Tag: scenic New England

I’ve been after this barn for months but there were always cars parked in front of it and people working in or around it which precluded me from taking the shot. Although, this day, there was one person working in the barn I knew it wouldn’t get much better than […]

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 […]

Cheryl and I were driving through Avon just enjoying the fall day.  Virtually every barn we passed I had photographed before years ago, including this one.  However, we liked this particular camera angle and the fall weather so I decided to photograph it once again. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, […]

Cheryl and I were working the Southbury CT area looking for barns and came across this one out in the country. I didn’t tag it well so it was either in Southbury or one of the surrounding towns.  I’m sure it’s owned by someone but from the standpoint of upkeep […]

To me this barn is very striking.  It appears to sit abandoned in the middle of the woods with no lead in road or path.  Father time is having it’s way as the foliage creeps in around it and the paint fades.  Two things I found unique.  There is about […]

Brooksvale Park Farm, 524 Brooksvale Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 Cheryl and I initially visited these barns/farm to take this picture: The Barn at Brooksvale Park – Journey Thru My Lens (journeysthrumylens.com) .  I returned a couple of weeks later and spent some time walking around the farm taking more images. I believe these […]

Cheryl and I went barn hunting in Bethlehem CT (once again).  Attached our today’s finds along with a horse and tractor hay bailing picture. All shot with a Sony A7RV, 61 MB, mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70, F2.8, GMII lens, aperture priority.

It was late August and Cheryl and I went over to the Brooksvale Park in Hamden CT to photograph this historic barn.  It was a joint effort as Cheryl framed this beautiful scene layout and I took the image. The Brooksvale Barn was built at some time in the 1700’s […]