I had taken Columbus Day off from work (we don’t get that as a holiday), and had planned on getting some things done around the house. But the night before we had the neighbors over for a little bonfire and one of the conversations we had changed my plans completely.
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It’s that time of year again – the 2011 calendar is ready! This year’s calendar is titled “Steel Wheels and Submarines” and features 13 of my all color photos photos taken along the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut of the NECR, P&W, Amtrak and FEC (yes, I said FEC). I’m putting it out […]
On the 6th of October I got some information from a friend “in the know” about a couple nighttime ethanol moves on the New England Central around Willimantic, CT. So after my wife & I put the kids to bed, I headed out to see what I could shoot. With […]
OK, it’s not what you think. On the evening of September 24th, the skies caught my eye on the way out of work. I figured that I might try a shot at the Thames River lift bridge with the sun in the frame. But it would be nice if there […]
Back on the first of October I took off a little early from work – it was a Friday, and I was pretty caught up at work. The question was whether I should head home, or maybe head out for some pictures despite the crappy weather (heavy rain during the […]
On September 25, 2010 the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum hosted their 7th annual Night Photo Shoot. Fourteen photographers from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey converged on Willimantic, CT for an evening of photography, while at the same time supporting the museum’s future operations.
Once again playing catchup with the posts – at least I’m only a couple weeks behind… In this one I’m going to roll three days into one post – they’re not consecutive days, but rather are geographically connected. And, yes, I’ll be brief on the words…
Well, as you folks already know, I’m a part of the Trackside With TRAINS.com biweekly contest. Well, the latest iteration, Volume 148 – Tangent Tracks, it appears that little old me gathered the most votes and won the round! So on the TRAINS website there’s a little blurb about it, […]
On September 18th we headed up to Somers, CT to attend the Four Town Fair – one of the better smaller country fairs in this part of the state. Plus this fair hosts one of my favorite events to photograph – cowboy mounted shooting, something that combines horseback riding and […]
Back on the 12th of September we met up with my parents, my sister and her family at the Coventry Farmer’s Market, which is held down on the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry, CT. When we left the house, we were expecting a typical farmer’s market (like the one here […]