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mattmacphersonphoto OP t1_ivjp9bu wrote

landscape version without the tower shopped out

I don't post as often as I used too but here my ig

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DaringDomino3s t1_ivjr7ls wrote

Ooc why’d you shop the tower out? It’s so Tiny in the image, also it’s a neat monument.

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mattmacphersonphoto OP t1_ivjrr56 wrote

To comply with this subreddits rules about no manmade objects.

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DaringDomino3s t1_ivjrwsg wrote

I had no idea, thanks for the reply. It’s a beautiful photo, and a mountain that I’ve been up many times as my grandmother lived in the area.

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CloudsofKittens t1_ivlhuzj wrote

Didn't know that. Thanks for posting the original.

I walked by that tower on my thruhike of the Appalachian Trail. <3

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kainxavier t1_ivth6z8 wrote

Would they really nitpick something so minuscule in the photo? Yikes.

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booty_fewbacca t1_ivlu29j wrote

"Huh, let me follow this guy, that's a great shot....oh I AM following that guy, THAT'S the guy!"

Great stuff man, was there last weekend, love that area.

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mitigationideas t1_ivkmy18 wrote

lol thanks I was wondering where it went. I was on the other side of that mountain watching the same thing.

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TSEAS t1_ivm67jj wrote

This got me excited for my annual ski tour on the thunderbolt.

Soon...

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psiprez t1_ivl4ub9 wrote

I was wondering about the tower lol.

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pictorialturn t1_ivmoqa2 wrote

Are you somewhere near Jaeschke's for this shot? I know this view, but can't place it.

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Quincykid t1_ivoh987 wrote

Looks too far south to be near the orchard but I could be wrong

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calwa97 t1_ivn4fh5 wrote

You shoot this from the top of RT 2? Looks pretty similar. It's one of the favorite spots in my own backyard.

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Away-Meet3592 t1_ivl2kvr wrote

Thank you so much! Im a MA resident also and i was upset at myself for sleeping thru it when i wanted to try and see it

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artlove89 t1_ivmyrf2 wrote

I’m a Southern California resident who got up at 2am to find it raining one of the three times it has this year. Couldn’t see a thing! Glad someone got a shot this beautiful too!

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DrunkenRedditMan t1_ivl7yjk wrote

Isn't this where the American wizarding school is located in Harry Potter

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TheDesktopNinja t1_ivnl81w wrote

Wonder how JK arrived at Mr Greylock for that

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DrunkenRedditMan t1_ivoz348 wrote

It's the tallest mountain in Massachusetts, a state known for witchcraft and it has a badass name. So it makes sense to me

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Quincykid t1_ivohk5s wrote

This mountain (tallest point in MA) also inspired Herman Melville, who lived to the south of Greylock, to write Moby Dick. He looked out his window on a snowy day and thought it looked like a white whale breaching.

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uruk- t1_ivkf5hw wrote

the US is such a naturally beautiful country. one day i'm going to try and spend months just cruising from state to state.

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SpennyHotz t1_ivkx9fn wrote

My buddy Jason has been doing it for over 5 years. He's a van lifer with his wife. I'm insanely jealous.

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fotografamerika t1_ivl2rce wrote

How does he afford it?

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OverTheCandleStick t1_ivlhnky wrote

Trust funds help. But I know a few people who work remote and just need solid internet. They have starlink and weboost antennas on their rig.

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tyler_the_noob t1_ivm0m4j wrote

People act like van life-ing is so expensive but you're basically homeless. There's far less costs than actually renting or owning a home, because you're literally living outside, in a van. lol

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SpennyHotz t1_ivm76wj wrote

He ran a statistics ad company and made really good money, his wife is a CPA. They had a huge house. His daughter went off to college and his son was unfortunately killed in a car accident when he was teen, which kinda spiraled him in to retiring early at 45, selling everything, and seeing the country before he's too old to really enjoy it. His wife is still a CPA but works from the laptop/starlink. Now he's full on landscape and bird photography.

They had a big rv but decided the van was more cost efficient for what they do.

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MayonaiseBaron t1_ivkj7cs wrote

And this is in a very small, urbanized state too.

Edit: Massachusetts is the 7th smallest state, 15th most populated, and ranks 3rd in population density. I'm not sure why people downvoted this. Yes it has rural areas and yes they are lovely, but it is absolutely a small and urbanized state.

I lived in Maine and NH before I lived in MA and though its my cultural obligation to dunk on it, I do love this state.

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mitigationideas t1_ivknx1b wrote

The Berkshires are much more rural

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MayonaiseBaron t1_ivkshuu wrote

Rural for the Northeast anyway.

