Category Archives: Black and White

11.21.2021 Not Exactly as Found

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I generally post my images more or less true to reality.  In this case not so much.  This is exactly as I found it although there was other stuff that I did not want in the image. But this is … Continue reading →

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11.06.2021 Golf Course Foggy Moors

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Not Great Britain but The Orchards G.C. in South Hadley on a foggy morning. From a ride to work last year…iPhone through the car window.

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11.01.2021 Monochrome Monday-Fog in the Valley

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Steve Gingold

A few moments after shooting “A Piece of Sky” on the 17th I looked down in the valley and saw this small area of foggy pines. North Quabbin is often filled with ground fog and the possibilities are varied depending … Continue reading →

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10.03.021 ’twas a dark and stormy morning

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Steve Gingold

On Sunday we took a walk along one of the trails that leads to Jordan Pond. It wasn’t the best day for photography with intermittent rain and wind.  Most of the shots I made that morning were of mushrooms, many … Continue reading →

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09.24.2021 Fog Friday

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Steve Gingold

As frog season winds down fog season picks up…at least here on the blog. This past Sunday was thick and dark making for some nice moody shooting. I worked on this from three sides and liked this view the better. … Continue reading →

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09.22.2021 Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Steve Gingold
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09.15.2921 Twilight along the Connecticut River

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Not all early mornings yield a colorful twilight.  On this day the sky was mostly cloudy and although there was a hint of blue sky filtering through the clouds, much of the light was flat so monochrome seemed the way … Continue reading →

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07.31.2021 Beardsleyesque Grotesque Pareidolia

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Quabbin Shoreline Tree Grotesque I had a period when I enjoyed doing pen and ink drawings and that drew me to Aubrey Beardsley. He described himself and many of his artworks as grotesque but I always found them beautifully drawn.  … Continue reading →

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06.14.2021 Macro Monochrome Melding Monday

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Sensitive Fern-Onoclea sensibilis Also done on “Green Day” but tossed the color.

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06/01/2021 Foggy Valleys and Hills

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Steve Gingold

There wasn’t much evidence of fog during my ride to New Salem this morning.  But the NOAA site said there would be some and, sure enough, they were right.  Just in the valleys but that allowed for some nice landscape … Continue reading →

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