Captured while driving through North Carolina:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 125
f/8
1/800 sec
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Storm Brewing Leave a comment
Water tower with birds Leave a comment
Captured along I-95.
iPhone, adjusted with Snapseed
Big Sky Sunset Leave a comment
Caught this on the one sunny day that we were here, viewed from our living room window. What a gorgeous part of the country!
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm
ISO 200
f/8
1/400 sec
HDR, black&white conversion in Lightroom
Museum Abstractions Leave a comment
Staircase, pedestrian tunnel, and roof at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Sunrise in Vermont 7 comments
Caught these horses at dawn in Stowe, Vermont.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 24-70mm
ISO 125
f/13
1/80 sec
Roots of Vermont 4 comments
I discovered lots of interesting gnarled trees and their roots hugging the boulders strewn around Smuggler’s Notch near Stowe. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5d Mark II, EFL 16-24mm
B&W conversion in Adobe Lightroom
A walk in the Vermont woods Leave a comment
More scenes from our brief visit to Vermont:
Vermont foliage 4 comments
Loving the colors of Vermont! A brief weekend excursion to Stowe, VT, offered many photo opportunities like these:
Canon 5 Mark II, EFL 24-70mm
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
Children’s Grave 3 comments
Heartbreaking to think that these parents buried 4 children, aged from infant to 4 years old. Life expectancy of babies at that time was pretty low – some families didn’t bother to name a baby until it had reached its first birthday!
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 320
f/4.0
1/3200 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
Revolutionary War Heroes Leave a comment
I came across a few graves of revolutionary war veterans in this cemetery in Stowe, Vermont. One died at age 80, 180 years ago, after fighting a war 240 years ago. Amazing that their gravestones have survived the Vermont weather this long.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 320
f/4.0
1/6400 sec
Forest Fire or Sunset? 1 comment
That’s what I asked myself as I was driving through Vermont on a recent evening. (It was a sunset).
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 800
f/8
1/250 sec
Stowe Barbershop 5 comments
I love old-fashioned barbershops – this one is in Stowe, VT. A previous favorite is in Bozeman, MT.
Canon 5D Mark II Ef 16-35mm
ISO 1600
f/18
1/50 sec
edited in Nik Analog Efex 2
Captiva Moment 2 comments
This heron joined us for watching the sunset at Captiva Island.
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
Guarding the Washington Monument 1 comment
Trying to find a unique perspective of the Washington Monument, I came across these two soldiers guarding the entrance. Captured during a brief business trip to DC earlier this week.
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
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
Chalk Hill Motel 3 comments
Found this abandoned motel in Pennsylvania. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow view.
Canon Powershot G12
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
Church Mouse 3 comments
Actually I found this one in a barn in an abandoned mining town in Montana.
Canon 7D, 15-85mm
ISO 2500
f/5.6
1/10 sec
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.
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.
Thrill Ride 4 comments
Captured this rollercoaster ride at Six Flags in Massachusetts.
Canon Powershot G10
ISO 100
f/5.0
1/10 sec
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
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
Full Moon Rising 2 comments
Caught in Vermont, after the leaves were gone.
Canon 5D Mark II, EFL 70-200mm f/2.8
ISO 2000
f/5.6
1/640 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
Vermont Barn 2 comments
Spotted near Stowe, VT:
Canon 5D Mark II, EFL 24-70mm f/2.8
ISO 200
f/4.5
1/640 sec
Frozen Foliage 1 comment
Found these leaves frozen in a pond in the Vermont woods:
Canon 5D MarkII, EFL 24-70mm f/2.8
ISO 400
f/5.0
1/160 sec
Yellowstone Wildlife 2 comments
On a recent trip to Yellowstone, my son and I saw just about every major animal except moose: Bison, elk, coyote, bear (with bear cub), wolves. Here are a few shots I liked:
Canon 7D, 70-200mm f/2.8
ISO 640
f/10
1/100 sec
Fall Foliage 2 comments
Shot these two near Bristol, CT:
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
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone 2 comments
Old Connecticut Factory 1 comment
The J.H.Sessions factory building in Bristol, CT, caught my eye as I was driving by. Couldn’t get to the abandoned inside, but the outside provided plenty of photo opportunities. Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format:
Big Buck 1 comment
This 13-point elk buck was watching over a herd of elk in Yellowstone National Park. I was fortunate enough to sneak up for 2 close-ups without being noticed (well, the second picture he’s looking right at me, so who am I kidding?).
Canon 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8 with 2x converter
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/400 sec
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
Bozeman Street Photography 3 comments
Captured these folks on a recent stroll along Main Street in Bozeman, MT.
Scenes from Livingston, MT 3 comments
This scenic little town is in southern Montana, close to the North entrance of Yellowstone Park.
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
Winchester Rifle Factory Leave a comment
Captured in New Haven. Abandoned Winchester Rifle Factory.
iphone, Hipstamatic
Perseid Meteor 2 comments
Captured at midnight over our local beach. Had I waited till dawn, maybe I would have experienced the promised 60-meteors-per-hour experience. Maybe next year…
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 1000
f/3.5
20 sec
Morning Calm Leave a comment
Fog-shrouded lake in the Adirondacks – captured before sunrise.
Summer Solitude Leave a comment
Captured at our local town beach.
Iphone, edited with Snapseed
Lobster Landing 6 comments
A favorite summer destination here in Clinton, CT:
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 