Also Mt Greylock isn't in the Berkshires, its part of the Taconic Mountains. The Berkshires are a different formation to the east.

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canadacorriendo785 t1_ivkvb23 wrote

Yeah the Housatonic/Hoosick Valley is actually pretty urbanized by the standards of a lot of the country.

Its absolutely gorgeous out there though. The valley between the Berkshires/ Green Mountains and the Taconics is easily my vote for the most beautiful place in New England.

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The_Deadlight t1_ivlmrnc wrote

I'm looking at this mountain as I type this from none other than: The Berkshires

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mitigationideas t1_ivl3odh wrote

I wasn't referring to the Berkshire Mountain range just the county name.

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TechnoRedneck t1_ivm6iyj wrote

I love in Adams MA, Mt Greylock is in Adams MA, where also in Berkshire County, so....

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shewantstheicepick t1_ivlg7ea wrote

Sorry, but that's just not true. Source: lived in Berkshires.

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MayonaiseBaron t1_ivlneww wrote

If you lived in the region you should have read up on its geology a bit more.

"Written in Stone" by Chet and Maureen Raymo is a great introduction to the geology and topography of the Northeast.

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mattmacphersonphoto OP t1_ivloa4j wrote

Although I agree with your split hair definition, 99% of the time when people say “The Berkshires” they are referring to Berkshire County, and the landscapes and villages therein.

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shewantstheicepick t1_ivlqd9d wrote

"Berkshire County is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in 1761. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known as Berkshirites."

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MayonaiseBaron t1_ivlqvpq wrote

"The Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range (/təˈkɒnɪk/) are a range of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western Vermont. A physiographic region of the larger New England province, the range includes notable summits, including its high point, 3,840 feet (1,170 m) Mount Equinox in Vermont, and 3,489 feet (1,063 m) Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts."

I really don't understand why everyone is bent out of shape over this.

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judgepenitant t1_ivma09n wrote

Culturally, the term "Berkshires" includes all of the highland region in western Massachusetts west of the Connecticut River and lower Westfield River. The cultural region also includes the Taconic Mountains bordering New York, which are geologically distinct from the Berkshires orogeny. Southwest Vermont and the Taconic region of New York are occasionally grouped with the Berkshires cultural region.

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Butthole_Vesuvius t1_ivmfmhh wrote

People are bent out of shape because you are using the technical scientific definition that no one who lives here uses. While Greylock is a part of the Taconic range, everyone who lives here just refers to the area as The Berkshires. If a person asked me where I live, I would say "The Berkshires," not "in the valley between the Taconic range and the Berkshire Hills."

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tyler_the_noob t1_ivm0dsj wrote

Hey friend, if you keep the mindset that you've gotta see it all in one go that may actually keep you from seeing it at all. Try going on closer trips, for longer, to start your approach. That way you get to actually interact and be in the places you're in, giving yourself time to experience it, instead of accidentally rushing through because you're excited about the next spot. Hope that makes sense!

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bockis t1_ivlvyh5 wrote

That’s the highest spot in Massachusetts.

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TheDesktopNinja t1_ivnljvr wrote

I think that's actually North Hampton Northampton. Lots of weed there

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grittytoddlers90 t1_ivocme5 wrote

Northampton*, us MA folks are picky about our municipality names and pronunciations.

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TheDesktopNinja t1_ivp9ffr wrote

Sorry 😂

I've even been through there a number of times since my mom is from Granby and still made that mistake.

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Bag0fSwag t1_ivkebi7 wrote

“The blood moon rises once again...”

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PaisleyEgg t1_ivlokyf wrote

Also in Massachusetts (South Hadley), and managed to take myself and my partner up to see it. Was really incredible! I can't wait to show him this picture! He got some good pictures with his camera phone (especially of the stars), but needs a dedicated camera eventually.

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owltakeitoff t1_ivn9x8k wrote

How weird. The first thing that my brain thought when it saw this image was “I want to marry the love of my life there”

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lobsterbones t1_ivoa3u2 wrote

A good friend got married up there last year and it was absolutely gorgeous. Can recommend.

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Forest___shadow t1_ivk57wj wrote

Man, I was up this morning watching it and I couldn’t find a good place to see it, I totally could’ve gone out there, I’m not too far away

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mattmacphersonphoto OP t1_ivk8upw wrote

Where are you? I took this from Windsor.

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garrishfish t1_ivl0wlo wrote

I read that as Winthrop at first and was like, "Did you steal the James Webb telescope or some shit?!"

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taraquinntattoos t1_ivkn0h9 wrote

Im near N.Adams, and I missed seeing it, so your photo makes me happy.

