Category Archives: Central Massachusetts

04.09.2021 Fog Friday

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Just a bit of ground fog over Harvard Pond but with a starburst and a hint of color in the sky. The Water was fairly calm although earlier a beaver caused a few ripples. It won’t be long before I … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Sunrise | Tagged Clouds, Dawn, fog, foggy landscape, ground fog, Harvard Pond, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, starburst, sunburst, sunrise | 16 Comments

03.11.2021 WInter’s Warmth on LIngering Oak Leaves

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Steve Gingold

After yesterday’s pig of a post, here’s a bit of late winter color from Harvard Pond. It will be warm today as we approach the end of the season with mid 60’s today. Not much snow or ice left here.

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged Harvard Pond, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, oak leaves, Petersham, Quabbin, winter, WInter color, winter foliage | 26 Comments

03.04.2021 Coincidence

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Abstract, Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Ice, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature | Tagged abstract, abstract ice, Harvard Pond, ice, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, winter | 26 Comments

03.02.2021 Yeah, you got to mix it, child, you got to fix It must be love, it’s a beech

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I’ve shared a few images of winter foliage that was a surprise to some. On Sunday while driving around before yesterday’s North Quabbin image, I spent some time in the Federated Women’s Clubs State Forest looking at beeches-Fagus grandifolia. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged American Beech, Fagus grandifolia, Federated Women's Clubs State Forest, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, State Forest Road, winter | 18 Comments

02.11.2021 An Escape from Winter at Harvard Pond

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Giving the ice shots a break for a day. Here’s a reprocessed file from 2016 to warm things up a bit. One never knows exactly what to expect on a cloudy morning but if the gaps are just right the … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Central Massachusetts, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise | Tagged Autumn Color, colorful clouds, colorful sky, Dawn, Fall Foliage, Harvard Pond, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, sunrise | 25 Comments

11.20.2020 Friday Flashback 2

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Facebook reminded me of this image that I posted a while back on this date but I don’t think I shared it here. Even if I did and it seems like I would have, this is a re-edit starting from … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Central Massachusetts, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography | Tagged Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, foliage reflection, Harvard Pond, landscape, leading line, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin Landscape, waterscape | 22 Comments

10.22.2020 Almost forgot about this…

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Steve Gingold

with all the foliage and sunrises to choose from the past two weeks. After this image I made while waiting for the sun to light up the trees in Harvard Pond, I climbed the bank by the road and framed … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Central Massachusetts, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise | Tagged Autumn Color, colorful reflections, Fall Foliage, foliage reflections, Harvard Pond, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, sunlit foliage, sunrise | 12 Comments

10.02.2020 Friday Night Fancy

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I’ll share two versions of one image. Actually it is one version but rotated for the second. I’ve shared images of Carter Pond and this one feature which offers some abstract compositions previously. But in reviewing old files I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Central Massachusetts, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Trustees of Reservations | Tagged abstract reflection, Carter Pond, Rock House Reservation, rock reflection, The Trustees of Reservations | 25 Comments

09/28/2020 Misty Autumn Landscape

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Steve Gingold

One of my go to places in North Quabbin is the spot where the source of the West Branch of Fever Brook passes under Route 122 in Petersham. Wetlands are usually the first to turn color and this year things … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Central Massachusetts, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged Autumn Color, Autumn Trees, colorful landscape, colorful trees, Fall Foliage, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, Quabbin foliage, Quabbin Landscape, West Branch Fever Brook, wetland, wetland foliage | 18 Comments

09.12.2020 Saturday last Saturday

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Although my understanding of when Sundew would be flowering was faulty, I did get a chance to photograph a flower when I went to Gauco Pond last weekend (The same day I shot the red-legged grasshopper I posted earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Wildflowers | Tagged Boneset Thoroughwort, Cardinal Flower, Eupatorium perfoliatum, flora, intimate landscape, Lobelia cardinalis, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, Red Lobelia, Wildflowers | 25 Comments