Category Archives: Environment.

11.27.2021 The End of Prescott Road

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Most of the gates around the Quabbin Reservoir are old roads, many of which end at the water. Gate 16 is the extension of Prescott Road which at one time led to the now former town of Prescott, home to … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Environment., Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Autumn Color, Gate 16, island in Quabbin, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Prescott Road, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Shutesbury, sunrise, water, western massachusetts | 35 Comments

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 →

Posted in Black and White, Environment., Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, fog, foggy landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

11.14.2019 Heading towards a sad end

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Many New England barns are historic and well-maintained. But others literally fall by the wayside as you saw in my Shutesbury Road post the other day. When I first started visiting Chapel Brook Falls in Ashfield, MA many years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment., Landscape, Western Massachusetts | Tagged American Agriculturist, Ashfield, barn, crumbling barn, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, old barn, western massachusetts, Williamsburg Road | 33 Comments

11.12.2019 Flow and Splash

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Steve Gingold

A couple of studies of water in motion. A lot of experimentation takes place when making these. The speed of the flow is not quite the same from place to place and time to time so no one exposure is … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Environment., Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Chesterfield Gorge, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, splashing water, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts, Westfield River | 19 Comments

04.13.2019 Long Plain Brook Swamp

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Another check for flowers went unfulfilled but I did get a chance to explore a swamp landscape that I have been driving past for years. It’s a difficult spot for compositions as the approach is Old Montague Road, I assume, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment., Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged landscape, Long Plain Brook, Massachusetts, New England, Route 63, Sunderland, swamp, swamp landscape, western massachusetts, wetland, wetland landscape | 11 Comments

09.26.2017 A tree grows in Quabbin

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Steve Gingold

I am not sure if Melissa was making the same connection to the old novel as I am here with her title “A tree grows in Grayslake” . I am guessing she is. 🙂 Be sure to click through … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment., Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged fog, foggy landscape, Foggy mood, foggy Quabbin, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, moody Quabbin, New England, Oak, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin Park, western massachusetts | 19 Comments

09.24.2017 Quabbin Former Ponds

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Steve Gingold

When the Goodnough Dike was put in place, the waters of the three branches of the Swift River became not so swift as, along with the Windsor Dam, it blocked the flow and created the Quabbin Reservoir. Much was swallowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Central Massachusetts, Environment., Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Water, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, Clouds, Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, landscape, Lost towns of Quabbin, MA, Massachusetts, Morton Pond, New England, Prescott, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin Park, Sunk Pond, water, western massachusetts | 12 Comments

03.27.2017 Dunlop Brook

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Steve Gingold

Dunlop Brook runs through Romer Woods, a 141 acre parcel that was recently protected for Amherst’s water supply. Robert Romer sold it to the town for a nice reduced price to maintain the water quality and see it protected into … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, ecology, Environment., Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Amherst, cascades, Dunlop Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Pelham, Romer Woods, Romer Woods Cemetery, waterfall, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

09.07.2016 Quabbin Water level comparison

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Steve Gingold

I have mentioned our lack of rain and falling water levels. Back on August 1st, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority listed the Quabbin Reservoir to be at 87% capacity. Coincidentally, I made this image the same day. That represents a … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, ecology, Environment., Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Water | Tagged Clouds, drought example, Gate 35, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, Quabbin capacity, Quabbin water level, water, water conservation | 23 Comments

04.02.2016 Coexistence

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Steve Gingold

If the trees can do it, why then oh why can’t we? This Hemlock and this Black Birch have been growing together amicably for a long time. I guess at some point one will overwhelm the other, but I’ve been visiting … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology, Environment., Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Betula lenta, Black Birch, Dean Brook, Hemlock, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, Shutesbury, trees in close contact, Tsuga canadensis, western massachusetts | 16 Comments