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.

07.02.2022 “I’m available”

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Cabbage White butterflies-Pieris rapae are mostly in constant motion. But they do alight on flowers at times and as I was checking out our milkweed in the front yard I noticed this female land on one of our geraniums. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Fauna, Insect Behavior, Lepidoptera, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Butterflies, Cabbage White, Cabbage Whites mating, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Papilionoidea, Pieridae, Pieris rapae, western massachusetts | Leave a comment

07.04.2022 Happy Fourth-My favorite fireworks 💥

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Steve Gingold

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07.03.2022 Silent Sunday-Raindrops at North Common Meadow

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Abstract, Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature | Tagged abstract, grass details, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, nature's textures, New England, North Common Meadow, North Quabbin, Petersham, Raindrops, water | 7 Comments

07.03.2022 Fooled me once…

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Steve Gingold

When I visited one of our daisy fleabanes I saw this fly with its iridescent wings and thought it was a hoverfly. But once I got the shot and looked closer I saw that it wasn’t. BugGuide told me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, insect, Keroplatidae, Massachusetts, Nematocera, New England, Predatory Fungus Gnat, western massachusetts | 10 Comments

07.02.2022 A Firefly’s Quiet Moment

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I haven’t the slightest idea which Firefly we are looking at. Only the shadow knows. This was certainly not a planned image but when opportunity alights in the dark woods take a shot. I’d like it a bit more without … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged western massachusetts, New England, Massachusetts, Amherst, firefly, insect silhouette | 13 Comments

07.01.2022 Panorpa!!!

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Steve Gingold

To some this is a face that only a Panorpa mother could love but somehow I find them attractive. Scorpionfly-Panorpa sp. A species ID without a look a the wings is difficult and this guy flew off after two shutter … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, insect, Massachusetts, Mecoptera, New England, Panorpa, scorpionfly, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

07.01.2022 Frog 🐸 Friday

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Steve Gingold

This little Gray Tree Frog hiding in our lawn chairs must be waiting for the pickanick to start. Maybe hoping for flies on the grill. iPhone 13 Pro Max Whoopsie. Don’t know where my mind was but I corrected the … Continue reading →

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