I captured these photos of World War II era aircraft, a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, a Consolidated B-24J Liberator and a North American B-25J Mitchell at Waterbury-Oxford Airport on August 8 & 9, 2006. The Collings Foundation operates them as flying museums, that tour the country visiting dozens of cities every year.
Archives for January 2012
Ice
I hate ice storms, but when I saw this ice covered Lilac at the edge of our patio I just had to photograph it. Camera: Nikon FE2. Lens: 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor. Film: Kodachrome 25.
Sunset
I very nearly went swimming while capturing this sunset at Candlewood Lake. I was standing on a narrow concrete wall not much more than a foot wide with my back pressed against a chain link fence and nearly lost my footing. Camera: Nikon FE2 Lens: Kiron 28mm f/2.8 Film: Kodachrome.
Black & White
Several years ago I bought a used Nikon 500mm f/8 reflex lens on a lark. I didn’t really have a need for it, but it was to good a deal to pass up, I shot maybe a dozen photos with it before trading it for a 80-200mm f/2.8 zoom Nikkor. Anyway, there’s just something about […]
