Category: Landscape

Saturday January 3, 2015

WOODBURY CONNECTICUT – So what happens in Woodbury? Just one thing. This is the antiques capital of Connecticut. I don’t mean just the people (there is an assisted care facility on the edge of town). I mean dozens of stores, many of them with extremely good stuff. Maria and here sister made a scouting trip here yesterday. We’re back today to buy. The photo for the day was on the grounds of Mill House Antiques, where be bought a chair (it’s not clear to me that we don’t already have enough places to sit, but whatever) and an elaborate wooden model of an Italian cigarette boat. I’ll photograph it once we unbox it. The photo at the Mill House is taken with my Leica Monochrom (as usual) and a 28mm Summicron lens, a classic but not a focal length that I resonate with so I don’t use it much.

Day 1,906 of one photo each day for the rest of my life.

On this day three years ago (day 810): Taos Pueblo.

Tags Woodbury

Landscape

Friday January 2, 2015

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Back to shooting really wide (with my Carl Zeiss 16mm), this time with failing light on a grim day.

Day 1,905 of one photo a day for the rest of my life.

On this day three years ago (day 809): Wheeler Wilderness Area.

Tags Connecticut, Warren, Winter

Landscape

Thursday January 1, 2015

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Let’s discuss New Year’s resolutions. I’ve made the usual ones dealing with weight and prompt response to phone calls and emails, and attention to my loved ones. Not surprisingly I’ve also resolved to continue one picture a day for the rest of my life – I actually expect better compliance with this one than with some of the others.

Exactly a year ago a resolved to make a concerted effort to expand my audience online. The progress that I’ve made during the year has been immensely satisfying. Thanks to all of you for your continuing support and interest in this project.

Despite the good intentions no great insights today from a photographic perspective.

Day 1,904 of a picture a day for the rest of my life.

On this day three years ago (day 808): Taos Mountain. Need I say that this was cold?

Tags Tractors, Trees, Warren, Winter

Home Interior Landscape

Wednesday December 31, 2014

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday January 7, 2015
53 Comments on Wednesday December 31, 2014

WARREN CONNECTICUT – New Years Eve. We’re planning a quiet evening at home tonight, a relief given the high level of activity around here since before Christmas, so no pictures of drunken revelers today.

Every morning I load a card into my camera, format it, put a freshly charged battery in and then check it by taking a shot of my feet or whatever else is around to make sure that the camera’s settings are all inbounds. That way I know that I’m ready to shoot for the rest of the day. When I deviate from this routine I get into to trouble. Sometimes the random morning test shot its pretty good. Here’s the rug in my study here. Later in the day ruins somewhere near the town line between Morris and Warren, CT; there light was really dull so nothing of great interest here.

Day 1,903 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.

On this day two years ago (day 1,173): Mack. I’ve rethought the crop on this one. I shot with a Rollei 2.8F for many years, then a Hasselblad 501. Both have square frames, so I often see things as squares. Two years ago I put this image up uncopped. Today I’ve cropped it square.

Tags Connecticut, Furnishings, Ruins, Warren

Landscape Small town

Tuesday December 30, 2014

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday January 6, 2015
33 Comments on Tuesday December 30, 2014

WARREN CONNECTICUT – This was a productive day of shooting around Warren and New Preston. Most of our family members have departed so it’s a bit quieter. Still shooting my Leica Monochrom and antique Carl Zeiss lens.

Day 1,902 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.

New Preston Congregational meeting house

December 30 has been a productive date for me so I’ve had trouble choosing a legacy photo. In the end I went with last year (day 1,537): Aleksandra .

Tags Connecticut, Warren, Winter

Landscape

Monday December 29. 2014

WARREN CONNECTICUT – You may have noticed that its been a while since I posted an urban image here. That’s because we came up to Connecticut on December 24, 2014; we’re staying here through January 4. This is what my life would look like if we moved to Connecticut full time. Note the prominence of local Congregational meeting houses. This part of Connecticut really is New England, and these structures dominate town greens.

Day 1,901 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.

On this day two years ago (day 1,170): Litchfield. Three frames stitched, using a vintage 1954 Dual Range Summicron lens.

Tags Congregational Church, Warren

Abstract Landscape

Sunday December 28, 2014

BANTAM CONNECTICUT – I shot around an abandoned factory here today with my Carl Zeiss 1945 Sonnar lens. There’s a bit urgency to this: Bantam is enjoying a real revival; the abandoned factor is actually in an early state of restoration.

Day 1,900 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.

On this day three years ago (804): Baby cloud. One of my favorites from 2011.

Tags Abandoned buildings, Bantam, Connecticut