Tag Archives: native plant

11.10.2021 Isolated Light

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Another day, another local conservation area visit. This time I returned to Sweet Alice where I shared the foliage and island a short time ago. This time I never left the parking lot as I was after frost yet again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Closeup Photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, backlighting, backlit leaves, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, Rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, sunrise, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, western massachusetts | 25 Comments

11.09.2021 And just a few feet away

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Steve Gingold

from the maintenance shed was this nicely shaped Red Oak pup trying its hardest to grow into a big tree. As with MacLeod Field, this area is regularly mowed so this tree may not gain its maturity but now that … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, frost, frosted leaves, Hickory Ridge, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, Quercus rubra, Red Ok, western massachusetts | 30 Comments

11.08.2021 Almost Monochrome Monday

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I considered converting to black and white but like the coolness of the frost. In some cases one color is acceptable to still be considered monochrome but this has some brown as well. Some folks like to present images in … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Closeup Photography, Fall Foliage, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, frost, frosted leaf, MacLeod Field, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, oak leaf, Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak, western massachusetts | 18 Comments

11.07.2021 Autumn Frost

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Steve Gingold

This could be the start of something. We’ve had a few frosts in the past week but yesterday was my first opportunity to do something beside scraping the windshield. Frosted Red Oak Leaves in MacLeod Field.

Posted in Amherst, Autumn Color, Closeup Photography, Fall Foliage, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, frost, frosted leaf, intimate landscape, landscape, Lawrence Swamp, MacLeod Field, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, Quercus rubra, red oak, red oak leaf, western massachusetts | 30 Comments

10.19.2021 Another Bindweed manifestation

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Not a moment’s consideration of converting this one to black and white. I went to visit a local conservation area for the first time in a long time, more on that tomorrow, and as I walked in I noticed this … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Bearbind, bellbind, Belle of the Ball, Bride’s Gown, bugle vine, Calystegia sepium, Daddy White-Shirt, Devil’s Nightcap, flora, Gramophones, Grandma’s Nightcap, granny-pop-out-of-bed., Granny’s Night Bonnet, heavenly trumpets, Hedge Bell, hedge bindweed, hedge false-bindweed, Hedge-Strangler, Hell Weed, Holland Smocks, Lady’s Nightcap, Larger Sunshade, London Bells, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Old Man’s Nightcap, Ropewind, Rutland beauty, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, Wedlock, western massachusetts, White Witches Hat, Withybind, Withyweed, Withywind. | 13 Comments

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 | 31 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