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Night Photography On the Connecticut River

October 2, 2011

A few nights ago, I enjoyed a surprise birthday dinner at Restaurant L&E in Chester, CT. It was a great time that gave me an opportunity to use a few phrases I learned during my three years of French classes from middle school. I was actually going to write a longer post about the dinner, but I think I’ll save that for another time. I just finished doing a bunch of photo editing and am excited to get the photos up here.

After dinner and on the way back to the house, I remembered that we had to cross the East Haddam Swingbridge. I brought my camera with me to take some photos of Chester, but never got a chance to. Nothing really inspired me in Chester that night. The swingbridge was lit up beautifully though and I wanted to take advantage of it.

Getting closer to the river, I thought a perfect spot for some night photography would be the parking lot for the Connecticut River Boat. The only thing that I thought might screw things up were the gigantic lights they had to illuminate the parking lot. As it turns out, they added a little flair to some of the pictures.

By the way, if you want to check out some really awesome night photography, check this out.

Anyway, we parked and I took a whole bunch of photographs. I was really surprised at how easily my new Canon T3i handled everything. When I learn about ISO and shutter speed, I am sure I can get things more saturated and clear, instead of slightly grainy. I would also love to get some blur on the water and movement on the lights of the cars while everything else stays crisp.

After I took a bunch of photos there, we crossed the river to park at the Gelston House. I wanted to get some closer pictures of both the Gelston House and the Goodspeed Opera House. It was a perfect night with a perfect breeze to do just this. I am so glad I brought the camera with me.

Enjoy.

Back of the Goodspeed Opera House On the Connecticut River, East Haddam, CT

Back of the Goodspeed Opera House and the Gelston House On the Connecticut River, East Haddam, CT

East Haddam Swing Bridge at Night, Connecticut River


East Haddam Swing Bridge, Goodspeed Opera House and the Gelston House at Night, East Haddam, CT

Different Angle of the East Haddam Swing Bridge at Night, Connecticut River

Gelston House Sign, East Haddam, CT

Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT

East Haddam Swing Bridge From the East


RiverQuest Connecticut River Boat From the East

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