Henry Powderly

Oh, what a difference a year makes … and what a difference it doesn’t.

Last year, during my annual trip to Vermont for New Year’s, I entertained myself in a Brattleboro, Vt. antique store by taking macro photos of the various statues and dolls in the shop. I was carrying a small Canon point-and-shoot, and was on my break from working as Web editor for Long Island Business News.

This year, I took the same trip, though this time a break from working as a regional editor for Patch.com. I was even dragged to the same antique store. Though this time I only had my iPhone, and this wonderful Hipstamatic app that takes vintage-style photos.

So, just like last year, I took photos of the various knick-knacks that were on sale.

All things considered, this year’s photos were better.

Enjoy.

Today I’m running a write-up on Smithtown Patch about the St. James General Store, a historic outpost in my town, for the weekly 100 Things to Do in Smithtown column. But I only ran a few of the photos I took with the article.

Here’s a collection of the other photos I took at my visit to the store, taken with the Hipstamatic App for my iPhone. I’ve already expressed how much I love this app.

Some of these are pretty damn spooky.

Enjoy.