Tag Archives: Hop Brook

10.31.2020 Frosty the Heron

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Yes, we did have snow yesterday. Only about an inch locally but nearby spots had more, some as much as 5″. This morning I went out to try for a full moon shot and as it was setting a huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Ardea herodias, bird with frost, fog, frost, Great Blue Heron, Hop Brook, KC Trail, Massachusetts, New England, rime, western massachusetts | 38 Comments

08.26.2020-2 Waterfall Wednesday

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I almost missed the day. I haven’t shot a waterfall in ages. The last was the cascade at Eliza’s (I haven’t forgot about the print…I am just very slow sometimes, Eliza) and now pretty much anything one might call a … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Belchertown, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, landscape, Massachusetts, Monadnock-Metacomet Trail, New England, New England Trail, New England Waterfalls, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

05.08.2020 Gary asks, Gary Receives

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I haven’t responded to all your comments yet, but I have read them and one, from Gary/krikitarts, requested a crop with just the dead trees. I did make a composition with the trees after the image I shared from Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, dead trees, Hop Brook, KC Trail, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, New England, South Amherst landscape, tree skeletons, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

05.06.2020 Wordless Wednesday-Hop Brook

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, fog, foggy landscape, Hop Brook, KC Trail, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts | 20 Comments

04.23.2020 Hop Brook Cascade

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Steve Gingold

We’ll see how this post works out after the last few days of missing comments here on the blog. Everyone’s comments showed in the Reader but why not here remains a mystery. Here is my second image from my walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Belchertown, cascades, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, M-M Trail, Massachusetts, New England, New England Trail, New England Waterfalls, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 19 Comments

04.22.2020 Word Wednesday-Smooth

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Steve Gingold

The first of a few from yesterday’s shoot at Hop Brook in Holland Glen along the New England Trail in Belchertown, MA. Hop Brook is a fairly common name in New England. 1/5 sec, f/8 @ISO400, 70-200+CP

Posted in Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Belchertown, cascades, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, intimate landscape, M-M Trail, Massachusetts, New England, New England Trail, New England Waterfalls, water in motion, waterfall, waterscape, western massachusetts | 24 Comments

04.01.2019 Return to Holland Glen

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Steve Gingold

The rain arrived later than I expected yesterday and I was able to spend a little time wading in the brook. The water is flowing hard and there were many cascades to enjoy, but most had a lot of fallen … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Belchertown, cascades, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Metacomet-Monadnock Tail, New England, New England Trail, New England Waterfalls, waterfall, western massachusetts | 9 Comments

03.27.2019 Hop Brook at Holland Glen

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Reinstating that old Wordless Wednesday thing. Of course if it was really wordless I wouldn’t have said a thing.

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Belchertown, cascades, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Monadnock-Metacomet Trail, New England, New England Trail, New England Waterfalls, waterfall, western massachusetts | 10 Comments

03.25.2019 Water as an Abstract

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Steve Gingold

I visited a cascade in Hop Brook along the New England Trail this morning. It’s been a while since I was there, but things haven’t changed much. I wanted something different and noticed the way the water was moving over … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Water, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Belchertown, cascades, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Trail, water, western massachusetts | 12 Comments

03.24.2017 Hop Brook Cascade

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Steve Gingold

On February 25th, I visited Hop Brook in Holland Glen off Route 9 in Belchertown, MA., a spot that had been one of my most visited places. A few years back, I found it to be a bit unappealing as … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Water, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged Appalachian Mountain Club, Belchertown, cascades, Holland Glen, Hop Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, M-M Trail, Massachusetts, New England, New England Trail, New England Waterfalls, water, waterfall, western massachusetts | 18 Comments