Fog and Rain

Litchfield, Connecticut

Stormy day getting darker at White Memorial.

Foggy Morning

Morris, Connecticut

Late July, just about a month ago. There was an interesting weather forecast, beginning with morning fog and moving into stormy conditions later in the day. A good shoot, ranging through northwestern CT and over as far west as Chatham, NY. This sort of "thick" atmosphere is one of the rare situations that will prompt me to use a longer than normal lens, in this case a 45mm on 4/3s format.

BANK EMPLOYEES ONLY

Ansonia, Connecticut

An employed weed. Wonder what its job might be?

Brickworks

Torrington, Connecticut

Dark brick walls on dark, rainy days make for a color palette I really enjoy.

Winsted, Connecticut

Concrete Pier

Torrington, Connecticut

Channels the Naugatuck River right through the center of town, and serves as a canvas for taggers. And a platform for weeds.

A Spring Walk in the Park

Litchfield, Connecticut

Late last May, at White Memorial Conservation Center. The boardwalks loop through a broad marshy area surrounded by forest.

Storefront in Transition

Hudson, Athens, New York

There are a lot of art galleries and antique stores in Hudson, which was our next stop on this trip, (where a friend was having a gallery opening of tintype photographs). This place, in the much smaller town of Athens, still looks as though it wants to turn into a gallery, or used to be one.

Parking Lot Tree

Torrington, Connecticut

Urban Landscape, X2

Torrington, Connecticut

Back in the mid-1980s I did the photography for a major project, a 48-page, "capabilities brochure," for The Torrington Company. I traveled to plants up and down the eastern seaboard, but also spent a number of days shooting manufacturing work at these plants in the company's hometown. There isn't much going on here now. The company had quite an interesting history.

Deer Resistant

Torrington, Connecticut

Seen back in May near the nicely maintained plantings at Coe Park near the center of town.

Park in Spring

Cold Spring, New York

As summer draws to a close, a couple shots from early this spring in a small town on the Hudson River not far north of Bear Mountain. A baseball field, and a park that isn't dog-friendly.

Ecuadorian Deli

Peekskill, New York

Playground Fountain

Waterville, Connecticut

Last Thursday the Waterville city park had the fountain running, but the temperature had turned cool and no kids were out to play in it. Summer is back with over 90° F yesterday afternoon.

Current Events

Shelton, Connecticut

This old industrial building (some sections of which are still in use) is something of a graffiti magnet, but the white tags are all new since the last time I was in the area, less than a couple months ago. I don't know any of the code, but I imagine that the "NO GOOD COPS..." line has to refer to current events.

Yellow and Beige

Pawling, New York

Torrington, Connecticut

Window Shopping

Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Yesterday, we made an unexpected trip up to Lenox, MA, for a concert at Tanglewood. More on that later. The town of Stockbridge, just to the south, was quite filled with late summer vacationers and shoppers.

Some Billboards

Willimantic, Connecticut

On July 4th the company seems a bit late replacing its self-promotion.

Ansonia, Connecticut

Twin billboards make for some interesting juxtapositions.

JO-ANN

Torrington, Connecticut

The building on the right was a gas station, then a muffler place, now a Pizza Hut. The strip mall anchor store at the back has recently been completely remodeled along with a change in chain store occupant.

Green Shoes

Naugatuck, Connecticut

The Phone Company building appears to have been decommissioned years ago, so it seems a little strange they need to have a notice out on the lawn reminding people not to return phone books there.
(Click on the picture area for a larger and clearer view.)

Waiting to Cross the Road

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Rainy Day

Torrington, Connecticut

POUGHKEEPSIE WINES & LIQUOR

Poughkeepsie, New York

Side Street

Willimantic, Connecticut

July 4th, the threatening skies turned to rain just in time for the start of the parade.

Orange Mesh

Torrington, Connecticut

You see this utilitarian plastic mesh fencing material everywhere. It's generally used as a warning, "don't go here," but it's strangely decorative as well.

Tennis Court

Winsted, Connecticut

Rainy day, between downpours.

Those Steins Never Seem to Get Heavy

Torrington, Connecticut

This was late July—East Side might as well go straight to an Oktoberfest billboard. This swampy area is at the north side of the town, near the Winsted/Winchester Township line.

Color Coordinated

Ansonia, Connecticut

More fixing up of the town, this on West Main Street, and the taggers are there already.

STUB

Ansonia, Connecticut

New sidewalk, new decorative brickwork, new granite curbing, new street pavement coming soon. New graffiti already here.

Another Couple Walls

Naugatuck, Connecticut

THE LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANY TO POLAND

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Travel agency, insurance office, and shipping service all rolled into one storefront on Church Street.

Arrows Point the Way

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Recently I've been interested by the aesthetic outcome of utilitarian urban elements like traffic flow arrows.

Motorcyclist, Moving Through

Naugatuck, Connecticut

(For Markus.)

Yesterday afternoon the light was a fabulous stormy overcast that never actually turned into storm. It was a great time to spend a couple hours on a bit of an experiment I've wanted to begin. On my walkabout shooting, the kind of pictures I post on this blog, I've been thinking that I wanted to tighten up and intensify the procedure. Eschewing halfway measures, for a while on these walkabouts I'm going to shoot just one frame of each situation. Slow down, decide exactly what I want, and do just one shot. Worked really well yesterday.

Still More Walls

Torrington, Connecticut

Winsted, Connecticut

Proposal in Chalk

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Seen this afternoon on the walkway through the riverside park on the Union City side of town. I don't know what the answer was.