Boston & Albany in the Quaboag Valley; the wide view—Zeiss 12mm Touit.

 

The backyard is always a good place to experiment with a new lens:

See familiar territory in a new way; if something goes wrong, nothing is lost. If you succeed, you’ll know your new equipment’s strengths, but if something isn’t right, you’ll learn how to work around the problem before setting out to photograph less familiar places.

Wright's Mills, West Warren, Massachusetts. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
Wright’s Mills, West Warren, Massachusetts. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.

On St. Stephen’s Day, I took a drive up the Quaboag Valley along the old Boston & Albany route and made some photos with my FujiFilm X-T1 fitted with a new Carl Zeiss 12mm Touit super wideangle lens.

These are some of the digital images I exposed with my new camera-lens combination. I adjusted image contrast in post processing to maximize shadow and highlight detail for internet presentation.

Looking west at Warren, Massachusetts. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
Looking west at Warren, Massachusetts. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
In the shadow of Warren station. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
In the shadow of Warren station. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
Warren common. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
Warren common. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
Boston & Albany's West Brookfield Station. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
Boston & Albany’s West Brookfield Station. Exposed digitally with a 12mm Zeiss Touit.
West Brookfield Station.
West Brookfield Station.
Old Western Rail Road freight house at West Brookfield.
Old Western Rail Road freight house at West Brookfield.

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3 comments on “Boston & Albany in the Quaboag Valley; the wide view—Zeiss 12mm Touit.

  1. John Cannizzaro on said:

    I’m really glad that you include shots of stations , buildings , natural surroundings and landscapes. It makes the train & railroad pics relate to their world in a more realistic manner.

  2. Robert Willoughby Jones on said:

    The B&A is still so much with us! Thanks for these, Brian.

  3. Bill Sample on said:

    Nice historic buildings all, right at your (Massachusetts) doorstep!

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