I spent some time taking pictures at the old and abandoned Winchester Rifle factory in New Haven. Here’s the first batch – the outside. Click on any image to start a slide show.
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Winchester Rifle Factory – Exterior 5 comments
Packed House at the US Open Leave a comment
Despite rain delays, the stands were packed for the Federer match. Even people on the other court tried to get a peek of the match:
The stands were full to the very top:
Standing room only:
Hidden Robin Leave a comment
This little Robin had built her nest in a bush on the side of her house, guarding two blue eggs. Then one day there was only one egg, and the Robin never returned.
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm f/2.8
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/200 sec
Fly on Hibiscus Flower Leave a comment
I didn’t know until I looked at this picture on my computer that I had caught this little fly enjoying the hibiscus flower.
Shot with iPhone Hipstamatic
lens: Tinto 1884
film: Sussex
No Lifeguard on Duty 1 comment
Our local beach at the end of the day, after everyone has left. I love it when we have it all to ourselves!
iphone Hipstamatic
film:Sussex
lens: Doris
A Good Spot for Solitude 6 comments
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
This bench overlooks our local beach and is my favorite spot to spend time alone.
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm lens
ISO 100
f/11
1/15 sec
Nik Color Efex vintage film filter
Watchyalookingat??? 1 comment
Waiting for the bus with attitude. Caught in New York City, 41st Street.
iphone, Hipstamatic
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
Night on Clinton Beach 4 comments
It was such a beautiful night after a day of 90 degrees that I went to the beach at midnight, only to finally look at my watch and realize I had spent 2 hours taking pictures and playing around with my flashlight.
Canon 7D
ISO 3200
f/9
30 sec
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
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Or: Dinner!
Shot at sunset near our local beach:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/60 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
Summer time is Here! 3 comments
When the Clam Castle in Madison, CT is open, it must be summer time:
Canon 7D
ISO 200
f/4
1/1600 sec
Location (Google Maps)
Mystic Seaport Vistas 3 comments
A weekend visit to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut on a beautiful spring day:
Railroad tracks
Anchor Chains
Schooner
Evening Light 8 comments
The light is getting more and more beautiful in the evenings here in Connecticut. Soon the temperature will cooperate, too.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: John S
film: Ina 1935
Morning Mist Leave a comment
A misty morning greeted me while walking the dog:
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 320
f/4.5
1/60 sec
Jazz in Madison Park 2 comments
Sat in Madison Park yesterday before lunch, and enjoyed an impromptu trumpet concerto while enjoying the warm weather and the view of the Flatiron Building, one of my favorite buildings in the world.
iphone, Hipstamatic app
Moonrise over Mt. Rainier Leave a comment
I was lucky to be flying to Seattle at the right time and sitting on the right side of the plane:
Incoming! 2 comments
Captured on Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut, as they fluttered around a gentleman passing out breadcrumbs.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/200 sec
Adjusted with Nik Color Efex
Winter Wonderland along the Highway 1 comment
Winter wonderland along I-89 in Vermont:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
F/14
1/60 sec
Good Morning, Frost 3 comments
I can handle the cold when it’s nice and sunny (because you get nice pictures like these at sunrise):
Canon EOS 7D, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro
ISO 100
f/3.2
1/400 sec
Goodbye, Lovely Vermont 1 comment
Tomorrow ends my last winter visit to Stowe, VT. Haven’t taken too many pictures lately because I feel like I’ve exhausted the possibilities, and because skiing has taken precedence. But here are a few that I liked from this week:
The Oldest Ski Patrol in the US Leave a comment
Is on Mt. Mansfield, near Stowe, VT. Here’s what it looked like on a recent winter day:
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
Scenic Montana 6 comments
These were taken along the Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway in Montana, connecting Anaconda and Phillipsburg:
Canon Powershot G12
Montana Junk Yard 4 comments
On the way from Bozeman to Missoula, near Phillipsburg, I came across a junk yard full of cars and old mining machinery.
Canon PowerShot G12
Storm over Devils Tower 3 comments
I shot these pictures as a storm was developing near Devils Tower in Wyoming. I had to rush to get into a position where the storm clouds and the sunset converged, and made it just in the nick of time:
This is what you see when you approach the National Monument from the south:
Canon EOS 7D
Top: ISO 200, f/11, 1/125 sec, 21mm
Bottom: ISO 200, f/11, 1/80 sec, 90mm
Don Quijote’s Nightmare 4 comments
These windmills look pretty indestructible to me, and are about 20 times bigger than an old-fashioned windmill.
I’ve started using Nik Color Efex to enhance some of my photos. This is a good example what that software can do for a mediocre picture (original below):
Canon EOS 7D, EF-S 15-85mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/800 sec
Winter Gazebo 2 comments
I pass this gazebo every time I walk our dog through the woods of Vermont. Finally I’ve taken a picture of it that I like:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/8
1/100 sec
New Snow in Vermont 1 comment
We didn’t get as much as snow as CT (32 inches/80cm!), but still got nice fluffy snow that blanketed everything:
Winter Beach Panoramas Leave a comment
It’s now so cold that the saltwater is freezing, leaving interesting ice formations on the beach at low tide.
Canon EOS 7D, 28-70mm
HDR
Winter Forest Colors Leave a comment
Vermont forest in winter – even now there are lots of colors in the forest.
This one was a double exposure experiment:
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Helga Viking
film: Kodot XGrizzled
Reflections on the Pavement 2 comments
Caught these while walking the dog one morning, and thus mostly looking down.
Macro in the Morning Leave a comment
Details of a recent morning walk:
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 