Category Archives: Black and White

11.30.2020 Monochrome Monday

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I’ve been driving by a little temporary pond along Route 122 for years, always looking to see if there is a composition lurking there somewhere. I’ve never quite been happy with my efforts in winter, spring, or summer, and autumn … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, Eliot Porter, intimate landscape, landscape, lichenized trees, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

11.25.2020 Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on November 25, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged fog, foggy landscape, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin Park, western massachusetts | 18 Comments

11.22.2020 Silent Sunday Dream

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on November 22, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged Black and White photography, fog, foggy landscape, foggy Quabbin, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Lizzie, New England, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin Park, Quabbin Valley, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

10.26.2020 Monochrome Monday

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Steve Gingold

While photographing autumn ivy yesterday, I was attracted by some of the functional parts of the electrical substation that is next to the building. I don’t do much architectural shooting although whether this is architectural or not could be debated, … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Black and White, Intimate Landscape, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Black and White photography, electrical substation, glass insulators, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, pwoer, Substation, western massachusetts | 28 Comments

10.22.2020 Digital Positive…Digital Negative

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Positive Negative Just some iPhone fun processed in Photoshop. The first is as was intended when shot. The second was when I applied a little Gradient Map to the black and white before reversing it. I liked the effect so … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, fog, foggy landscape, Hadley, landscape, Massachusetts, Moody Bridge Road, New England, Oak trees, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

10.12.2020 Monochrome Monday

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

What do you do when waiting for the sun to rise above the tree line to illuminate the foliage?

Posted in Abstract, Black and White, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography | Tagged abstract, Black and White photography, Harvard Pond, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin | 21 Comments

10.01.2020 What was is no more

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Not quite accurate. I’ve photographed this oak several times over the years in Quabbin Park. It spreads so wonderfully. Sadly, for a reason unknown to me, the Authority have cut the wider branches removing a lot of the appealing character. … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, foggy landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin Park, Quabbin Trees, spreading oak, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

09.22.2020 Below Sunrise

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Shortly after Sunday’s sunrise to the north image, I spun the camera to the east. The sky was interesting but the fog was more so and I zoomed the 100-400 in to capture the effect of the illumination. Had the … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, fog, foggy landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, New Salem Overlook, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

09.06.2020 Quiet Forest Nature

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Common Puffballs aka Gem-Studded Puffballs aka Warted Puffballs aka Wolf Farts aka Devil’s Snuff-box-Lycoperdon perlatum. I went to the pond I visit for sundews yesterday but the buds are still closed tight. There is another flower there I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Closeup Photography, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Common Puffballs, Devil's Snuff-box, fungus, Gauco Pond, Gem-Studded Puffballs, Lycoperdon perlatum, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, puffballs, Quabbin, State Forest Road, Triadenum virginicum, Warted Puffballs, Wolf Farts | 26 Comments

05.01.20-2 Cascade Two-ways

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Steve Gingold

This is the downstream cascade I mentioned with the waterfall images. I did a few sections here too, but I think the whole works a little better. I’ll share the others tomorrow and see what you think. At first I … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Atherton Brook, Atherton Brook cascades, Atherton Brook Road, cascades, Gate 15, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin watershed, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 21 Comments