Category Archives: Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades

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 →

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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 →

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05.07.2022 Bear’s Den Falls

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Steve Gingold

During early times in the United States this spot, according to legend, was used by Native Americans to plan raids on Colonial settlers. When the water is flowing like this the sound is quite loud so being heard must have … Continue reading →

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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 →

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05.01.2022 Splish Splash Sunday

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Those two words show up here on the blog every once in a while. I thought about this being a Silent Sunday post but the title and the image were too dissimilar I would think. On the other hand, irony … Continue reading →

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04.20.2022 Keep at it

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I have made quite a number of photographs from various spots along Dean Brook in Shutesbury. One of them, as you may recall, is Murphy Falls. But there are many other cascades that interest me for their flow patterns and, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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04.14.2022 Dean Brook Intimate

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Although the cascading water is usually my primary subject I found these broken branches or stumps interesting, especially with the dangling icicles.

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03.19.2022 Splish Splash Saturday

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Steve Gingold

It’s a rainy day here in WMass. Mostly a drizzle but at one point earlier the heavens gushed forth so hard it sounded like a herd of oxen on the roof. Not much snow this winter so little if any … Continue reading →

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01.09.2022 Silent Sunday-Murphy Falls

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Steve Gingold

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