Travel photos to and from Milford

Travel photos to and from Milford May 13, 2022

Posted by Mike C. in Photography, Travel.
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As previously noted, I took many photos while traveling with my dad Bill to and from Milford, Connecticut, for this year’s Smooth Jazz Scholars (recaps here and here), enough to get their own post. I was dissatisfied with the quality of the photos I took with my DSLR camera the week before while Kelly and I drove back from St. James. So, I decided to use my phone’s camera this time. Its image stabilization handles driving motion better than the vibration reduction on the DSLR lens.

Let’s hit the road.

Friday, April 29

Southern State Parkway west:

Cross Island Parkway north:

UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders

I-678 north, starting on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge:

Hutchinson River Parkway north:

I-95 north in New York:

New Rochelle

…and Connecticut:

Northbound Metro-North train
A southbound train
Titan Towers, WWE Headquarters
Bass Pro Shops in Bridgeport
Our exit

Hampton Inn Milford, as seen from the Plains Road intersection and parking lot:

I photographed judiciously on the way to Milford, but compulsively on the way back.

Sunday, May 1

Plains Road:

I-95 south in Connecticut, where I finally realized my phone had 2x optical zoom:

Heavy traffic due to an accident
No further delays on I-95
Titan Towers outside my dad’s mirror
A quick look back north at the Stamford Marriott that I stayed at once, when I was a kid, while visiting nearby relatives with my parents and sister
UBS Stamford Branch

…and New York:

Hutchinson River Parkway south:

Bruckner Interchange

I-678 south into Queens:

Cross Island Parkway south:

The only other pocket of heavy traffic Dad and I encountered was as we approached Exit 30E.

Long Island Expressway (I-495) east:

…and last but not least, the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135):

For nearly a decade, my aunt Robin lived on Broadway in Bethpage, a block west of this exit.
A blemish on the windshield obstructed the exit sign on the left.
Last exit before home!