Kiran, Shaan and Bhavna were impressed with the strawberry ice cream that I picked up on my last visit to Red Barn Milk Co. located in the unincorporated community of Ringoes, located within East Amwell. That was in July. That's how much we don't eat take out during COVID times. Yesterday we all felt like we needed "something". So, except for myself, I ordered pints of ice cream for each of us. I ordered a chilli dog, potato salad, and…
Scouting for barns, bridges and buildings in East Amwell and West Amwell Townships has been challenging. Many of the narrow country roads, the ones where the barns are located, are not mapped on Google Maps. I used Google Map's satellite view to find objects and bridges, but could not get addresses. It was impossible to use Google Street View to virtually scout many roads that looked like they might have farms with barns. Earlier in the week while Bhavna and…
For this project, photography is the fun easy and emotionally rewarding element. The research and preparation are the boring and unrewarding parts.…
One of many images I captured during a nature hike in the Sourlands Ecosystem Preserve, Sourland Mountain. I had decided to bring my Kenko extension tubes and shoot macro. This was my first time using the extension tubes with my AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8. I tried to capture most of my images at f/8. To help with lighting, I attached my Nikon SB-600 flash unit. According to the North American Butterfly Club, the Spring Azure butterfly is a New Jersey…
It was supposed to be a rainy, dreary day, but it turned out quite different. We picked up our produce from the farm stand at the Honey Brook Organic Farm in Pennington and drove north on Route 31 through the beautiful little back roads of Ringoes. We were to meet up with a small group of food lovers for a wine tasting at Unionville Vineyards. We were the first to arrive so used the time to look over the tasting…
