Tag Archives: Connecticut

Black and White, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, Ocean Shore, This and That, What I Saw

Eolia, The Golden Age

July 15, 2020 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 5 Comments

If you know ‘The Great Gatsby’ you know these homes of the Golden Age.

In New York and Connecticut, along the sound shoreline the roaring twenties was a time of wealth and excess. This was one.

This is Eolia, a 42 room mansion named for the goddess of the wind. The mansion is on the Connecticut shore side and very windy.

I came across this original image taken in 2015. It has been published, printed, in shows, and on-line for years but I still love it. Even now it hangs in my South Carolina home.

Birds, Charleston, Heron, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

Little Blue Heron

June 25, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Here is a good example of the breeding colors of a Little Blue Heron. I think these changes happen around April, they fade in mid summer. Even then their deep slate is beautiful (and so dark near impossible to photograph).

Even their bill takes on a vivid purple shade.

The ultimate image is to catch the bird up close, with bright sun behind them. I have not been that lucky this year.

This season a Little Blue colony has been nesting in a spot that is difficult to photograph. They prefer thickets. Still I have at least caught a few as they wander into the open.

Birds, Charleston, Egret, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

Loud Greeting, Great Egret

April 30, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

This is a good example of the Egret mates in comparison to the Great Blue.

Egrets can also greet their partner on a return to the nest. But it is almost aggressive each time.

It sometimes looks like they need to reintroduce themselves each time. Better yet, it’s not uncommon for an Egret to charge into a rookery, swoop down to his nest all excited… and get attacked.

Wrong nest. Now that’s funny.

Alligator, Charleston, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

Sometimes You Want To Go See What They Are Watching

January 20, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 7 Comments

Really, what am I missing?

Sometimes You Want To Go See What They Are Watching - Click to enlarge — Sometimes You Want To Go See What They Are Watching – Click to enlarge

Historical, Landscape, This and That, What I Saw

In A Dark Church

November 25, 2018 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 1 Comment

Photographed in a church using only the outside light through stained glass windows.

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Historical, Landscape, This and That

Church Stained Glass (2)

June 22, 2018 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Church Stained Glass - click to enlarge — Church Stained Glass – click to enlarge

These have been published before as part of the Church Of The Good Shepard project.

In 2015 we worked on multiple projects photographing cathedrals and old churches in various countries. One of my favorites was right on our back door, the Colt Firearms built Church in Hartford, Connecticut.