Category Archives: Water

09.21.2022 Waterfall Wednesday

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Steve Gingold

We had very little rain this past summer and many of the brooks here were actually rock landscapes. But last week we had a little bit and Murphy Falls had this trickle of a cascade flowing for a more intimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Murphy Falls, New England, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

06.04.2022 Also after the rain but from the archives

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Every once in a while I come across a file that I never processed. This can happen when you make too many images. Places like Wahconah Falls State Park have so much to explore with the camera that I often … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dalton, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Wahconah Falls, Wahconah Falls Brook, Wahconah Falls State Park, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 19 Comments

05.05.2022 Small but Impactful

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Steve Gingold

While I do enjoy waterfalls, most of the water in motion subjects I shoot are the smaller features. Dean Brook is loaded with interesting cascades and I was drawn to the path of flow and combination of textures in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 14 Comments

04.16.2022 Once in first place, now in second.

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Many of you know that Murphy Falls is my favorite spot for water photography. Until I first visited there in 2015, I think, Gunn Falls was my favorite and a shot of me standing in front of the lower falls … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Falls Road, Gunn Falls, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Sunderland, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 28 Comments

03.07.2022 Nice Gneiss

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday some friends invited me to meet up in Shelburne, MA and visit the Glacial Potholes. I had visited the location a long time ago…read 40+ years…and was happily surprised to see color and patterns which I did not recall. … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology, Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts | Tagged cascade, colorful rocks, Deerfield River, Glacial Potholes, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Salmon Falls, Shelburne Falls, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 33 Comments

01.26.2022 Wordless Wednesday-Pattern and Texture

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Just like a snowflake, not another exactly the same to be found.

Posted in Abstract, Black and White, Closeup Photography, Ice, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Water | Tagged abstract ice, Black and White photography, Harvard Pond, ice, ice abstract, Massachusetts, Nature's Chaos, nature's patterns, New England, North Quabbin, Patterns in Nature, Petersham, textured ice abstract, water, winter | 32 Comments

11.26.2021 Falls Friday

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Rainy day here in Western Massachusetts. And I’m still in a Tryptophan stupor from yesterday’s gorge. Been napping with Bentley much of the day after our usual 2 a.m. nature call for the both of us. After our day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 17 Comments

11.24.2021 Waterfall Wednesday-Atherton Brook Rocks 2

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Atherton Brook, like Dean Brook, draws me back repeatedly for an almost endless collection of cascades. While some are more spectacular than others, especially the waterfall I linked to in the previous post, all have something interesting to share. I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Atherton Brook, cascades, Gate 15, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Quabbin, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 22 Comments

11.05.2021 Flashback Friday-Murphy Falls in Autumn

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

After yesterday’s post from Dean Brook and reference to Murphy Falls, I thought I’d share this old image from 2015. Similar has appeared in portrait format back then but this is the first appearance in landscape. And of course countless … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Murphy Falls, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 25 Comments

11.04.2021 Roadside Brook and Star

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Steve Gingold

After spending some time enjoying the rising sun and foliage in North Quabbin, I drove through Shutesbury and down Sand Hill Road. Dean Brook runs alongside and, as you’ve seen before, over a little waterfall that I call Murphy Falls. … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 16 Comments