After seeing Hartford's First Night Fireworks multiple times in Bushnell Park it was time for a change. Hearing the hype about fireworks being launched off of a building in Middletown at 6pm I decided to search out a vantage point and get some images of them over the city. The best point was on the Arrigoni Bridge. Getting my gear together, I hiked on to the bridge from … [Read more...]

Before the winter storm was going to hit Connecticut I headed down to Newtown to document the last of the memorials before they were covered/destroyed with the snow storm. Here are a few of the images. Two weeks later they still tear your heart out. At least I have them for histories sake, taken in front of Newtown's Town Hall.   … [Read more...]

If your out there tonight, or if you were wondering what was that "bright star" next to the moon last night, here is your answer. It was a very close pairing or conjuction of the moon and Jupiter. A very close one. Check out this composite image I did tonight to show both. Because of the different intensity of light of Jupiter and its moons, and the moon we all know, I … [Read more...]

I was compelled to go down to Sandy Hook today, one more time to see how things have changed in a week. This time not covering it as a news event. Here are a few things that stood out. Silence. Compassion. Sorrow. Snow flakes falling as people placed their memorials and prayed. No media. Prayers and or thoughts written in at least 10 languages. People in their cars … [Read more...]

I was out this afternoon doing some errands when I noticed this line going across the sky. I could not see the bottom half as it was hidden in the trees at the time. I kept on driving trying to get to a higher altitude so I could see what this strange "skyline" was. I was pretty surprised when I reached a top of a hill and saw this "Tube Cloud" literally across the sky in … [Read more...]

A peaceful walk through the woods this evening provided me a nice image of the moon with its earthshine through the trees. … [Read more...]