Tag: Western Mass

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February 20, 2017 8463 Presidents’ Day – the day we observe the anniversary of George Washington’s birth is a holiday, which means a day off of work.  It happens to have been exceptionally warm for late February, which was encouraging of an afternoon walking around our neighbor city – Northampton,

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February 4, 2017 8280 I’ve been photographing things and places fairly close to the house and feel a need to go farther afield.  This sense is more acute after spending Friday in Lowell, MA – the diversity in people and in architecture is stunning – Holyoke bears striking similarities to Lowell in

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January 26, 2017 Hadley, MA 8114 The sun was setting and I was driving past a farm road, so I decided to pull down to see what opportunities there were for making images. While there wasn’t much of interest for landscapes, there were a few patches of field that had

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January 16, 2017 Hadley, MA 7863 Another warm afternoon in January with a warm welcoming light. These weeds are along the edge of the yard where our grass meets the farmer’s field, backlit by the sun.

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January 15, 2017 Hadley, MA 7850 Railroad Street in Hadley runs adjacent to the Norwottuck Rail Trail Bike Path and features a few interesting buildings. I believe this was formerly used as a potato packing facility to ease in transport via rail. It now sits vacant, but is somewhat iconic

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January 9, 2017 Greenfield, MA 7789 Leaving the office for the day in the dark. The parking lots are empty between semesters and this oasis of light created a serene image among the expanse of icy pavement.

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January 5, 2017 7697 I know that you’re not supposed to apologize for your art, but I can’t help but feel like I missed on this one.  I was passing by this station on my way home, as I do most every evening, and made a last-second decision to stop.

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January 4, 2017 7689 I pass this barn frequently on my way to work and had often wondered how I might get onto the access road that runs closer to it. On this morning, I decided to turn off the main road and explore – I found the road and

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