These cannons were put in place in the mid-1850s to protect the harbor of New London, CT, at the time the 3rd largest whaling harbor in the world.
Canon 7D, Ef 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/11
1/60 sec
Converted to B&W with Silver Efex Pro
Archive for the ‘Black&White’ Category
The Guns of Fort Trumbull Leave a comment
Godzilla may have stopped by 3 comments
Something was torn down near our town, and the mountain of steel girders caught my eye. Didn’t see any evidence of monsters, though.
Canon 7D, EFS 10-22mm
various exposures, edited with HDR Efex Pro 2
B&W Flower Studies 3 comments
All three were shot indoors with spring sunlight (finally!) streaming through the windows.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer
film: BlackKeys
Studies of Flight 1 comment
The seagulls were out on a sunny day, enjoying the spring air.
Tree Reflections 7 comments
The river near our house always offers some great vistas when the water is calm. These 2 shots were from last week. I hope we’ll see some leaves on these trees soon…
Factory Windows 3 comments
I attended a photo shoot in an old factory – here are two shots I liked, featuring the windows.
Tree Silhouette 1 comment
A hazy and foggy morning created some good opportunities to isolate this tree from the background (which is usually a green marsh).
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
1/500th sec
+1/3 exposure
First Touch of Color 1 comment
Spring is coming…slowly.
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/13 sec
Color adjusted in Nik Efex HDR
DC Impressions Leave a comment
A quick business trip to Washington DC provided only a few occasions for snapshots while walking past the Capitol:
iphone, Hipstamatic
Freak Snow Storm 2 comments
I left my house under blue sky on Monday. An hour later I was driving through a heavy snow storm. Will winter never stop in Connecticut?!?
Kaffeeklatsch Leave a comment
‘Kaffeeklatsch is German for ‘chatting and gossiping over coffee with friends’, and it’s what I witnessed today at a coffee shop. These two ladies were truly enjoying the coffee and their conversation.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 800
f/8
1/10 sec
Edited with Silver Efex Pro
Between the Sheets 2 comments
With nothing to shoot outdoors because it’s below freezing, I played with the shadows of the comforter:
Canon Powershot G12
When is Spring Coming? 4 comments
Because I look forward to shooting green and colorful landscapes again. Until then, black&white will have to suffice.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8
ISO 125
f/8
1/1000 sec
B&W conversion with Silver Efex Pro
CT Tobacco Farm 4 comments
I had no idea that tobacco was grown this far north. Shot these tobacco barns this fall, but only now got around to editing the pictures.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 500
f/20
HDR picture modified with Silver Efex Pro
Old Winter Trees Leave a comment
I love old pine trees in winter. These were captured in Stowe, VT and Big Sky, MT.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer IV
film: Blackeys B&W
Sunrise over Lone Mountain, Big Sky Leave a comment
One last picture from an amazing trip to Montana:
Canon 7D
ISO 1250
f/8
1.0 sec
B&W conversion with Silver Efex Pro
Big Snow in Big Sky 1 comment
It was SO cold that the lifts couldn’t run because the back-up power runs on diesel, and the diesel fuel was too viscous to run through the engine. Had to wait until 11am when it was only -15 degrees!
Needless to say, I rarely removed my gloves to take pictures, but here are a few, shot with the iPhone app Hipstamatic.
Winter in Yellowstone 9 comments
Arrived in Montana and took a drive through parts of Yellowstone before arriving at Big Sky today. -15F (-26C)!
This gang of elk didn’t mind the cold.
Study of Seedpod 4 comments
Found these outside our house before the snow smothered all plants.
Canon 7D, 100mm f/2.8 macro
ISO 100
f/7.1
2 sec
Sleeping in Paris 6 comments
I caught these folks napping in the same park in Paris – I guess the afternoon sunshine made everyone a bit sleepy. Wish it were that warm here, now…
Winter Frost is Here! 4 comments
These pictures don’t need an explanation: It’s COLD!
Canon 7D, 24-7-mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
70mm
f/2.8
1/250 sec
Beautiful Curves 2 comments
Yes, there’s even beauty in freeway overpasses:
iphone, Hipstamatic
film: BlacKeys
lens: Lucifer VI
Vintage Truck in Montana 3 comments
Found this gem near Virginia City, an old mining town in Montana:
Canon 7D, 10-22mm EF-S
ISO 160
f/11
1/125 sec
Midnight Moon 1 comment
Took the opportunity of the last balmy night of the season to experiment with some shots of the full moon and the apple tree branches in front of our house. Which one is your favorite?
Canon 7D, 12-22mm
ISO 800
f/8
15 sec
Virginia City, Montana 11 comments
My son and I visited this old mining town recently. Founded in 1863, it was the capital of the Territory of Montana for 10 years. During that time, miners extracted over $90M ($40B in today’s dollars) of gold in the area, and the city housed about 10,000 people. Now its population is down to 132.
