Tag: Hubbard Park

Video tour of Hubbard Park, Meriden CT. This video was made with an Insta 360 X3 video camera.    

I set up my tripod on the sidewalk at the south end of Hubbard Park’s pond aimed at the Castle waiting for the light. In short time it lit portions of the foliage beneath the Castle causing their beauty to speak to you. The shutter was snapped and yes I […]

[wzslider height=”800″] Hot air balloon flying by mountainside of Castle Craig in Meriden CT.  Obviously Castle Craig is not visible as it just to the right of this scene.  Castle Craig is located at the highest point in Hubbard Park. Nikon D7100 with E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS at 18mm. 1/800th,F22, […]

It was a beautiful May afternoon.  I took various photographs and pieced them into a video clip. Below are the still images from the shoot:

[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] This was my first attempt at bird in flight photography or what is known amongst photographers as “birding”. My current systems didn’t have fast enough autofocus to handle birds in flight. However, I purchased the new Nikon D7100 which shoots 6fps, has 51 point AF and […]

[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Castle Craig, dedicated October 29, 1900 and given to the people of Meriden, Connecticut by Walter Hubbard is part of the 1,800-acres known as Hubbard Park named after Hubbard. There are hiking trails to the tower (most notably the 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail) as well as […]