Category Archives: wildflower portrait

10.10.2021 Silent Sunday-Gentian Finale

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Greater Fringed Gentian-Gentianopsis crinita

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, flora, Gentianopsis crinita, Greater Fringed Gentian, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, western massachusetts | 25 Comments

09.08.2021 Wordless Wednesday-Greater Fringed Gentian

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, flora, Fringed Gentian, Gentianopsis crinita, Greater Fringed Gentian, Massachusetts, native flowers, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 29 Comments

08.24.2021 Two-fer Tuesday-Bug Relief

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Steve Gingold

A quick post for those who are not bug fans and completion of the Two-fer. While looking for a specific flower that I mentioned yesterday, I came across this Closed Gentian-Gentiana clausa growing at Glauco Pond. This was made shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Closed Gentian, flora, Gentiana clausa, Massachusetts, Meadow Bottle Gentian, native flowers, native plant, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 16 Comments

03.23.2021 A skunk in a seep

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Besides the leaves under glass this seep also hosts skunk cabbage-Symplocarpus foetidus which I visit most years at this time. For those unfamiliar, these are the flower buds which precede leafing out and create their own heat so are often … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait | Tagged flora, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Quabbin, Quabbin Park, Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, Ware, Ware-Enfield Road, water, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 17 Comments

03.17.2021 Wordless Wednesday-one month to go

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged bloodroot, Falls Road ledges, flora, Gunn Ledges, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Sanguinaria canadensis, Sunderland, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 19 Comments

02.05.2021 Flashback Friday Flash Forward

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

A little anticipation, albeit with several months yet to pass, of my planned trip to Northern Maine. Although I do find white lady’s slippers in some of my local haunts, they are seen by the hundreds (possibly a slight exaggeration) … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Maine, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Baxter State Park, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Maine, Millinocket, native flowers, native orchids, native plant, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slippers, white lady's slippers, white variant of Pink Lady's Slippers, wild orchids, Wildflowers | 40 Comments

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