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yeltsinfugui t1_ivkdlzs wrote

awesome shot. I, too, prefer the original with the tower

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D3th2Aw3 t1_ivkyeer wrote

Nice photo! I pulled an all nighter and froze my butt off behind my telescope haha. It was beautiful.

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PaisleyEgg t1_ivlomal wrote

Also in Massachusetts (South Hadley), and managed to take myself and my partner up to see it. Was really incredible! I can't wait to show him this picture! He got some good pictures with his camera phone (especially of the stars), but needs a dedicated camera eventually.

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petal14 t1_ivlxyxu wrote

I’m right in the foothills of Greylock! I didn’t have this view but I did see the eclipse:) Love your photography!!

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dharmaday t1_ivmi2l2 wrote

Wow! Beautiful photo!

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flying_midget t1_ivkdeqw wrote

Looks great! Curious what gear/settings you used, I ended up going with a 150-600mm but struggled to get sharp images @ 600mm with f6.3 since I needed a faster than 1.5 second exposure time for sharp images. Any ISO higher than 800 kills the detail

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tyler_the_noob t1_ivm1hdt wrote

Are you using a stable tripod? Like really a stable one not a $10 walmart one? Was it windy? Do you use a delay or remote shutter so that the button press doesn't create blur? All of these definitely matter when shooting an exposure for that long. Most likely there's this slightly little camera shake that is throwing you off that you're not realizing. Are you also shooting raw? Do you have sharp glass? 600m @ F6.3 would require some real expensive glass to get it to look sharp. Full sensor camera body? also a factor when doing astrophotography.

If all this fails and you're sure you're doing everything right in those aspects (not doubting you! just make sure!) you could try a technique called image stacking in which you take multiple photos over a range of F-stops and focuses in which you stack together using a photo editor that creates a single, fully composed image. Good luck!

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Not-so-rare-pepe t1_ivkqt1n wrote

Well now I don’t even want to process the ones that I took.

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creepiebeastie t1_ivkyqjd wrote

This is beautiful!! That was the first mountain I ever hiked.

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ZhePotestatem t1_ivl2pki wrote

Oh my vos this is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen all day

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KingoftheJabari t1_ivlu16p wrote

I'm so mad I had to work and didn't have time to take a picture.

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UndercoverBully t1_ivlxg7b wrote

I couldn't see it the mountain was in the way

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Canilickyourfeet t1_ivm9l18 wrote

Well fml. I live around the corner but was asleep. What a tragic existence I live lol

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shotputprince t1_ivmj4wb wrote

The mountains the mountains we greet them with a song

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bakedpigeon t1_ivmk6ny wrote

I love Mount Greylock, the view from the top is amazing!

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TheAsianTroll t1_ivmrr0l wrote

Wish I could have seen it. I wasn't awake until 2 hours after and had no clue it was happening

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sassycat13 t1_ivn5u68 wrote

I can almost see the silhouette of Ilvermorny ♥️

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DoughBoyy69 t1_ivn7tck wrote

Big oof to all the natives who see this.

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midwifeatyourcervix t1_ivn8icr wrote

I saw this view of the blood moon right over Greylock from my west facing bedroom window (I live on the most eastern side of Pioneer Valley) early this morning! Cool to see it up close like this and not from 40 miles away

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apurvkarmasse t1_ivnfrky wrote

this is a mindblowing capture my friend!

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TheDesktopNinja t1_ivnl3tp wrote

Shit, not often I see what's basically my backyard posted on here! (Ok I'm like 80 miles away but whatever)

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cobernuts t1_ivkis25 wrote

Are you sure that's not a space station?

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[deleted] t1_ivkp3id wrote

This is my favorite one so far

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sharksnut t1_ivmerpn wrote

Bottom left of the moon, you can see a tiny Sisyphus

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MichaelCoryAvery t1_ivmmqxy wrote

I’m disappointed at this. I woke up early enough to see the Lunar Eclipse this year and all I see? Nothing. Just the stars in the sky.

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philnolan3d t1_ivn6s0v wrote

I stayed up as late as I could but only saw it half covered. Didn't look red at all to me.

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badger5959 t1_ivn9egh wrote

I was just working by Graylock at the limestone mine last week. Damn, missed it by few days. We started early too.

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stoweman t1_ivnz3el wrote

OP looks like it was shot from Cheshire

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UMagnet t1_ivpltwb wrote

That looks absolutely awesome

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MardukX t1_ivmxmw3 wrote

Very cool. I proposed to my wife on top of My Greylock right near that tower on top. It's not the most picturesque mountain from the ground, so I really appreciate this photo.

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ThrowinNightshade t1_ivmisws wrote

Lunar eclipses are when the moon disappears from sight. This is clearly a harvest moon or blood moon or something like that.

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