Category Archives: Patterns in Nature

07.28.2020-2 Striped Maple Abstract

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Steve Gingold

While walking in Bear Swamp last week looking for orchids, I came across a Striped Maple aka Goosefoot Maple-Acer pensylvanicum, just about a foot tall and laying on the ground. It was near the entrance and I guess that possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, Acer pensylvanicum, Bear Swamp, Goosefoot Maple, leaf, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, Striped Maple, The Trustees of Reservations, variegated leaf, western massachusetts | 12 Comments

07.07.2020 Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on July 8, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged bulrush, Dark Green Bulrush, dewy grass, dewy spiderweb, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native grasses, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Scirpus atrovirens, spider web, western massachusetts | 22 Comments

06.24.2020 Mount Pollux with Clouds

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Steve Gingold

No mountain pictured, but that’s where my feet were planted for both the views. I don’t often photograph on a bright sunny day at noon but as I was returning home from running some errands I couldn’t resist the strong … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, blue sky, Clouds, cumulonimbus, iPhone 11 pro photography, landscape, Massachusetts, midday light, Mount Pollux, New England, western massachusetts | 27 Comments

06.13.2020 Fungal Fire

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Steve Gingold

A little abstract fungus something on a warm sunny day in New England. Ganoderma tsugae, along with G. lucidum, are herbal mushrooms used for a variety of applications. I am not an herbalist or a mycologist so that’s all I … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Fungi, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Quabbin | Tagged conk, fungus, Ganoderma tsugae, hemlock varnish conk, hemlock varnish shelf, herbal fungus, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, Petersham, polypore, Quabbin, reishi, shelf mushroom, western massachusetts | 25 Comments

06.08.2020-2 White Oak Leaves in Spring Regalia

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Steve Gingold

For all you Spring foliage lovers. 🙂

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, colorful foliage, colorful leaf, Lawrence Swamp, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, oak leaf, Quercus Alba, spring foliage, western massachusetts, White Oak | 25 Comments

05.18.2020 Cascade Swirl

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Most of the wider view compositions in this stretch of the brook I have already done several times leaving more intimate portions to be discovered. I had never noticed this swirl before. I tried an angle from below but found … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, swirl cascade, swirling water, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

05.12.2020 Tongue-tied Tuesday-Along Roaring Brook

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged cascades, fallen branches, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, mossy rock, New England, Roaring Brook, Sunderland, waterscape, western massachusetts | 14 Comments

04.18.2020 Saturday Splash

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Steve Gingold

On the lower right of yesterday’s waterfall, in a gap on the ridge, the water was making quite a splash. It’s a chaotic little cascade and I thought it interesting. Not quite as flashy as the whole cascade but a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, chaotic cascade, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, turbulent water, water, water flow, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

04.09.2020 Buffam Brook Cascade Reflections

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Steve Gingold

After photographing yesterday’s posted cascade and video, I climbed up the hill aside the brook and shot this upper section again. You may have seen it before, if you have been hanging around the blog for a while, here, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Buffam Brook, cascade reflection, cascades, colorful water, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Pelham, water reflection, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 28 Comments

04.02.20-2 Around and round we go

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

After all the rain we had earlier this week, the Amethyst Brook waterfall in Pelham was running about as good as it gets. Swirls are not a big thing with me, but I know folks enjoy them so when there … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Amethyst Brook Waterfall, cascades, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Pelham, swirl in pool, water, waterfall, waterfall swirl, waterscape, western massachusetts | 37 Comments