Author Archives: Steve Gingold

About Steve Gingold

I am a Nature Photographer with interests in all things related. Water, flowers, insects and fungi are my main interests but I am happy to photograph wildlife and landscapes and all other of Nature's subjects.

07.10.2020 Flashback Friday-Canada Lilies

Posted on July 10, 2020

I may not have found them blooming on July 6, but I did find them blooming on July 10 in 2016 at Hawley Bog. With that bit of knowledge I’ll look again this weekend if there is a lull in … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Canada Lily, flora, Lilium canadense, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 4 Comments

07.09.2020-2 81%

Posted on July 9, 2020

Although I missed the full moon the other night, thanks clouds, I did see this gibbous moon at 3 this morning. I have been photographing the moon from my backyard using the Canon SX-60 (faux 1365mm) which does nice job. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature Photography | Tagged gibbous moon, moon | 5 Comments

07.09.2020 GBH on a Duck Box

Posted on July 9, 2020

Before I went to the meadow on July 5 (Strangalepta Flower Longhorn Beetle and Grass Pink), I took a look at North Quabbin but in the dim light and not very inspiring fog (it’s not always great) left and drove … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Ardea herodias, bird, bird on a perch, Great Blue Heron, Massachusetts, New England, Quabbin, Quabbin Park, Route 9 Beaver Pond, wadig bird, western massachusetts | 9 Comments

07.07.2020 Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 8, 2020

Image | Posted on July 8, 2020 | Tagged bulrush, Dark Green Bulrush, dewy grass, dewy spiderweb, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native grasses, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Scirpus atrovirens, spider web, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

07.07.2020 Dewdrops

Posted on July 7, 2020

I did go to Brickyard Meadow with a mission in mind but as I mentioned that was not happening. However, there was a lot to see before I got to that butterfly or discovered the lack of Canada Lily blooms. … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, Amherst, Brickyard Conservation Area, Brickyard Meadow, dew drops, grass blades with dew, nature's patterns, New England, water, western massachusetts | 33 Comments

07.06.2020-2 The highlight of my morning.

Posted on July 6, 2020

I headed out this morning with Canada Lilies on my mind. I found one plant that apparently is running a bit late and only had buds, no open blooms yet. Others have posted images on Facebook of them from different … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Appalachian Brown, Brickyard Conservation Area, Butterfly, insects, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Satyrodes appalachia, western massachusetts | 43 Comments

07.06.2020 Macro Monday-Grass Pink Farewell

Posted on July 6, 2020

Among a few other subjects that I found in the meadow was most likely the last of the Grass Pinks-Calopogon tuberosus that I will photograph this season. Most are long past and not looking good even for a “spent” image. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Calopogon tuberosus, flora, grass pink, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Tuberous Grass Pink, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 16 Comments

07.05.2020-2 Swamp Thing

Posted on July 5, 2020

Beetle, actually. Strangalepta Flower Longhorn Beetle-Strangalepta abbreviata on White Meadowsweet-Spiraea alba. I visited the swampy meadow again this morning after being clouded out for the full moonset. I was hoping to see something new, which this is, along with whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Cerambycidae, coleoptera, flora, flower longhorn, Lepturinae, Massachusetts, meadowsweet, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Polyphaga, Spiraea alba, Strangalepta abbreviata, Strangalepta Flower Longhorn Beetle, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 20 Comments

07.05.2020 The foot of our driveway

Posted on July 5, 2020

So yeah, I do get up pretty early every day. But this past Friday morning, which I had off from work, saw Bentley decide he needed to go out at 1:30. I opted to stay awake and catch up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Sunrise | Tagged Amherst, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

07.04.2020-2 Hello! 2

Posted on July 4, 2020

Red Milkweed Longhorn Beetle-Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Posted in Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, macro photography, Nature Photography | Tagged beetle, coleoptera, insect, longhorn beetle, red milkweed beetle, red milkweed longhorn beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus | 15 Comments