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Author Archives: Steve Gingold
07.21.2019 A sky that a landscape photographer’s dreams are made of.
I think this one should speak for itself but I’ll say a little. The sky looked like I had got out too late as I was loading the equipment in the car yesterday morning. But I headed out to Hadley, … Continue reading
07.20.2019 Return to Lawrence Swamp Meadow
We can access this meadow with a short hike on a path that starts at Station Road in Amherst and forks in some pines. One direction goes more easterly and joins the Jan Dizard Trail and eventually the Robert Frost … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers
Tagged Amherst, Calopogon tuberosus, flora, grass pink, Lawrence Swamp, Massachusetts, meadow beauty, meadow flowers, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Rhexia virginica, Tuberous Grass Pink, Virginia Meadow Beauty, western massachusetts, Wildflowers
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07.19.2019 South Maple Street Sunrise Composition 2
After shooting the panoramic shot posted on 7/16, I started looking for narrower views. It was a bit later so the light was stronger as the sun got closer to the horizon and I decided a silhouetted tree in front … Continue reading
07.18.2019 Man in the Rock and Gate Post
After photographing yesterday’s dewy false foxglove at the end of Winsor Dam in Quabbin Park, I walked around the corner to the Spillway to see if I could find another abstract along the idea of my ones a few weeks … Continue reading
07.17.2019 Downy False-foxglove
One of the Quabbin Park wildflowers I look forward to every year is this lovely spike-Aureolaria virginica. Most of the time I spent with these flowers I shared with bumblebees and the little Syrphids aka hover flies-possibly Toxomerus sp. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, ecology, Flora, Nature Photography, Quabbin, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers
Tagged Aureolaria virginica, downy false-foxglove, flies, flora, Hover Fly, insects, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, Quabbin, Quabbin Park, Quabbin wildflowers, Syrphid Fly, Toxomerus marginatus, western massachusetts, Wildflowers
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07.16.2019 South Maple Street Sunrise
There are folks who can wax poetic about the sunrise. The beginning of a new day filled with possibilities greets us. Even the rainy days have much to offer but a start like this really promises so much. Poetry is … Continue reading
07.15.2019 Along Branch Bridge Road
This is a popular locale for fishing and insect watching. Lots of dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, and various other insects. It’s also the spot where I made the Tall Meadow Rue image last week. This first image was a pleasant surprise … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Lepidoptera, Nature Photography
Tagged Aceria cephalanthi, Branch Bridge Road, buttonbush gall mites, Cephalanthus occidentali, Danaus plexippus, dragonfly, flora, insects, Massachusetts, monarch butterfly caterpillar, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New Salem, western massachusetts, Wildflowers
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