Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!

Friday Oct. 31, 2008

New London - Happy Halloween one and all. I am taking some time out of my PJ work today for some Halloween fun. This is a photo that I took several nights ago in the attic of a home that my wife and I were touring. This image (other than contrast) has not been altered or manipulated in any way. And what should appear but Orbs.

Many people believe that Orbs are signs of paranormal activity...I however am not one of them. I think that they are signs of dust or other debris. The problem is, is that they are not as easily photographically explained away as that. I ran this photo through all sorts of tests and could not explain the ghostly images away. They produce no shadows, yet they reflect light. Through my research I have found that well over 98% of all orb photography, are photos taken with flash, usually on a point-and-shoot camera. This is crucial because the flash and lens are on the same axis, or in other words, in my opinion, Orbs are about the same a Red Eye. Or caused by the same science. I have yet to see an orb in a natural light photo, or a photo where the flash is "off camera".

With all that said, I cannot fully explain this photo. Elvis, and Jimi Hendrix were not in the attic with me. Neither did I see any balls of light floating around. I will post more, if Em and I end up buying the house. Until then...THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! cue the x-files theme music.

New batch

Oct. 7, 2008 - A new batch of photos from the last few weeks.

New London - Hurricane party with the remnants of Tropical Storm Hannah.

New London - A father and daughter honor vigil for fallen soldiers.

Westerly, RI - The great New England feature photo of surfers in storms.

Montville - Yes, it was raining that hard.

Gales Ferry - Peek-a-boo!

Waterford - and finally, what to you do when the race gets Red Flagged at the very start because the fire apparatus gets called out to an accident outside the facility? What else...get an ice cream.

New York Times

Sunday Sept. 28, 2008

With special thanks to the Associated Press, I was in the New York Times today for a front page story. Of course my photo was on page 22, but hey, it was for a story on John McCain's tie to casino gambling. I took the photo months ago for the grand opening of the MGM Grand a Foxwoods. LINK TO THE STORY

Week in Review Aug. 26 - 30, 2008

Jewett City - Neighbors react to the news that an infant was killed in a handgun accident in the apartment building down the street Thursday Aug. 28th.

Woodstock - A 4 year-old shows his discomfort with the idea of watching a cow give birth at the Barnyard Babies exhibit at the Woodstock Fair. The exhibit features Holstein cattle that are due to give birth at any moment.

East Hartford - UConn ends their warm up at sunset before their season opener against Hofstra Thursday Aug. 28th.

A UConn player emerges from a cloud of fire extinguisher exhaust as the team takes the field.

It was a bad night to be the Hofstra quarterback

Waterford - Back to school in Quaker Hill Tuesday Aug. 26th.

East Hartford - And finally, perhaps my favorite unpublished shot of the week...I guess this is what they mean by "Thank you for your service" as members of the Army color guard are shown appreciation by UConn fans as they watch the game.

Summer catch-up

Friday Aug. 15, 2008

Newport, RI - "He shoots, He Scores!" Well no, not really. It has been a crazy summer with little to no time to post, so here is the mid-year catch-up of photos that have been sitting on my desk top for weeks now. I am off to the woods next week, so I will be going dark again for at least a week. Enjoy.

Block Island, RI

New London

Norwich

New London

Old Lyme

Groton

Niantic

Look out below! ...

Tuesday July 29, 2008

New London - ...because I am going to vomit. Boy, do I need to get my brain checked for pulling stunts like this. But, there is only one way to get this photo (and be able to put my name under it)...make the climb.

Thursday July 17, 2008

Mystic - Not much shaking since getting back from vacation last week. Here is today's adventures. Above is Tango dancing at Mystic River Park.

Kingston, RI - Preview for a hot air balloon festival. Yes, I know that this shot has been taken before...but I have not been inside a balloon like this before, so I took it anyway. It is pretty cool inside one of these things. I just wish it was more colorful.

Welcome to New London, now watch your head!

Saturday July 5, 2008

New London - New London has figured out a new way to deal with tourists...sticking them on the upper deck of a double-decker bus, and don't trim the trees! New London has seen an increase in cruise ships, and here are some passengers taking cover to avoid decapitation. Its not just a tour...its an adventure.

Newport, RI - Just an out-take from a night at the park.

Norwich - Here are two from the thunderstorms I got caught in this week. Hail and daytime lightning, you can't go wrong.

Found in Unity

Friday June 28, 2008

Unity, NH - Okay, so this is over a week old now. Yes, I was part of the side show to the big show last week up in Unity. Highlights include a lack of water and transmitting photos during a thunderstorm. No one was hurt that I know of, and I had a good time. It beats high school graduations, that is for sure.

You do not need the sun for a sunburn when you have one of these spotlights right behind you.

Here is the latest thing in laptop sun shades

Odds and Ends

Tuesday June 24, 2008

Montville - This is from a shoot where a mother was giving her 2 year old a nebulizer treatment for his newly formed case of asthma. The family believes that bad living conditions in their building (mold and moisture problems) may have contributed to the asthmas formation.

New London - This one is more for fun. This is me on the front of a Coast Guard cutter watching the removal of a local train bridge. It is a little fuzzy becuase I cropped it in pretty heavily, hence the tabloid-esk photo-in-photo.

The Long Goodbye

Friday June 20, 2008

Groton - The Connecticut National Guard held an official send-off ceremony for the Groton based unit on Thursday. They are departing to the Middle East for the second time, and will be gone for at least a year.

"Here, let me rearrange your patches..."

Even more Pomp and Circumstance...

Friday June 20, 2008

Waterford High School

North Stonington - Even after 5 graduations this week, I am still going strong. At least 10 on the year. Not as bad as my record of 14 in the same season.