There is a little brook that only flows in the spring along Ware-Enfield Road in Quabbin Park. It is dry, or almost so, most of the year. But after a rain or a good spring melt, if we’ve had a nice snowy winter, there are opportunities for some fun cascades.
There are a couple of rocks here that make interesting changes to the water’s flow.
Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
Did you know that the German word for ‘brook’ is Bach, as in the classical composer?
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I didn’t and I am not likely to start titling these by the composer’s name although it would lead to some questions.
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So you’ll brook no Bach as a name for your brook.
I laugh every time I remember the joke about the music store proprietor who’d leave this sign on his door when he’d gone off for lunch: “Bach at 2. Offenbach sooner.”
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I suppose I could call it “Bach’s Brook” as it has no name and, like Murphy Falls, it is open for titling.
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The long exposure turned this picture into a piece of art, Steve.
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Thanks, Peter. One of the positives of shooting cascades and waterfalls in the woods is that slow shutter speed that comes naturally due to the light levels in the early morning.
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Beautiful sinuousity.
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Thank you, Mike!
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Nice, Steve. I like the way the leaves act as diffusers.
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Thanks, Eliza. Sometimes there is the temptation to clean up a cascade. That would have been a mistake here as without them it’s just water and no interest.
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This is such a beautifully textured photo Steve!
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Thanks, Liz. I was lucky to find a nice balance of textures with the water and rocks.
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And I bet that one leaf under the water is gone by now. 🙂
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Maybe. 🙂 If it was able to hold on until I shot the image then maybe it was held by something other than gravity. I suppose a branch floating down the stream could dislodge it. Maybe I should go and see. 🙂
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It’s interesting, how the water seems to be holding the leaf in place. The pressure’s almost palpable, and it enlivens the photo.
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I think there are two forces at play. One is the weight of the water pressing the leaf down and the other would be some form of moist adhesion sucking at the leaf and holding it in place. Standing there i expected the leaf to be pulled away but it stayed put. I was there this morning and forgot all about going up there to see if it remained or was eventually washed away.
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