Refraction and Reflection: February 2008

What is all this white stuff????

Friday Feb. 22, 2008

Waterford - I recognize that it sounds strange for a New Englander to ask about snow, but it has been so long since I have seen a significant snowfall that I admit it was a nice change. Southeastern CT is boring when it comes to weather. It has been several years since we have seen a snowfall over three inches around here.

New London - I felt that the composition of this sledding photo made it slightly better than your average shot, though I admit that I wish I framed up the backgound a little cleaner.

Kinda quiet

February 19th and 20th

Niantic - This a shot from a multi-media piece that I did on a local clock repairman. Click here for audio slideshow

New London - Just a late feature on a local teen organization. I was chasing the sunset and found these guys hanging out. No matter what I tried to do earlier in the day, I had no luck what so ever.

February daze...

Monday Feb. 11, 2008

New London - "Daze" as in dazed. I got in touch with my inner college student today. I have not let him out of his cage in a while. Sitting in a coffee shop, scribbling notes in my journal, planning big plans, thinking big thoughts. What else do you do on your day off when it is 5 degrees out besides pay bills and vacuum. Might as well try to go be inspired. Some-days it is good to just go have fun and not care a whole lot while you are doing it.

brought to you by a photog having fun

A slice of Heaven???

Saturday Feb. 9, 2008

Mystic - Lunch at the somewhat famed Mystic Pizza. No Julia Roberts was not in attendance. Em and I eat here on occasion, and though not a slice of heaven, the food is not bad. I was just screwing around, so I guess you could also title this photo "A slice of boredom".

Elderly housing bomb scare

Friday Feb. 9, 2008

Waterford - An elderly housing complex had to be evacuated today due to a bomb threat. I am not sure what type of sick and twisted individual would do such a thing, but I hand it to the emergency personnel who handled the evacuation of 60 plus residents with dignity. I was not on duty, but once again, was working the night desk. I was sent to the scene as they were re-loading the busses to take the residents back to the facility after it was cleared. Not bad when I have to work the desk shift and still get front page.

This was a fire department utility truck loaded up with walkers and wheelchairs.

Connecticut Primary

Tuesday Feb. 5, 2008

Lyme - Natually I was out covering the primary vote today. I was told to try and get a real "slice of life" Connecticut voting photo. So I went to the back-woods to see what I could find. These are what I came up with. *As a side note, the woman at the left of this image was knitting stocking caps for her church. This was her second of the morning.

Lyme - The tabulator tender checks the time...only 10 hours to go.