Tag Archives: North Quabbin

04.15.2022 Fog Friday-Fog on Fire

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Giving the archival frogs a break. Hopefully there will some new froggy heads bobbing up in the ponds soon. But fog is good too and my favorite landscape condition. Some days the valleys catch the light before the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged fog, foggy landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, sunrise, western massachusetts | 26 Comments

04.12.2022 Why I rise so early

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Well, Bentley needing to go out at 3 a.m. has something to do with it but I’ve always got out of bed early anyway. Mornings like this are a reward for being a good dog dad. This is Pack Monadnock … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dawn, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Pack Monadnock, western massachusetts | 22 Comments

03.27.2022 Silent Sunday….Brrrrrrr

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Animal Behavior, Fauna, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, Massachusetts, Moosehorn Road Pond, New Salem, North Quabbin, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

02.28.2022 Serendipitous Eaglescape

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Quite a number of years ago, 2011 to be precise, I hiked to the end of a Quabbin Gate, 15 to be precise, and set up to photograph this island on a foggy morning. The longest lens I had at … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Bald Eagle, fog, foggy landscape, Gate 15, island in fog, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Eagle, Quabbin Landscape, Quabbin Reservoir Island, Shutesbury, western massachusetts | 27 Comments

02.25.2022 Frog Friday

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Steve Gingold

There’s snow on the way here and more single nighttime digits forecast. Seems an apt time to gaze upon some green goodness. Meteorological Spring is just 5 days away. 🙂

Posted in Animal Behavior, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Massachusetts, Moosehorn Road Pond, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, western massachusetts | 29 Comments

02.16.2022 Not so Wordy Wednesday

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Steve Gingold

It’s cold here. 11°F this morning. But…today will be the start of a warmup and winter seems on the wane. In anticipation, here’s a nice warm shot from a Spring archive find.

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged colorful sky, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, New Salem Lookout, North Quabbin, Quabbin, starburst, sunburst, sunrise, western massachusetts | 26 Comments

01.26.2022 Wordless Wednesday-Pattern and Texture

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Just like a snowflake, not another exactly the same to be found.

Posted in Abstract, Black and White, Closeup Photography, Ice, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Water | Tagged abstract ice, Black and White photography, Harvard Pond, ice, ice abstract, Massachusetts, Nature's Chaos, nature's patterns, New England, North Quabbin, Patterns in Nature, Petersham, textured ice abstract, water, winter | 32 Comments

01.12.2022 Wordless Wednesday-Winter’s Baubles

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Ice, Nature Photography | Tagged abstract ice, ice, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, water, western massachusetts | 36 Comments

12.13.2021 Giving it a rest

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I shot this on November 28 and wasn’t quite sure whether it worked or not. So it sat. I’ve read that many photographers often don’t even look at their files for a while, letting some time go by so it … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged birch tree, birch tree landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New Salem, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, western massachusetts | 26 Comments

11.27.2021 The End of Prescott Road

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Most of the gates around the Quabbin Reservoir are old roads, many of which end at the water. Gate 16 is the extension of Prescott Road which at one time led to the now former town of Prescott, home to … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn Color, Environment., Landscape, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Autumn Color, Gate 16, island in Quabbin, landscape, Massachusetts, New England, North Quabbin, Prescott Road, Quabbin, Quabbin Landscape, Shutesbury, sunrise, water, western massachusetts | 35 Comments