Mushroom Pavillion 10 comments
This mushroom looked to me like a sun umbrella for tiny creatures.
Canon 7D, EF 70-200mm
ISO 125
f/8
1/400 sec
Vintage Montana Combine Harvester 2 comments
Found this ‘little’ abandoned machine in a field by the side of the road near Bozeman, Montana. Click on any picture to see them in large slideshow format.
First Rays of Sunshine 5 comments
Even in Black&White I love the sunrise behind our house, the rays gradually invading the bedroom.
Canon 7D, 10-22mm
ISO 100
f/10
1/200 sec
World Wide Photo Walk – Guilford, CT 4 comments
On Saturday I participated in Scott Kelby’s World Wide Photo Walk by joining one of thousands of group, this one located in Guilford, CT. We spent a couple hours on the shore taking pictures and exchanging photo tips, and enjoyed ourselves despite the overcast weather. Which means it’s a good time for black&white pictures. Click on any picture to see them as a full-screen slide show.
Enjoying the Menu 1 comment
This lady clearly enjoyed checking the menu items at a local bookstore cafe.
iphone
edited with Snapseed
Brewery Detail 1 comment
Captured at BAR, in New Haven, CT.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer IV
film: BlacKeys B+W
Spartan Warriors 2 comments
My son and his buddy after finishing the Spartan Sprint in Washougal, WA. One hour and forty minutes of running, jumping, and crawling through mud! I did this race with them as a last hurrah before they go to college in a few weeks.
iphone
B&W conversion with Nik Silver Efex
Checking Email in the Wrong Place 1 comment
The sign is clearly telling her where to go…
And can you call it ‘Street Photography’ when you shoot indoors?
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/4.5
1/6 sec
Goodbye Cashman’s 2 comments
Unfortunately this local hardware store in our town can’t compete with the big box stores and big chains. So sad.
This is the front of the store:
New York’s Finest Taking a Break Leave a comment
NYPD officers at Dunkin Donuts at JFK airport, enjoying a cup of coffee while keeping us safe.
Shot with iPhone Hipstamatic
Amsterdam in Black and White 3 comments
Even in black and white, the city of Amsterdam is beautiful. Especially at night. Click on any one picture to see them in slideshow format.
The Eye 4 comments
This film museum in Amsterdam opened in 2012, and is across the river from the Central Station. Great architecture!
Canon 7D
Google Location
Amsterdam at Night 9 comments
I had the pleasure of having a professional photographer named Tom show me around Amsterdam at night, and teach me about night photography. I arranged it through Photo tours of Amsterdam, and was extremely happy with the tour, which lasted from 10:15pm (when it was still light out) until 1:45am. I can highly recommend it. Here are some samples from that night’s work. Click on any one picture to see them in slideshow format.
Above the Clouds 6 comments
Some dramatic storm clouds were forming while I flew from Connecticut to Seattle:
iphone, Hipstamatic
iphone, edited with Snapseed
Indoor Clouds, part 2 2 comments
A quick trip to Boston only provided one photo opportunity, of puffy clouds reflecting in the John Hancock Building. This is part 2 of a series, the first entry coming from Oregon and posted earlier here.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer IV
film: Black Keys B+W
Flower Fireworks 2 comments
Rainy day, so I spent it practicing indoor photography:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
f/5
1/10 sec
I shot a small piece of moss up close, and changed focus while the shutter was open, to get this effect:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
F/2.8
1/30 sec
Early Morning at the Marina Leave a comment
I came across this peaceful scene on a recent early morning while walking the dog:
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/200 sec
New York Vertigo 4 comments
You don’t have to stand on top of a building to feel dizzy in New York — just looking at the angular and glass-clad office towers along 6th Avenue is enough:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/320 sec
At the Right Angle 1 comment
Small detail of a wooden patio fence:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 70-200mm
ISO 100
115mm
f/5.6
1/250 sec
Vintage Steam Train Details 21 comments
A visit to the Essex Steam Train depot yielded some interesting photo opportunities.
Here are a few more. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format:
Hidden Places: Abandoned and Haunted Sanatorium 17 comments
Well, it’s creepy enough to be haunted, although I only saw signs of teenage transgressions (i.e. graffiti) when I visited the Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford, CT. It was built in the 1930s as a convalescent home for young children suffering from Tuberculosis, and shut down in the 1990s.
Abandoned Room
Here are a few more shots, in addition to the previous post. Click on any image to see them in slide show format.
Playground Slide
Hallway
Broken Glass
Hallway with Boots
Electric Plug
Dilapidated Cupboard
“You Will Die” 9 comments
That’s the eerie graffiti I found in an old abandoned sanatorium on the Connecticut seaside. Which one do you like better: color or black&white?
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO 100
10mm
f/4.5
1/4 sec
DC Impressions Leave a comment
Covered a lot of territory in DC over the weekend, here are some miscellaneous impressions:
iphone & Hipstamatic app
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 