Here are several pictures that my friend and fellow photographer Jessica Hill took of me, and balloon pilot Jim Regan at the Manchester Road Race. Jessica was in a utility bucket truck to get the best shot looking up Main Street as the runners started, just a few hundred yards away. She also managed to get the best shot of Ct Ballooning's, teathered HD transmitting aerial … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Manchester Road Race from the air!
It's Thanksgiving! It's tradition! It's the Manchester Road Race! After covering this road race many times as a still photographer, I had the unique oppertunity to cover it from the air. That's HOT air! From a hot air balloon. Shooting video and transmitting it live from a moving hot balloon is not easy, but Pilot Jim Regan from Ct Ballooning, LLC made it easy. A veteran … [Read more...]
Strange science fiction like clouds above Vernon, Connecticut
While driving east on I-84 at noon time today I noticed this strange cloud slowly rotating in the sky above Vernon, Connecticut. I immediately pulled over and started to take some images of it. Upon closer inspection I noticed condensation from other clouds being "sucked" into the rotating cloud and being ejected above it. This went on for about 10 minutes before it … [Read more...]
Nice clouds before the next Nor’easter
Here is an image I took over New Haven Harbor this morning just after a Mammantus Cloud outbreak preceading our Nor'easter. The Mammantus Clouds looked neat, but these looked even better! … [Read more...]
Storm Sandy – “After the Storm” – Fairfield Beach Road
I shot these images the other day but just now had time to post them. They are from Fairfield, Connecticut. Not much new has come out of Fairfield after the storm. I visited the beach area the the other day. There still is a lot of news and images there. There is no need for a narrative. There is a need for some prayers. Here are the images of Fairfield Beach Road. … [Read more...]
Losing everything but memories
Another day of recovery for hundreds of victims of Sandy. I have been on the road about 12 hours a day covering the storm ever since it hit. Time to get tired. Houses torn apart, sand everywhere, debris everywhere. All my images of the destruction are starting to look the same. I am starting to forget what town I am in. After realizing this I decided to concentrate of … [Read more...]
Strange Finger Clouds this morning
While driving into work this morning (5:15am) I noticed these interesting cloud formations stretching across the sky with the moon as a backlight. Ever see something like this? I will ask my weather buddy Joe Furey what they are. … [Read more...]