Tag Archives: Shutesbury

01.25.2023 Wintry Wednesday-It was a cold day in….2019

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Had I worn my boots I’d have been in the water and more straight on but when it came time to go in I got cold feet.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dean Brook, ice, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Murphy Falls, New England, New England Waterfalls, Sand Hill Road, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts, winter | 26 Comments

01.11.2023 I missed Wordless Wednesday so here’s Tongue-tied Thursday

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, water, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

01.07.2023 You had to be there

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Nature can be chaotic. Much is not repeatable and that’s the case with ice and the abstract art it suggests. This natural sculpture will likely never be repeated in exactly the same shape. And the prisms are a big bonus. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Ice, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, abstract ice, Dean Brook, frozen shapes, ice, Massachusetts, Nature's Chaos, New England, Shutesbury, unique abstract, western massachusetts, winter, winter abstract | 19 Comments

12.19.2022 Mum Monday Monochrome Macro-Globcicles

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Ice, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Water, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Dean Brook, ice, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, Shutesbury, water in motion, western massachusetts | 6 Comments

09.21.2022 Waterfall Wednesday

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Steve Gingold

We had very little rain this past summer and many of the brooks here were actually rock landscapes. But last week we had a little bit and Murphy Falls had this trickle of a cascade flowing for a more intimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, landscape, Massachusetts, Murphy Falls, New England, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 16 Comments

05.30.2022 Macro Monday Madame’s Mocs

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday morning was a lady’s slipper extravaganza. This appears to be a very good year for them and this is my third location, near Dean Brook, with more than a dozen to choose from. In all three spots they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchids, native plant, New England, pink lady's slipper, Shutesbury, western massachusetts, wild orchids, Wildflowers | 24 Comments

05.28.2022 Wet and Wild

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Steve Gingold

From the same morning as the pair I posted last week, these two attracted my attention for the way to were paired and the light filtering through a gap in the undergrowth on the wet leaves. As with many white … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, New England, painted trillium, Shutesbury, Trillium undulatum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 20 Comments

05.22.2022 The return of the Painted Quadrillium

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Not exactly a return as this is not the same plant that I posted back in 2016. I found this about 50 yards from that one but in the same location in Shutesbury. As you can see in the comparison … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged flora, four-leaved painted trillium, four-leaved trillium, four-leaved Trillium undulatum, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Shutesbury, Trillium undulatum, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 24 Comments

05.16.2022 FOY Painted Trillium

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Steve Gingold

We had a bit of rain yesterday, sometimes a drizzle and others a shower, and in the morning I headed out hoping to find a few Painted Trilliums-Trillium undulatum to marvel at and photograph. One of the pleasures in observing … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, painted trillium, Shutesbury, Trillium undulatum, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 34 Comments

05.05.2022 Small but Impactful

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Steve Gingold

While I do enjoy waterfalls, most of the water in motion subjects I shoot are the smaller features. Dean Brook is loaded with interesting cascades and I was drawn to the path of flow and combination of textures in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Waterfalls, Western Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts Waterfalls and Cascades | Tagged cascades, Dean Brook, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, New England, New England Waterfalls, Shutesbury, water in motion, waterfall, western massachusetts | 14 Comments