Tag Archives: Gate 30

02.20.21 Snow-capped in the Middle Branch of the Swift River

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Steve Gingold

More snow from our brief (24 hour) storm yesterday but photographed this morning. The rocks in the river always seem to be good surfaces for falling snow to adhere to and often with a nice skirt of icicles. These are … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Ice, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Water, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, Gate 30, ice, landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, snow, snow-capped rock, water, waterscape, western massachusetts, winter | 16 Comments

02.15.2021 Water in Motion

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Something a little soft and moody for a Monday morning. Water on its way to the Quabbin Reservoir.

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Gate 30, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New England Waterfalls, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts, winter | 18 Comments

01.29.2021 Winter Rocks!

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Ice, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Gate 30, ice, ice-skirted rocks, icicles, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, Quabbin, water in motion, western massachusetts, winter | 25 Comments

01.28.2021 More winter blues

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Steve Gingold

The colder it gets, the bluer the ice, at least in the camera sensor’s opinion. We’re due for some single digits this weekend starting tonight with some wind chills below zero. We’ll see if I’ve still got what it takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Ice, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged blue ice, Gate 30, ice, ice pendants, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, water, western massachusetts, winter | 46 Comments

02.18.2020 Porter’s Hand Built Keystone Arch Bridge

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I’ve posted about this bridge before but it is remarkable so it gets posted again. Adolphus Porter returned home a wounded veteran of the Civil War and decided to build a bridge. In 1866 he completed this masterpiece, all hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Quabbin, Water, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Adolphus Porter, cascades, Gate 30, hadn build bridge, Keystone Bridge, landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, water, western massachusetts | 40 Comments

08.09.2018 Orange-Millington Road

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Steve Gingold

Monday brought us a nice foggy start to the day seen earlier in Sunrise Surprise. As the fog dissipated, it still added a lot of “atmosphere” to the hike I made on Orange-Millington Road inside Quabbin’s Gate 30 (also accessible … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged foggy landscape, Gate 29, Gate 30, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Orange-Millington Road, Quabbin, western massachusetts | 18 Comments

04.26.2016 Beaver as Narcissus

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Or as a Facebook friend suggested- Beaver (Castor canadensis) as Gemini. Photographed on the Middle Branch of the Swift River, Quabbin Gate 30, New Salem. Obviously, this is not recent. Even less recent than you may think as it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Behavior, Autumn Color, Fauna, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged American Beaver, Autumn Color, Beaver, beaver reflection, Castor canadensis, Gate 30, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, Quabbin, western massachusetts | 14 Comments

11.02.2015 The cascade that started it all

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Steve Gingold

The “all” being yesterday’s post. Often photographers will “shoot their way” through a scene. Ideally, one works your way through by examining the location and deciding where the best composition lies. Other times we start where we can start (Thanks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Uncategorized, Water, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Autumn Color, cascades, Fall Foliage, Gate 30, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, Quabbin, silky water, waterfall, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

11.02.2015 Textural Change of Pace

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Steve Gingold

No doubt everyone is tired of all that color by now. So yesterday, a gray and lightly drizzled day, I went looking for monochrome water instead of all those tiresome leaves. But…it is still a favorite place-the Middle Branch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Black and White, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Quabbin, Water, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Black and White photography, cascade, cascades, Gate 30, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, Quabbin, water, water textures, waterfall, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

06.25.2015 Middle Branch of the Swift River

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Steve Gingold

I think portrait format is the way to go here. 🙂 This was my last image before leaving Gate 30 in New Salem on Monday and heading off to Froggy’s pond in Petersham. To be imperfectly Steve, I think I … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Water, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascade, cascades, Gate 30, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Middle Branch of the Swift River, New England, New Salem, water, western massachusetts | 18 Comments