One of my favorite places to visit is Bear’s Den in New Salem. It is a Trustees of Reservations property: http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/list-reservations/ and has a beautiful waterfall as well as a stretch of the Middle Branch of the Swift River on its way to the Quabbin Reservoir.
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The falls this past Autumn.
Although we had warm temperatures yesterday, I visited hoping to find a few ice features to photograph. Since it is a sheltered spot, the cold remained enough for some neat sculptures.
I was pretty happy to capture some prism coloration in these.
Without the prisms, I preferred this as a Black and White shot.
And a closer look at the falls.
Bear’s Den is a great place to visit any time of the year with only a short hike.
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Wonderful ice photography, especially the closeups. Great compositions, the prismatic colors are lovely.
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I love these series of images.. very nice.
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These are all GORGEOUS. Wow. D
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Thanks, David. This is why I torment myself out in the very cold weather. I think I would enjoy what I found in the really extremely cold weather although I doubt I could be out in it for very long.
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Right, and on those relatively rare occasions in Austin when the weather has offered up the possibility of wintry wonders, I’ve pushed myself to brave the cold as well.
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I’ll second that.
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Thanks, Steve. I hate going out in the cold, but that’s the only way I get to see these things.
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