When ever I teach a workshop, or speak at a photo conference, I always started my program off with the benefits of macro photography.

One of the five benefits is shooting close to home, and I have four parks within twenty minutes of my home, and most of my best images were shot at those four parks.

Holland Ponds was one of those parks where I have gotten many of my favorite images.

Back in 2004 when I started shooting at Holland Ponds, the ponds were easy to access, and I got so many great images of floating leaves, and frogs in those ponds.

Over the years the plant growth at the edges of all the ponds have made it impossible to see the ponds, let alone shoot anything there.

Here is an image of a pathway where years ago, you would see ponds on both sides of the trail. Now you can see how bad the bushes are, totally blocking access to the ponds.

Here are a few of my favorite images from these ponds, If you've followed me over the years, you have seen these images.

Here's one that looks like a Monet painting.

There was also a path that I would find lots of teasel to shoot, and here is what the path looks like now, overgrown, and the bushes are crowding out the Teasels, so not many left to shoot.

Here is my favorite of all my Teasel images from the past.

I did find a few Teasels left to shoot, so I did get this one image with the sun backlighting the edges of the Teasel and stem. It will be my last image shot there.

I have many other images I've shot there, and always looked forward to going there to shoot. Over the years I have watched the bushes at the edges of the ponds and trails slowly take over. I have not been there for a few years due to this problem, but the other day I thought I would go check it out, and decided that it was my last trip I would make to Holland Ponds. So sad that I've lost such a great place to shoot.

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My Last Trip to Holland Ponds

When ever I teach a workshop, or speak at a photo conference, I always started my program off with the benefits of macro photography.

One of the five benefits is shooting close to home, and I have four parks within twenty minutes of my home, and most of my best images were shot at those four parks.

Holland Ponds was one of those parks where I have gotten many of my favorite images.

Back in 2004 when I started shooting at Holland Ponds, the ponds were easy to access, and I got so many great images of floating leaves, and frogs in those ponds.

Over the years the plant growth at the edges of all the ponds have made it impossible to see the ponds, let alone shoot anything there.

Here is an image of a pathway where years ago, you would see ponds on both sides of the trail. Now you can see how bad the bushes are, totally blocking access to the ponds.

Here are a few of my favorite images from these ponds, If you've followed me over the years, you have seen these images.

Here's one that looks like a Monet painting.

There was also a path that I would find lots of teasel to shoot, and here is what the path looks like now, overgrown, and the bushes are crowding out the Teasels, so not many left to shoot.

Here is my favorite of all my Teasel images from the past.

I did find a few Teasels left to shoot, so I did get this one image with the sun backlighting the edges of the Teasel and stem. It will be my last image shot there.

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My Last Trip to Holland Ponds

When ever I teach a workshop, or speak at a photo conference, I always started my program off with the benefits of macro photography.

One of the five benefits is shooting close to home, and I have four parks within twenty minutes of my home, and most of my best images were shot at those four parks.

Holland Ponds was one of those parks where I have gotten many of my favorite images.

Back in 2004 when I started shooting at Holland Ponds, the ponds were easy to access, and I got so many great images of floating leaves, and frogs in those ponds.

Over the years the plant growth at the edges of all the ponds have made it impossible to see the ponds, let alone shoot anything there.

Here is an image of a pathway where years ago, you would see ponds on both sides of the trail. Now you can see how bad the bushes are, totally blocking access to the ponds.

Here are a few of my favorite images from these ponds, If you've followed me over the years, you have seen these images.

Here's one that looks like a Monet painting.

There was also a path that I would find lots of teasel to shoot, and here is what the path looks like now, overgrown, and the bushes are crowding out the Teasels, so not many left to shoot.

Here is my favorite of all my Teasel images from the past.

I did find a few Teasels left to shoot, so I did get this one image with the sun backlighting the edges of the Teasel and stem. It will be my last image shot there.

Join my Macro Photo Club online. Over 280 instructional videos. Over 2800 members from 29 countries. Info and to sign up.

MACRO PHOTO CLUB - Mike Moats - Award Winning Macro Photographer (tinylandscapes.com)

Also Check out my workshops and zoom programs.

WORKSHOPS - Mike Moats - Award Winning Macro Photographer

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Join my Macro Photo Club online. Over 280 instructional videos. Over 2800 members from 29 countries.
Info and to sign up.