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  Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 24.3 APS-C camera, and a Nikon 40mm MACRO lens. 1/50th, f8, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE. (4) lights were used.  (2) Floor lights 5600K, (2) small 5600K table LED’s to bring out specular highlights in the jewels. 12 shot focus stack, helicon focus software.

Gold diamond watch:  Photographed with a Sony A7RII, 42 mp, full frame mirrorless camera and a Sony 90 mm f2.8 MACRO lens. 4 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE. (1) 5600k flash bounced off the ceiling. 16 shot focus stack, helicon focus software.  

The Friedman Archives Guide to Sony’s A7RV by Gary L. Friedman. I’ve owned the, rather complex, Sony A7RV for over a year and have used it extensively.  It wasn’t until I purchased Gary’s online edition of this book that I came into a nearly full understanding of all its features […]

This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as […]

  Monroe Congregational Church (Founded 1762) 34 Church St. Monroe CT After I had just photographed the one room schoolhouse just down the street Cheryl and I headed over to what was the original green of Monroe. Once there we noticed, what is almost always the case in every town, […]

Center District School 44 Peck Rd., Bethany CT This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has […]

If you’re a reader of my blog you know that I love Hubbard Park. I grew up in Meriden and Wallingford and have come here a 1000 times. This was a Thursday afternoon at lunch time in early February. I decided to leave work for an hour and get a […]

The shot was created in studio using a multi-colored plastic slinky. The budding flower was added in post process. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm MACRO f2.8 G OSS lens. 2.5 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE, lens attached ring light at 5600K.