Category Archives: wildflower portrait

07.12.2020-2 White Water-lily

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I asked with my last water-lily post if there could be too many and the answer was no. So here’s another from Poor Farm Swamp this morning. Come to think of it, the question was about lady’s slippers but a … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Poor Farm Swamp, western massachusetts, wetland flower, wetland plants, Wildflowers | 30 Comments

07.06.2020 Macro Monday-Grass Pink Farewell

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Among a few other subjects that I found in the meadow was most likely the last of the Grass Pinks-Calopogon tuberosus that I will photograph this season. Most are long past and not looking good even for a “spent” image. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Calopogon tuberosus, flora, grass pink, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Tuberous Grass Pink, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 18 Comments

07.01.2020 White Water-lily Wednesday

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I love finding these floating on dark water. This was the only fully open one within “reach” (see below) this past Monday as it is still just a touch early. Some of the pink flowers are beginning to blossom too, … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, fragrant water lily, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Nymphaea odorata, western massachusetts, white water-lily, Wildflowers | 22 Comments

05.29.2020-2 One of the Aforementioned Pink Lady’s Slippers in White

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Just a basic portrait. There were only two this year of these white variants and I just went for the glamour shot. There’s another location where I might find some others and will see if there is something a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait | Tagged Amherst, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, white lady's slipper, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 19 Comments

05.04.2020-2 Strongly lit Trout Lily

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Ordinarily I choose to shoot flowers in subdued lighting. This morning’s singular goal was to photograph more of these with, hopefully, a look at the flowers reproductive organs ( I was going to say genitalia…would that have been okay and … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged American Trout-lily, Dogtooth Violet, Eastern Trout-lily, Erythronium americanum, fawn lily, flora, Hadley, Massachusetts, Moody Bridge Road, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Silvio O. Conte Fish and Wildlife Refuge, western massachusetts, Wildflowers, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Trout-lily | 26 Comments

04.28.2020 Pants!

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Today is Mary Beth and my 36th. Exactly now half my life has been filled with marital bliss thanks to her wonderfulness. The scale is definitely balanced in my favor as she got the short end of the stick. She’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's Breeches, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 31 Comments

04.23.2020-2 A little something to pretty up your day

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Bloodroot Beauty

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged bloodroot, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Sanguinaria canadensis, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 30 Comments

04.20.2020-2 Floral Memory

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Some shy Wild Oats, one of our spring ephemerals. Mine are not up yet and I was without my car as it had a couple of recalls to be sorted out so something from the archives. Also called Sessile-leaved Bellwort-Uvularia … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Sessile-leaved bellwort, Uvularia sessilifolia, Wildflowers | 34 Comments

04.17.2020 Living Large on a Ledge

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Another wildflower found on the ledges near yesterday’s waterfall is Early Small-flowered Saxifrage-Micranthes virginiensis. Despite my title, referring more to the plant’s success growing on rock than size, this is a tiny wildflower and the inflorescence is not very big at … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Early Saxifrage, Early Small-flowered Saxifrage, flora, Massachusetts, Micranthes virginiensis, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 34 Comments

04.12.2020 Silent Sunday

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged bloodroot, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Sanguinaria canadensis, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 21 Comments