them in slideshow mode):
iphone, Hipstamatic
MA Waterfall 1 comment
Shot near Rowe, MA:
Canon 7D
ISO 100
f/5.0
0.3 sec
Morning Calm Leave a comment
Fog-shrouded lake in the Adirondacks – captured before sunrise.
Summer Storm 3 comments
Off the CT coastline.
Canon 7D, HDR capture
Light at the End 2 comments
Captured during a hike in Marin, CA, in one of the many fortifications surrounding the Golden Gate Bridge.
Tea House in the Mist Leave a comment
No, this is not Japan, but San Francisco, in Golden Gate Park. Shot on an early morning.
Chains and Sprockets 1 comment
Captured these 2 shots in a train yard in Connecticut.
Still life with shell 1 comment
Found on Sanibel Island.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 320
f/4.5
1/80 sec
slight adjustments in Silver Efex 2
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 