Learn To Fly
Focal Length: 58mm | Aperture: f13 | Exposure: 1/2500 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4
I highly recommend freely wandering the grounds at Shelburne Airport. It’s the closest you’ll probably be able to get to any aircraft in this day and age. I was in and out of hangars, peeking into cockpits, and just generally nosing around and exploring without a hint of authority looming over me. I was respectful, of course for there is that constant fear that your being watched even if it seems no one is around, so I played by the rules. When I stumbled upon the flying lesson hut, I fell in love with the sign “Learn to Fly” because it doesn’t specifically state that interested parties will be instructed in aeronautics or general aircraft piloting. And who doesn’t want to learn how to fly?
Vacant Domicile
Focal Length: 40mm | Aperture: f5 | Exposure: 1/4000 | ISO: 1000 | Post CS1
The Stockbridge neighborhood in Charlotte, Vermont consists of maybe a dozen upper-class homes all plopped on communal acreage. One of the first houses as you enter the development has been abandoned for quite a few years, weeds and shrubs have taken over the windows and walkways, the pool is murky with flotsam and jetsam, the paint is making a break for it and there’s a car in the driveway that has actually sunk into the asphalt as a result of not moving for several years.
Autumn Vibrancy
Focal Length: 18mm | Aperture: f8 | Exposure: 1/250 | ISO: 1250 | Post: CS1
For a very brief two weeks in the Fall, the deciduous trees in Vermont explode into saturated hues of yellow, orange and red. The mere sight of them contrasted by the deep blue of the October sky is why the word “awesome” truly exists. In a matter of days, the ground is blanketed by the same colors, leaving the trees naked for the frigid days yet to come.
[Old] Dairy Barn
![dairybarn02HDRa [Old] Dairy Barn](http://roamandclick.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dairybarn02HDRa.jpg "dairybarn02HDRa")
Focal Length: 19mm | Aperture: f22 | Exposure: N/A | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4 and PhotoMatix Pro
A thunderhead rises just beyond the former Dairy Barn at Shelburne Farms in Vermont.