A cornerstone of the community for nearly a century the Ideal Forging Company filed bankruptcy in 2003 and closed. At it’s heyday it employed nearly 1000 people but was demolished to make way for new housing in 2015. I myself, personally, called upon this factory as a field salesman for […]

This image, of an abandoned barn on RT. 68 in Durham CT, was taken on December 11th 2010. I haven’t been by it in years so I don’t know if all these years later it is still standing. Photographed with a FUJIFILM FINEPIX 12MB pocket camera. Auto Mode: 1/800, f5.1, […]

Image taken on January 17th, 2013 of abandoned Sweater Mill in Rockville CT. Taken with Fujifilm F100fd, Finepix 12MB pocket camera. ISO 100, 1/1000th, 11.00mm, F3.9

This image was taken in 2013. I do not know what business operated out of this factory. If any reader knows could you please write in and inform us? Photographed with a FUJI FINEPIX F100Fd, 12 MB pocket camera. ISO 100, 1/210th, f9, Lens at 6.4mm

Danoiels Mill 98 E. Main St. Rockville CT There are (3) images shown, which were taken back in 2013. One of the images I took from East Main St. looking towards the Mill. The other image is behind the Mill. The Daniels Mill is cut out from the image and […]

This image begins with a trip to Wallingford CT where, along with my wife Cheryl, we photographed the new Amtrak Train Station. This station was built about three years ago and ia 1/4 mile north of the original Train Station. Then the Conrail GP-40 locomotive, N-Scale (1:160) Atlas train, along […]

In an effort to keep experimenting and trying new photography techniques I purchased a 90 mm crystal ball and took my first “crystal ball” photograph. Photographed with the glass ball on a suction mounted tripod. The camera was also tripod mounted. Shot with a Sony A7RII, 42.3 MP, mirrorless camera […]

An Atlas model railroad N-Scale, 1:160th, Conrail GP-40 locomotive from the 1970’s with freight cars was photographed in my studio using a Nikon D7100, Nikon 105mm F2.8 lens. The train consisted of 62 images all at various focus points and merged into one final photograph using Helicon Focus Stacking Software. […]