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Saturday December 24, 2011

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WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – I went out with my Alpa Max today to add to my collection of Litchfield County churches. In reviewing my progress to day I realized that I hadn’t yet taken a full frontal image of the iconic Washington Congregational Church with high res medium format gear. I wasn’t satisfied with the image that I captured so I’m not showing it today – I’ll have to go back to try again – but I caught this as a set up the tripod and did a test image to assure that all was in order.

Washington Congregational Church

Washington Congregational Church

On this day one year ago: Frnacesca trimming the tree.

Francesca trimming a tree

Francesca trimming a tree

Sunday June 19, 2011

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WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – Well here it is, Fathers Day again. This is a stupid ersatz “holiday” made up by greeting card publishers, but my public position on it is that it’s the most important holiday on the calendar. At least that’s what I tell my children.

Alexander and I celebrated by playing a round of golf. When asked if I play I can truthfully say “no”, but I do own a set of clubs and maintain a golf membership at our local club in Connecticut. Anyway, here’s Alexander doing what he does best on the golf course, which is pounding the hell out of the ball off the tee – he outdrives me by about the length of Central Park.

Alexander tees off

Alexander tees off

On this day one year ago: a shot (which no one much liked) of a perennial boarder in Connecticut.

Perennial boarder

Saturday March 12, 1011

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WARREN CONNECTICUT – I don’t usually shoot with long lenses. As I’ve noted elsewhere my most energetic work tends to be shot with wide angle or very wide angle lenses. But having a Panasonic GH2 and a 200mm-600mm equivalent lens has encouraged me experiment a bit with telephotos. Here’s the view from a friend’s building site over looking Lake Waramaug and Hopkins Vineyard.

Hopkins Vineyard

Hopkins Vineyard

On this day one year ago: Alexander Campbell, our son.

Alexander Campbell

Sunday February 20. 2011

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WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT –  Today we went to a service at the Washington Congregational Church – our daughter and her fiance were with us. They are planning on getting married here next year. After the service I photographed the interior.  I’ve done many exterior images of this building on these pages: Under the portico. Washington Congregational Church exterior. Washington Congregational Church detail. Taken with my Alpha Max and a 36mm Schneider lens. Two frames stitched.

Washington Congregational Church

Washington Congregational Church

On this day last year: Another pinhole image – this one in Milford PA.

Milford Pennsylvania

Wednesday December 29, 2010

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WARREN CONNECTICUT. More winter. This was a strange storm – the high winds actually stripped the snow off of the landscape and deposited it behind whatever obstructions got in the way. So the landscape consists mainly of windswept fields. Here’s an example taken with my Hasselblad H4D-60 and the HTS 1.5 tilt shift adapter with an HCD 28 lens. Here I’ve used a tilt to exaggerate the out of focus aspects of the image

Windswept field Warren Connecticut

Windswept field Warren Connecticut

On this day last year: Salem Covenant Church, Washington Connecticut.

Salem Covenant Church, Washington Connecticut

Saturday December 4, 2010

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WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – Here’s another angle on the Washington Congregational Church, first presented on these pages here: follow this link for information on Washington CT. This is with my new Leica 35mm Summilux FLE lens – I’m experimenting with the out of focus rendering.

Washington Congregational Church

On this date last year: Anika Grocery.

East 96th Street

Sunday November 14, 2010

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WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to photograph the Washington Connecticut Congregational Church. There is a large tree in front of it – very close, actually – so it’s hard to get an angle on it even with a very wide lens and a shift capability. I decided to shoot it through the tree once the leaves were off. I did some details of it last year – here’s my entry from November 29, 2010 which includes some historical narrative about the structure. Anyway, this is with my Hasselblad H3d-39:

Washington Connecticut Congregational Church

November 14, 2010

This is the image from last year:

Congregational Meeting House, Washington CT

On this day one year ago: Construction site. In terms of star ratings this is the least popular image ever on this site.

House construction site

Monday May 31, 2010

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NEW PRESTON, CONNECTICUT – There are two Congregational Church buildings in New Preston.  For most of the year the congregation meets in a lovely classical New England structure on a hill near the center of the village, which I photographed at sunrise on November 7, 2009.  Here’s a link: New Preston Church During the summer months the congregation meets in a stone building a few miles away.

New Preston Stone Church

Taken with a Leica M9 and 35mm Summicron Asph. lens. Three frames stitched with Autopano Pro. Perspective touched up in Photoshop.

Saturday November 21, 2009

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WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT – Washington was established by the General Assembly of Connecticut in 1742 as “Judea”. Biblical names are common in Litchfield County – Bethlehem Connecticut is a neighboring town. The Congregational Church in Judea had its first meeting in 1741 in a log shed. A meeting house was subsequently built on the town green, completed in 1784; it was destroyed by fire; the present building was finished in 1800. In the late 17th century the name of the town was changed to Washington. The town cemetery is still named the Judea Hill Cemetery.

This is part of my plan to photograph every church in Litchfield County. I’ve selected an image for today that highlights the meeting house’s neoclassical detailing. I’m continuing to explore the quality of out-of-focus rendering.

Congregational Meeting House, Washington CT

Congregational Meeting House, Washington CT