Spotted on the way to Chicago:
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UFO 2 comments
Easy Walking. Really? Leave a comment
I don’t think so. Looks like the comfort of women’s shoes hasn’t changed in over a century. Captured in a store window in Virginia City, MT:
Clean Hands Here 1 comment
Sure looks sanitary to me…
Meter Mania Leave a comment
Found on new construction in New Haven. I loved the symmetry of the meters and their shadows.
Canon 5D Mark II
ISO 125
f/5.6
1/500 sec
Sunset viewing Leave a comment
Viewing the sunset from this bench is pure happiness:
iPhone, edited with Color Efex
Shell Skeleton 3 comments
To me, the whorl of these shell interiors looked like the tip of a Neolithic whaling harpoon or the spike of a magical railroad. What does it remind you of?
Shell Still Life Leave a comment
Beach finds, cleaned up and given the glamor shot treatment:
Abandoned Amusement Park Leave a comment
Captured at South of the Border truck stop. Sad that these rides were decommissioned, I’m sure at some point kids LOVED to stop here to enjoy the rides while parents got a break from the incessant ‘are we there yet?’ from the backseat. Click on any pic to see them in their full glory (i.e. slideshow format).
Bike break at sunset Leave a comment
Someone had biked to our beach and parked their bike while enjoying the sunset.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/4
ISO 2500
f/7.1
1/400 sec
Drinking in the dark 2 comments
…is when I captured my wine glass, reflecting the moon light.
Lift off Leave a comment
Caught near Reagan Airport in Washington, DC. Spring is here, while its still freezing in CT. What’s up with that?!?
iPhone, edited with Lightroom Mobile
Saturday Morning Breakfast Leave a comment
Here’s a shot of my breakfast at one of my favorite places, G Cafe in Branford. The goat cheese and spinach omelet with toasted fitness bread is very yummy.
Shot with my new ultra-wide lens, which is turning out to be a fun piece of equipment.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
ISO 500
f/4.5
1/50 sec
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
Summer Fireworks 1 comment
Clinton had its first ever summer fireworks, and it was a BIG one. Here are some of my favorite shots. Click on any picture to see them all in slideshow format.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm
ISO 320
f/8
5 sec
Audi R8 1 comment
Spotted in Manhattan.
Mayflower II, Like a Fish Out of Water Leave a comment
The Mayflower replica, usually moored in Plymouth, MA, is currently at the Mystic Seaport shipyard, the only shipyard on the Eastern Seaboard qualified to restore antique ships like this one. It’ll be there for the next 6 winters, with the goal to have the restoration completed in time for the 400th anniversary of Plymouth in 2020.
Canon 7D, 28-70mm EFL
ISO 500
f/2.8
1/800 sec
Merry Christmas! 4 comments
Photographed with a piece of black cardboard pasted over the lens and a star cut-out in the center.
Beautiful Debris 3 comments
Shot these pictures at the edge of town. What exactly was torn down I don’t know, but the big mountains of debris attracted my attention.
Tractor for Sale 2 comments
You never know what the Clinton Antique Center has to offer. Today, it has 2 vintage farm tractors for sale. Here’s one of them:
Canon 7D, EFS 10-22mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/60 sec
Nik Efex Pro HDR
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
Something Obnoxious 1 comment
Not sure what the artist meant, by I liked the juxtaposition of the pipes and the graffiti.
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
Beautiful Curves 2 comments
Yes, there’s even beauty in freeway overpasses:
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iphone, Hipstamatic
film: BlacKeys
lens: Lucifer VI
Georgia Country Roads Leave a comment
Just a few sights I captured while driving through the Georgia countryside:
Canon Powershot G12
Vintage Car for Sale 2 comments
This one was standing outside of our local antique store – I wasn’t sure if it was for sale or whether its owner was shopping there.
Canon 7D, EFS10-22mm
ISO 1oo
f/5
1/320 sec
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
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.
Happy Breakfast 2 comments
I didn’t plan that, but it looked so delicious I just had to share it. I guess when you make the same breakfast every day, sooner or later a smiley face or a madonna is going to appear in my eggs….
