Our exploration of Connecticut took us to Waterford. We enjoyed lobster rolls while enjoying this picturesque sky and its reflections on the Niantic River.

Laid back in the sunshine...I get the red one though...HBM!! :))

Niantic, CT

Niantic town beach...:))

Niantic town beach...:))

Sailing boats at Niantic beach...:))

A boat scene in Niantic town beach...:))

This is perhaps the largest deciduous tree I've ever seen. To get this shot, I layed on back and took the image looking over my head backwards so I could get this pov.

Seagulls at Niactic beach...:))

Taken 11-8-18 Just outside of Niantic.

because the lobster rolls here were so delicous! HFF!

Tim sitting in the lifeguard chair at Niantic town beach...HTT!! :))

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Big brother teasing little brother at Niantic beach during the after dinner golden hour...:))

This woman was enjoying the last bit of golden light at Niantic beach in CT...:))

A stormy day spent exploring Connecticut's Rocky Neck State Park. Between bouts of rain, overcast and a rare glimpse of sunlight, this lonely tree stands vigil along the rocky shores of East Lyme.

256 heads east through Niantic on a beautiful Saturday morning with a BNSF leader.

Taken from the ShoreLine East Train in Niantic, Connecticut on the way to New London. It was a beautiful weekend along the shore.

NR-2 is picking up an empty lumber car on this Fall morning at Niantic lumber. At this time NR-2 was a daylight job and stopped to switch customers on Amtrak's 'Northeast Corridor'. These days NR-2 runs at night and P&W B40-8 4001 is wearing the 'Borg' orange paint!

Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic, Connecticut

McCook Point in Niantic on a calm autumn morning. It's hard enough visiting most of Connecticut's shoreline knowing you get any barely wave activity on the shoreline due to Long Island sound. But on this morning there was no wind and if it wasn't for a slight saltiness in the cold air you could be excused for thinking you were at a lake.

Niantic, Connecticut

The NS local from Springfield to Decatur zips along the former Wabash mainline through tiny Niantic, Illinois in rural Macon, county, Illinois. The electrical tower occupies the former Illinois Terminal right of way that paralleled the Wabash across much of central Illinois.

The NS Santa Train flies west through Niantic, IL with Wabash 1189 leading the way.

Niantic, Connecticut

Night shot of train signal lights Niantic Bay

Niantic, Connecticut

NR-2 switching Rings End in Niantic, Connecticut

Read about this shoreline park @ www.simmulated.com/blog/2018/4/11/connecticuts-other-shor...

Providence & Worcester NR-4 heads north on along Thames River after spotting a car at the Millstone Nuclear Power plant In Niantic, Connecticut

On Sunday, September 26th Providence & Worcester ran an NR-2X in place of Thursday’s train that didn’t end up running, here it is eastbound passing Niantic bay, Niantic, Ct

Niantic, Connecticut

Niantic, Connecticut

Niantic, Connecticut

148 rolls through Niantic, IL with an oddball duo of EMDs, by 2022 Class One standards, for power. I should probably try and shoot more ACus since my employer is slowly purging them from the roster.

Niantic River, Niantic Conecticut

East Lyme, Connecticut

Niantic, Connecticut

East Lyme, Connecticut

Niantic, Connecticut

Harkness Park, Niantic, Connecticut

A trio of Providence and Worcester B39's cruises down the northeast corridor in "The Nutmeg State" on a cloudy Fall morning. The train is seen here along Niantic Bay, en-route to New Haven.

Novemeber 2014

Niantic, CT.

Niantic, Connecticut

An Eastern Gray Squirrel hanging out on the firewood stack.

Location: Niantic, CT

File: 2016.0812-6014

Explore: www.flickr.com/explore/2016/08/21 (long-tail)

Have you ever wondered what it was like to do astronomy 500 years ago, when the sky was still dark and unspoiled?

To get the feeling, me and my astro buddies Alex Forst and Benjamin Barakat dragged a replica of an anient telescope to one of the darkest spots in the Swiss Alps and Alex perfected the illusion by putting on a baroque dress. I think he looks like Giordano Bruno, but considering his fate, Alex insited he would rather be Kopernikus...

EXIF

Canon EOS 6D, astro modified

Samyang 24mm f/1.4

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Low Level Level Lighting

Sky:

6 x 45s @ISO1600

Foreground:

Focus stack of 6 x 90s + one single exposure of 15s @ISO1600

NS 1069 leads 255 west thru Niantic, IL, doing every bit of 60 MPH. This wound up being one hell of a chase, from track speed in sunlight, to thunderstorms an hour or so after this shot, which caused a speed restriction for quite a while, and then back near track speed again!

While it is still possible to capture the galactic core from central Europe in September, the window of opportunity is short and when shooting in the mountains, chances are high that the view of the core is blocked.

Luckily, the autumn sky has its own charm. The Milky Way is still bright enough to make a worthwile target and the reds of the Cygnus region provide a colorful contrast.

Last night, I have been shooting at this spot, but I had no time to process my images yet. Therefore I publish an image I took in September last year.

In my opinion Fälensee is one of the most scenic lakes in the Swiss Alps. Unfortunately its orientation does not allow to see the Milky Way core above this lake.

Some photographers reverted to composting, but I think they entirely missed the point: Nature is always more beautiful than what we can cook up. We just have to open eyes and our mind to recognize this.

EXIF

Canon EOS 6D astro modified

Samyang 24mm f/1.4

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

6 panel panorama

Sky:

4 panels each 5 x 25s @ ISO1600, tracked, stacked

Foreground:

2 panels each 3 x 50s @ ISO1600, stacked