Tag Archives: Mount Norwottuck

12.15.2021 Wordless Wednesday

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged colorful clouds, colorful sky, Hadley, Kestrel Land Trust, landscape, Massachusetts, Moody Bridge Road, Mount Norwottuck, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

11.21.2021 Mount Norwottuck from Mount Pollux at Dawn

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Just before the sun crested the eastern horizon, you can see just a hint of it at the top of Norwottuck, I liked the soft inviting light cast down from above. It was chilly as I mentioned yesterday but with … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Landscape, Mountains, Nature Photography, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, bare trees, Clouds, color over the Holyoke Mountain Range, colorful clouds, colorful sky, Dawn, dried grasses, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, Mount Pollux, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts | 28 Comments

10.26.2021 Autumn on Mount Pollux

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Steve Gingold

This is what I was waiting for when I made the Moon in Maple shot this past Saturday. Although the color in the sky did not materialize the sun illuminating the bare apple and distant foliage was the picture in … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, bare apple tree, Fall Foliage, Golden Hour, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, Mount Pollux, New England, warm light, western massachusetts | 22 Comments

10.14.2021 Valley Big Sky

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Steve Gingold

We’ve got mountains here in the Happy Valley (a name coined because of all the hippie culture back in the day) but compared to other ranges they are not that large. This composition makes them look even smaller. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Autumn Color, Hadley, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Moody Bridge Road, Mount Norwottuck, New England, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

05.11.2021 Two from the Neighborhood

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I set out yesterday morning for Chesterfield Gorge because I had heard about the Painted Trilliums being in flower there. I might not have gone for that ride and just waited for some closer to home (it’s an hour ride) … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Bay Road, Clouds, cows in pasture, Hadley, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Moody Bridge Road, moody clouds, Mount Norwottuck, New England, spring color, western massachusetts | 17 Comments

01.21.2021 Dawn of a New Day

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday saw what many are calling the dawn of a new day. We can hope for better days. There is always hope.

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged colorful sky, Dawn, Hadley, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts, winter | 14 Comments

05.10.2020 Norwottuck at Sunup

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Steve Gingold

There have been a few questions about what foliage is like in Spring here in Western Massachusetts. I’ve posted some examples previously and here’s another. After the maple and moon and colorful clouds over Amherst last Friday, I headed down … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, Mount Pollux, New England, spring foliage, sunrise, western massachusetts | 20 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

05.21.2019 The before and after

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Steve Gingold

The title might give the impression of a raw image followed by a processed one but in this case it is Sunday’s preceding and following compositions to my back and side. The setting Full Flower Moon just before sunrise. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Clouds, colorful clouds, colorful sky, Dawn, Full Flower Moon, Full Moon from Mount Pollux, Holyoke Mountain Range, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, Mount Pollux, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts | 9 Comments

05.17.2019 Mount Norwottuck

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Steve Gingold

The Holyoke Mountain Range is a dominant feature here in the Happy Valley. And Mount Norwottuck stands out among all the other mountains and hills that make up the rare chain that aligns east-west. There are many locations to view … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Clouds, Holyoke Mountain Range, landscape, Massachusetts, Mount Norwottuck, Mount Pollux, New England, spring foliage, Spring greens, western massachusetts | 17 Comments