Tag Archives: native plant

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

10.09.2021 Silken Mobile

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Steve Gingold

We allow quite a number of milkweed plants to line our driveway with other plants as well. I’ve been looking at this one pod waiting for the right time to make an image of the seeds hanging and yesterday noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, Amherst, Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, Milkweed seeds, milkweed silk, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 30 Comments

09.15.2021 Sunrise Pod

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Steve Gingold

A short time before photographing the Sulphur on Monday, I wandered around the meadow looking for milkweed silk shots. Made a bunch but so far prefer this one that is just starting to split. The sun was just cresting the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed, East Leverett Meadow, intimate landscape, Leverett, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, sunrise, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

09.13.2021 Like shooting fish in a barrel

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Here’s an open bloom of our Fringed Gentians in the yard. Fringed Gentian- Gentianopsis crinita I purchased two of these from Nasami Farm two years ago and, as my yard soil is heavy with clay and they prefer well drained … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, flora, Fringed Gentian, Gentianopsis crinita, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 20 Comments

09.05.2021 Silent Sunday

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Spotted Touch-me-not aka Jewelweed-Impatiens capensis

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Brickyard Conservation Area, Brickyard Meadow, Impatiens capensis, Jewelweed, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Spotted-touch-me-not, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 25 Comments

09.02.2021 Three on Thursday

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Steve Gingold

For my last yard shoot of August I visited our large clump of New England American Aster- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae and was happy to have a few subjects to photograph. The first was this tiny bee. Small Carpenter Bee- Ceratina sp, possibly a … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Ceratina calcarata, Fork-tailed Bush Katydid, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New England American Aster, New England Aster, Peck's Skipper, Polites peckius, Scudderia furcata, Small carpenter bee, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, western massachusetts | 10 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

08.17.2021 Texture Tuesday

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I just had a few moments yesterday for photography so went to the localest wildlife refuge, the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Hadley. It is actually quite large, spanning the length of the Connecticut River from … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, flora, green, Hadley, leaf texture, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Sagittaria latifolia, western massachusetts | 11 Comments

08.15.2021 Sunday Silence

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Steve Gingold

A peaceful post and a change of pace from all the insects…but one. Pink White Water-lily-Nymphaea odorata with a side of Water-lily Leaf Beetle-Galerucella nymphaeae. I didn’t see the beetle until on the display in Lightroom. They are quite common. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, Galerucella nymphaeae, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Nymphaea odorata, pink water-lily, Water-lily Beetle, western massachusetts, white water-lily, Wildflowers | 26 Comments

08.08.2021 Big Bluestem Dewdrops In Brickyard Meadow

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Steve Gingold

One of the results from the time spent in the “office” yesterday. It’s difficult to find just the right composition in the chaos of the meadow. Even more difficult to get every drop sharp and some are a little soft … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, Amherst, Andropogon gerardii, Big Bluestem, Brickyard Meadow, dewy grass blades, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native grass, native plant, New England, western massachusetts | 17 Comments