Canon 7D, 24-70mm
ISO 1600
f/6.3
1/20 sec
Brewery Detail 1 comment
Captured at BAR, in New Haven, CT.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer IV
film: BlacKeys B+W
Antique Finds 1 comment
Here are just a few of the great finds at the Clinton Antique Center in Clinton, CT:
Canon 7D, 100mm macro lens
Google Maps Location
This Bike Climbed Mt. Washington Leave a comment
That’s what the bumper sticker says on the fuel tank. And it looks like this Harley Davidson has seen quite a bit of road in its lifetime. Photographed in Branford, CT.
iphone
AT-AT Walkers Attack Holland! 2 comments
Actually, these were locks that control the flow in one of the many canals in the Netherlands. But from afar, I was reminded of the AT-AT Walkers from Star Wars (original below):
Velomobile 2 comments
This guy won’t get wet when it rains in Amsterdam, but how he squeezes in there is a mystery to me. You can find out more at velomobiel.ne.
He didn’t seem to command much attention among the other bike riders:
Canon 7D
ISO 125
f/11
1/80 sec
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
Antiques Fo(u)rever Leave a comment
It’s always 4 o’clock at the Clinton Antique Center:
iphone Hipstamatic
Film: Ina 1935
Lens: John S.
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:
Tiny Beach Treasures Leave a comment
Tiny shells (1 cm long) on our local beach, shot with my macro lens:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm 1/2.8 macro lens
ISO 100
f/3.2
1/400 sec
Rock Stars Leave a comment
I wanted to give these boulders the glamour treatment, using HDR and some filters. I shot these on an overcast day on Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut. (Maybe I should call them ‘Boulder Stars’…)
Canon Powershot G12, multiple exposures processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro and Color Efex Pro.
Shells, Shells, Shells 1 comment
Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut is covered in these shells. Finding a spot where they take up the entire viewfinder wasn’t difficult. Deciding whether I like the color or b&w version better was tough.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 100
f.8
1/100 sec
Montana Junk Yard 4 comments
On the way from Bozeman to Missoula, near Phillipsburg, I Â came across a junk yard full of cars and old mining machinery.
Canon PowerShot G12
Winter Beachcombing 1 comment
With very little to see in winter, my attention turns to the really small things on the beach:
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Americana
film: Pistil
Evening Light Leave a comment
Caught this next to St. John’s Cathedral in New York.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: John S
film: Ina’s 1969
Antique Toys (and celebrating a milestone) 4 comments
Today my blog crossed the threshold of 10,000 all-time views. Thanks to everyone for your comments, visits, and encouragement over the last 2 years!
Now on with the regular post: A visit to the local antique store is always a source for great macro photography, even when I just have my iphone with me. Here’s what I found when strolled through there last week:
All Shots taken with iPhone Hipstamatic
Atlas Didn’t Shrug Leave a comment
…otherwise he would have dropped his universe right on top of me (I know, bad pun. And I haven’t even read the book). Â This is a sculpture in front of Rockefeller Center in New York City.
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO 400
f/4.5
.3 sec
My Favorite Bookshelf Leave a comment
My favorite bookshelf is the one in my house — like good friends, these surround me and remind me of good times. And right next to it is my reading chair, making for a lovely spot to spend a rainy day. What’s your favorite reading spot? On to the next book….
iphone, edited with Snapseed app
Winter Beach Walk 2 comments
Even in the cold, wet weather, the local beach provides some good photo opportunities – you just have to get close to your subject.
All shot with iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Calling Batman 1 comment
Well, he certainly didn’t answer the call last week when I walked through Manhattan:
And while the Batmobile is cool, this ride is waaaay cooler!
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 200
18mm
f/8
30 sec
Christmas Season in Manhattan 3 comments
I love the festive mood that all of New York gets into before the holidays. It’s especially nice on a crisp, cold fall night. Here are a few of my favorite spots in mid-town. Happy Holidays!
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 