Category Archives: Patterns in Nature

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

09.07.2020 Spalted Wood as Abstract II

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday I really didn’t have anything special in mind as I headed out so drove over to Quabbin Park. It is not opening until 7 now so a sunrise there was not possible but the sky was mostly overcast so … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, ecology, Fungi, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract photography, macro photography, Matsucoccus resinosae, natural pattern, Nature Photography, Pinus resinosa, Red Pine Scale, Red Pines, rot pattern, spalted wood, wood abstract, wood decay, wood rot | 18 Comments

08.24.2020-2 Bet you weren’t expecting this

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I visited North Common Meadow, a Trustees of Reservations property in Petersham, MA this morning. The temp was cool and not a lot was happening. However, I saw this cattail stem and a leaf along with a couple of others … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, broad-leaved cattail, Cattail, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Common Meadow, North Quabbin, Petersham, The Trustees of Reservations, Typha latifolia, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

08.19.2020-2 Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on August 19, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged Acadia National Park, beach cobbles, Beach Stones, cobblestones, intimate landscape, Little Hunters Beach, New England | 21 Comments

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